Bob Oswald | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Robert Dent Oswald | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1909 | ||
Place of birth | Williamstown, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 5 December 1981 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | Altona, Victoria | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1929 | North Melbourne | 5 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Robert Dent Oswald (4 April 1909 – 5 December 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
The son of William Dent Oswald (1890-), [2] [3] [4] and Margaret Ann Oswald (1885-1969), née Carl, [5] Robert Dent Oswald was born at Williamstown, Victoria on 4 April 1909.
He married Elwyn Carnegie Edwards (1912-2006) in 1931. [6] He married Hazel Doreen Webb (1920-1967) in 1944. [7]
He played 5 games for the North Melbourne First XVIII in 1929. [8]
Oswald served in the Australian Army for two separate periods during World War II. [9] [10]
He died at Altona, Victoria on 5 December 1981. [11]