Roy Sitch Explained
| Roy Sitch |
| Fullname: | Roy Joseph Sitch |
| Birth Date: | 3 November 1915 |
| Birth Place: | North Melbourne, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Kalkallo, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Coburg / Fawkner |
| Height: | 180 cm |
| Weight: | 83 kg |
| Position: | Half back flank |
| Statsend: | 1940 |
| Years1: | 1936–40 |
| Games Goals1: | 63 (2) |
Roy Joseph Sitch (3 November 1915 – 6 April 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Percival Sitch (1896-1965),[2] and Euphemia Morgan Sitch (1891-1964), née Thomson,[3] Roy Joseph Sitch was born at North Melbourne, Victoria on 3 November 1915.
He married Thelma Joan Schofield (1922-1998) in Kelso, New South Wales, in August 1946.[4]
Military service
In January 1934, he attempted to enlist in the Militia, but was rejected on medical grounds; he has a "large untreated hydrocele".[5]
He enlisted in the Second AIF in December 1941, and served until his discharge in 1946.[6]
Death
He died at Kalkallo, Victoria on 6 April 1956. A football match to raise funds for Sitch's family was played at Coburg between teams from North Melbourne and Coburg on 12 August 1956.[7]
References
- Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
- Taking it Off Their Toes, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 16 August 1939), p.11.
- The Pack flies High, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 12 August 1939), p.5.
- Old Players at Coburg, The Argus, (Friday, 15 March 1946), p.6.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Lance Sergeant Roy Joseph Sitch (VX67516), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX67516: World War Two Service Record: Roy Joseph Sitch (VX67516), National Archives of Australia.
External links
Notes and References
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.821.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lUUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3JYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3408%2C4126054 Deaths: Sitch, The Age, (Wednesday, 24 November 1965), p.24.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=svgoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oZYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5591%2C3971578 Deaths: Sitch, The Age, (Thursday, 23 April 1964), p.17.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article161336355 Sitch—Schofield, The National Advocate, (Friday, 4 October 1946), p.6.
- https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ViewPDF.aspx?B=9315095&D=D Attestation form for Persons Voluntarily Enlisted in the Militia Forces: Roy Joseph Sitch (D.O.B. 3 November 1915), National Archives of Australia.
- Nominal Roll.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71650983 Charity Game, The Argus, (Friday, 10 August 1956), p.20.
