John Robertson (Australian footballer, born 1892) explained

John Robertson
Fullname:John William Robertson
Birth Date:15 July 1892
Birth Place:Semaphore South, South Australia
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Plenty, Victoria
Height:175 cm[2]
Weight:77 kg
Position:Centre half-back
Years1:1912–1915
Games Goals1:59
Years2:1919–1920
Games Goals2:3
Games Goalstotal:62
Sooyears1:1914
Sooteam1:South Australia
Soogames Goals1:5
Careerhighlights:

John William Robertson (15 July 1892 – 8 September 1982) was an Australian rules football player for . His career was cut short due to World War I and the injuries obtained in the conflict.

Family

The son of John George Robertson (1868-), and Elizabeth Lucy Robertson (1865-1940), née Tuttle,[3] John William Robertson was born in Semaphore South, South Australia on 15 July 1892.

He married Ruby Mary Emily Kelsey (1895-1975) in 1919. They had one child: a daughter, Joan Mary Robertson (born 1921).

Football

Port Adelaide (SAFL)

Robertson made his South Australian National Football League (SANFL) senior debut for Port Adelaide Football Club in 1912.[4] [5]

Interstate football

He quickly became a leading player in South Australia and was chosen for the South Australian squad for the 1914 ANFC Carnival, held in Sydney.

The best player from each state in the carnival was awarded a gold medal known as the Referee Medal (after the sporting newspaper The Referee and Robertson was awarded the South Australian gold medal.[6]

Military service

He enlisted in the First AIF, and served overseas in France during World War One; and was wounded in action.[7] [8] [9] [10] He returned to Australia on the S.S. Swakopmund on 29 July 1919.[11] [12]

Death

He died at his residence at Plenty, Victoria on 8 September 1982.[13]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robertson, John William . Find a Grave.
  2. Service Record.
  3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/8696329 Deaths: Robertson, The Adelaide Chronicle, (Thursday, 24 October 1940), p.21.
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88749348 Port Adelaide Team (photograph), The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Saturday, 28 September 1912), p.32.
  5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article210030489 The Football Champions (photograph), The (Adelaide) Journal, (Monday, 21 September 1914), p.2.
  6. News: Criticism of the Carnival Players. The Referee . Sydney . 19 August 1914 . 25 November 2014 . 12.
  7. Nominal Roll.
  8. Embarkation Roll.
  9. Service Record.
  10. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article168291767 326th Casualty List: South Australia: Wounded, The (Adelaide) Observer, (Saturday, 28 July 1917), p.34.
  11. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5606769 Returning Troops: The Swakopmund, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Saturday, 19 July 1919), p.10.
  12. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106471580 Torrens Defeat Port, The (Adelaide) Daily Herald, (Friday, 1 August 1919), p.7.
  13. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gIwQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s5QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6251%2C4075151 Deaths: Robertson, The Age, (Friday, 10 September 1982), p.15.