Peter Chitty
St Kilda
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- R11 1936 v FIT18 July 1936
- Most recent
- R13 1936 v SME1 Aug 1936
Stats
Bio
Born in Corryong and raised on a dairy farm, Peter Chitty was the older brother of Carlton hard man Bob Chitty and arrived at St Kilda via Albury for a brief league stint in 1936. While his VFL career was limited to just two games as a rover, his place in football folklore was sealed during World War II as a prisoner of war in Changi. Amidst the horrors of captivity, Chitty captained a Victorian side against the "Rest of Australia" in the prison's organised football league, displaying such courage and skill that he was awarded the unique "Changi Brownlow" medal—fashioned by inmates from scrap metal. He survived the war and the Burma Railway, returning home with a legacy defined not by his statistics at Moorabbin, but by his leadership and spirit in the most harrowing of circumstances.
Profile
- Full name
- Peter A. Peter Chitty
- Born
- 11 Mar 1912
- Died
- 27 Mar 1996 (aged 84y 16d)
- Birthplace
- Corryong, VIC
- Height
- 170 cm
- Weight
- 70 kg
Teams
Family
- Brother:Bob Chitty
Bio
1 revisionBorn in Corryong and raised on a dairy farm, Peter Chitty was the older brother of Carlton hard man Bob Chitty and arrived at St Kilda via Albury for a brief league stint in 1936. While his VFL career was limited to just two games as a rover, his place in football folklore was sealed during World War II as a prisoner of war in Changi. Amidst the horrors of captivity, Chitty captained a Victorian side against the "Rest of Australia" in the prison's organised football league, displaying such courage and skill that he was awarded the unique "Changi Brownlow" medal—fashioned by inmates from scrap metal. He survived the war and the Burma Railway, returning home with a legacy defined not by his statistics at Moorabbin, but by his leadership and spirit in the most harrowing of circumstances.