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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).
Alex Rosser | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Alexander Rosser | ||
Date of birth | 19 November 1879 | ||
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 8 October 1949 69) | (aged||
Place of death |
Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | 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 |
The son of William Rosser (1849-1920),[1][2] and Janet Rosser (1853-1929), née Emond,[3] Alexander Rosser was born at Geelong, Victoria on 19 November 1879.
He married Elizabeth "Bessie" Podger (1881-1944) in 1902.[4]
He played 8 senior games for the Essendon Football Club in 1903,[5] and represented the VFL in a match against a combined Ballarat Football Association Team on 27 June 1903.[6][7]
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]
He died at the Repatriation General Hospital in Heidelberg, Victoria on 8 October 1949.[9]
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