Percy Roberts (Australian footballer) explained

Percy Edward Roberts (20 September 1909 – 3 August 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Football career

Roberts came from Yarragon and made two appearances for Fitzroy as a 19-year-old defender early in the 1929 VFL season.^{[1] [2] [3]} He then left to play for Mornington.^[4] In the 1932 VFL season, Roberts returned to Fitzroy and played every game from rounds three to eighteen, a total of 16 appearances.^{[5] [6]} It would be his only season back at Fitzroy, he was granted a clearance to Ballan in 1933.^[7]

War service

Roberts enlisted for armed service on 7 February 1941 and a year later, at the Fall of Singapore, was captured by the Japanese.^{[8] [9]} He died of dysentery while a prisoner of war in Moulmein, British Burma on 3 August 1943.^{[9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
2. News: Saints at End. . Sporting Globe . Melbourne . 18 May 1929 . 26 May 2015 . 2. 1. National Library of Australia.
3. News: Carlton Finish Over Geelong to Win by 18 Points. . Sporting Globe. Melbourne . 25 May 1929 . 26 May 2015 . 2. 1. National Library of Australia.
4. News: Fitzroy are Hopeful Despite Having to Face Heavy Task. . Sporting Globe. Melbourne . 16 April 1932 . 26 May 2015 . 6. Final . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Point of the Play and Comment on the Platers. . Sporting Globe. Melbourne . 25 May 1932 . 26 May 2015 . 8. 2. National Library of Australia.
6. Web site: Percy Roberts – Games Played. AFL Tables. 26 May 2015.
7. News: Many Permits Granted. . . Melbourne . 27 April 1933 . 26 May 2015 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
8. Web site: World War Two Nominal Roll. Government of Australia. 26 May 2015.
9. Web site: Anzac Day. Fitzroy Football Club. 26 May 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150629045247/http://www.fitzroyfc.com.au/anzacday.html. 29 June 2015. dmy-all.
10. Web site: Roll of Honour – Percy Edward Roberts. Australian War Memorial. 26 May 2015.