Alex Rosser
Australian rules footballer
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Alexander Rosser (19 November 1879 – 8 October 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Fullname
Alexander Rosser
Born
19 November 1879
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong, Victoria
Died
8 October 1949 (aged 69)
Repatriation General Hospital,
Heidelberg, Victoria
Repatriation General Hospital,
Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team
Newtown
| Alex Rosser | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexander Rosser | ||
| Born |
19 November 1879 Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Died |
8 October 1949 (aged 69) Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Newtown | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1903 | Essendon | 8 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
Football
Military service
He enlisted in the First AIF on 11 December 1914. He served overseas, leaving Australia on HMAT Runic on 12 February 1915, and returned (to Melbourne) on HMAT Themistocles on 9 September 1915. He was discharged from the army on medical grounds on 1 December 1915.[8]
Death
He died at the Repatriation General Hospital in Heidelberg, Victoria on 8 October 1949.[9]
