Rex Ritchie Explained

Rex Ritchie
Fullname:Reginald Francis Ritchie
Birth Date:24 December 1914
Birth Place:Croydon, Victoria
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Ringwood East, Victoria
Originalteam:Preston (VFA)
Height:177 cm
Weight:75 kg
Statsend:1947
Years1:1934
Club1:Preston (VFA)
Games Goals1:6 (0)
Years2:1936–1942, 1946–1947
Club2:South Melbourne
Games Goals2:89 (1)

Reginald Francis "Rex" Ritchie (24 December 1914 – 1 April 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL. Ritchie was a defender and won the South Melbourne Best and Fairest award in 1941.

Ritchie's time at South Melbourne was interrupted by his service in the Australian Army during World War II.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Obituary in the Herald Sun, 3 April 2006
  2. Web site: World War II Roll: Ritchie, Reginald Francis . Department of Veterans Affairs.