The son of Richard Colclough (1839–1908),[2] and Jean Colclough (1849–1927), née Graham,[3][4] John James Graham Colclough was born at
Ascot Vale, Victoria on 15 October 1883.[5]
He married twice:
He married Mary Grant (1878–1914) on 3 March 1908;[6][7] they had two sons: Richard Roy Grant Colclough (1908–1985), and John Graham Colclough (1914–1916).[8]
He married Annie Isabella McNaughton (1890–1977) in 1925; they had one daughter: Janet Isobel Colclough (1927–), later, Mrs. Dimmick.[9]
Education
Educated at
Scotch College, Melbourne, he played with the school's First XVII in 1899, 1900, and 1901.
Football
Melbourne
He played 11 games for Melbourne in 1901, while he was still attending Scotch College (which, at the time, was located in East Melbourne); and, on one occasion, he missed a game because he needed to study for a Monday school examination.[10]
Ballarat
In 1902 he was cleared from Melbourne to play with
Ballarat Football Club.[11] He played with the club for four seasons (1902–1905).
Military career
Stating that his occupation was "
stock and station agent, he enlisted in the First AIF on 11 November 1915.
Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing.
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