Arthur Best, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian rules footballer
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Place of Birth: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
About Arthur Best
- Arthur Best (18 October 1888 – 17 June 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
- His father was Sir Robert Best, a prominent politician who served in the Victorian Legislative Assembly and Parliament of Australia. In September 1914, Best enlisted in the AIF to fight in World War I.
- He had been working as a salesman prior to enlistment.
- A member of the 58th Battalion, Best worked his way up from the rank of private to captain.
- In 1918, he was twice mentioned in dispatches.
- Best returned safely to Australia in July 1919.
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