Fred McIntosh explained

Fred McIntosh
Fullname:Frederick Richard McIntosh
Birth Date:23 July 1893
Birth Place:Fitzroy, Victoria
Death Place:Polygon Wood, Passchendaele salient, Belgium
Originalteam:Scotch College
Statsend:1915
Years1:1913–14
Games Goals1:25 (4)
Years2:1915
Games Goals2:14 (1)
Games Goalstotal:39 (5)

Frederick Richard McIntosh (23 July 1893 – 28 September 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University and Essendon in the Victorian Football League.[1]

Family

The son of Frederick Bury McIntosh (1861–1896),[2] and Pamela Pascoe McIntosh (−1902), née Poole,[3] [4] [5] Frederick Richard McIntosh was born in Fitzroy, Victoria on 23 July 1893.

His father played 36 games in six seasons (1881–1886) for Carlton in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[6]

Playing career

McIntosh played for University in the Victorian Football League, making his debut in 1913. After 25 games with University he moved to Essendon where he played 14 games in the 1915 VFL season.[7] [8]

Military service

After the outbreak of World War I McIntosh enlisted with the 59th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement of the Australian Imperial Force in July 1915. He left Melbourne on HMAT Nestor on 2 October 1916. On arriving in Europe he saw service at the Western Front. While fighting at Polygon Wood in Belgium he was severely wounded at and died two days later.[9] [10] He was buried at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: McINTOSH, Frederick R. . Past Player Profiles. Essendon Football Club. 10 April 2010.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9147830 Deaths: McIntosh, The Argus, (Saturday, 14 November 1896), p.1.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page21482555 Marriages: McIntosh—Poole, The Leader, (Saturday, 11 October 1890), p.42.
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9512002 McLean—McIntosh, The Argus, (Saturday, 18 March 1899), p.1.
  5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9087404 Deaths: McLean, The Argus, (Saturday, 8 November 1902), p.9.
  6. http://www.blueseum.org/Fred+McIntosh Fred McIntosh, at Blueseum.
  7. Main, J. & Allen, D., "McIntosh, Fred", pp.122–124 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002.
  8. Web site: Roll of Honour – Frederick Richard McIntosh. Australian War Memorial. 10 April 2010.
  9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87413003 The Late Lieutenant Fred McIntosh, The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Saturday, 20 October 1917), p.38.
  10. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140196370 Deaths: McIntosh, The Australasian, (Saturday, 20 October 1917), p.53.
  11. Web site: Frederick Richard McINTOSH . The AIF Project. Australian Defence Force Academy. 10 April 2010.