Alec Morgan Explained

Alec Morgan
Fullname:Alexander Mitchell Morgan
Birth Date:5 June 1908
Birth Place:Castlemaine, Victoria
Death Place:Royal Melbourne Hospital,
Parkville, Victoria
Originalteam:Yarrawonga
Statsend:1932
Years1:1932
Games Goals1:1 (0)

Alexander Mitchell Morgan (5 June 1908 – 10 March 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of David Morgan, and Mary Moir Morgan, née Mitchell, Alexander Mitchell Morgan was born at Castlemaine, Victoria on 5 June 1908.

He married Estell Mavis Hartshorn (1915–present) at Mildura on 16 April 1935.

Football

Recruited from Yarrawonga,[2] Morgan played in Hawthorn's Round 1 game against Collingwood.[3] He was dropped to the Seconds and did not manage another senior game.

Military service

Morgan later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[4]

Death

He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, in Parkville, Victoria, on 10 March 1957.[5]

References

Notes and References

  1. Holmesby & Main(2014), p.628.
  2. News: Senior Footballers Hampered by Mud in Final Practice Games . Sporting Globe . 1011 . Victoria, Australia . 16 April 1932 . 3.
  3. News: COLLINGWOOD TOO STEADY . The Herald . 17,146 . Victoria, Australia . 30 April 1932 . 3.
  4. Nominal Roll.
  5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0E9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KZUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7204%2C1577548 Deaths: Morgan, The Age, (Monday, 11 March 1957), p.11.