Bert Ashby

Sydney Bertrand Ashby (23 January 1909 – 21 August 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Bert Ashby
Personal information
Full name	Sydney Bertrand Ashby
Date of birth	(1909-01-23)23 January 1909
Place of birth	Leicester, England[citation needed]
Date of death	21 August 1993(1993-08-21) (aged 84)
Place of death	Hawthorn, Victoria
Original team(s)	West Hawthorn
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1928–1929, 1931–1935	Hawthorn	25 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The third son of Henry Radford Ashby (1875–1914)^[2] and Rachel Hannah Ashby, nee Upton (1876–1933),^[3] Sydney Bertrand Ashby was born at Leicester on 23 January 1909. In early 1913 the Ashby family emigrated from England and settled in Melbourne.^{[citation needed]}

In 1934 Bert Ashby married Norah Ethel Bruce Vance (1911–2004).^{[citation needed]}

Football

Originally from West Hawthorn, Bert Ashby made his debut for Hawthorn against Essendon in the final round of their winless 1928 season.^[4] Playing largely in the reserves he managed one more senior game in 1929 and then finally managed to get a sustained run of appearances in 1931. He played a total of 25 games over 8 seasons for Hawthorn, missing significant periods through injury^[5] in his final years with the club.

Death

Sydney Bertrand Ashby died in August 1993 and was cremated at Fawkner Memorial Cemetery.^[6]