Bob Oswald

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Fullname Robert Dent Oswald
Date of birth (1909-04-04)4 April 1909
Place of birth Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death 5 December 1981(1981-12-05) (aged 72)
Bob Oswald
Personal information
Full name Robert Dent Oswald
Date of birth (1909-04-04)4 April 1909
Place of birth Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death 5 December 1981(1981-12-05) (aged 72)
Place of death Altona, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929 North Melbourne 5 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert Dent Oswald (4 April 1909 – 5 December 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

The son of William Dent Oswald (1890-),[2][3][4] and Margaret Ann Oswald (1885-1969), née Carl,[5] Robert Dent Oswald was born at Williamstown, Victoria on 4 April 1909.

He married Elwyn Carnegie Edwards (1912-2006) in 1931.[6] He married Hazel Doreen Webb (1920-1967) in 1944.[7]

Football

He played 5 games for the North Melbourne First XVIII in 1929.[8]

Military service

Oswald served in the Australian Army for two separate periods during World War II.[9][10]

Death

He died at Altona, Victoria on 5 December 1981.[11]

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