About Roy Sitch
Lived 1915 – 1956 (aged 40). Roy Sitch was an Australian australian rules football player.
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).
Family The son of Percival Sitch (1896-1965), and Euphemia Morgan Sitch (1891-1964), née Thomson, 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.
Military service In January 1934, he attempted to enlist in the Militia, but was rejected on medical grounds; he has a "large untreated hydrocele".
He enlisted in the Second AIF in December 1941, and served until his discharge in 1946.
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.
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Who was Roy Sitch?
Australian rules footballer
When was Roy Sitch born?
Roy Sitch was born on 3 November 1915 in North Melbourne.
When did Roy Sitch die?
Roy Sitch died on 6 April 1956 in Kalkallo.
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Roy Sitch was an australian rules football player.
What nationality was Roy Sitch?
Roy Sitch was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Roy Sitch. https://biography.guide/roy-sitch/
MLA: "Roy Sitch." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/roy-sitch/.
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