Alex Byrne (Australian footballer) explained

Alex Byrne
Fullname:	Alexander Stanley Byrne
Birth Date:	21 May 1904
Birth Place:	Nhill, Victoria
Death Place:	Kalangadoo, South Australia
Originalteam:	Penola
Height:	191 cm
Weight:	96 kg
Statsend:	1929
Years1:	1929
Games Goals1:	1 (0)

Alexander Stanley Byrne (21 May 1904 – 23 August 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of John Byrne (1864 – 1955)^[2] and Phyllis Hannah Byrne, née Nattrass (1871 – 1950),^[3] Alexander Stanley Byrne was born at the western Victorian town of Nhill on 21 May 1904.

He was the older brother of both Fitzroy player Rex Byrne and Carlton and Hawthorn player Tom Byrne.

War service

Byrne later served as a gunner in an Anti Aircraft Regiment of the Australian Army during World War II.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 119.
2. News: Family Notices . The Pennant . 8 . 45 . South Australia . 28 July 1955 . 5.
3. News: Family Notices . The Border Watch . 90 . 10,160 . South Australia . 1 June 1950 . 6.
4. Web site: World War II Roll: BYRNE, Alexander Stanley . Department of Veterans Affairs.