Peter Chitty

1912–1996 (age 84)

Biography

Leslie Allan "Peter" Chitty BEM (11 March 1912 – 27 March 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was a prisoner of war held at Changi prison during the Second World War. Chitty won the only "Changi Brownlow" medal to be awarded as part of the Changi Australian rules football competition. In 2024, it was reported in the Corryong Courier that an Australian red ensign bearing the words "Changi '41 '42" and "Chitty flag" had been discovered, which may have flown over the game where Chitty was awarded the Changi Brownlow.

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