Alex MacKenzie
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| Alex MacKenzie | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexander George Greig MacKenzie | ||
| Nickname(s) | Roody | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | West Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 24 May 1947 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | East Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Williamstown (VFA) | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1903–1906 | Williamstown (VFA) | 38 (10) | |
| 1907–1909 | North Melbourne (VFA) | 34 (1) | |
| 1909–1910 | Williamstown (VFA) | 26 (1) | |
| 1911–1912 | St Kilda (VFL) | 11 (1) | |
| Total | 109 (13) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alexander George Greig MacKenzie (13 January 1882 – 24 May 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The son of William George McKenzie, and Marian McKenzie, née MacKenzie, Alexander George Greig MacKenzie (a.k.a. "M'Kenzie" and as "McKenzie") was born at West Melbourne, Victoria on 13 January 1882.[2]
He married Ethel Cecil Maude Richardson (1884–1912) in 1903.[3][4] They had five children, one of whom did not survive his infancy.
He married his second wife, Jessie Celica Hamilton, née Ewin (1889–1956) in 1927.[5][6]
Football
Williamstown (VFA)
He played his first game for Williamstown against North Melbourne on 1 August 1903.[7]
North Melbourne (VFA)
He was cleared from Williamstown (identified as "A. M'Kenzie") to North Melbourne on 1 May 1907.[8]
Williamstown (VFA)
He was cleared from North Melbourne back to Williamstown in June 1909.[9][10]
St Kilda (VFL)
He was cleared from Williamstown to St Kilda in May 1911.[11]
Military service
MacKenzie served in the Australian Army during World War I. He suffered a gunshot wound to his chest and back in fierce fighting near Ypres, Belgium in October 1917,[12] and was repatriated to Australia on HMAT "Osterley" in April 1918.
Death
He died at his residence in East Melbourne, Victoria on 24 May 1947.[13]
