About Alex Rosser
Lived 1879 – 1949 (aged 69). Alex Rosser was an australian rules football player.
Alexander Rosser (19 November 1879 – 8 October 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of William Rosser (1849-1920), and Janet Rosser (1853-1929), née Emond, Alexander Rosser was born at Geelong, Victoria on 19 November 1879.
He married Elizabeth "Bessie" Podger (1881-1944) in 1902.
Football He played 8 senior games for the Essendon Football Club in 1903, and represented the VFL in a match against a combined Ballarat Football Association Team on 27 June 1903.
Military service He enlisted in the First AIF on 11 December 1914. He served overseas, leaving Australia on HMAT on 12 February 1915, and returned (to Melbourne) on HMAT on 9 September 1915. He was discharged from the army on medical grounds on 1 December 1915.
Death He died at the Repatriation General Hospital in Heidelberg, Victoria on 8 October 1949.
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Who was Alex Rosser?
Australian rules footballer (1879-1949)
When was Alex Rosser born?
Alex Rosser was born on 19 November 1879 in Geelong.
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Alex Rosser died on 8 October 1949 in Heidelberg.
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Alex Rosser was an australian rules football player.
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