Alec Morgan
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| Alec Morgan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexander Mitchell Morgan | ||
| Born |
5 June 1908 Castlemaine, Victoria | ||
| Died |
10 March 1957 (aged 48) Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Yarrawonga | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1932 | Hawthorn | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alexander Mitchell Morgan (5 June 1908 – 10 March 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit | edit source]The son of David Morgan, and Mary Moir Morgan, née Mitchell, Alexander Mitchell Morgan was born at Castlemaine, Victoria on 5 June 1908.
He married Estell Mavis Hartshorn (1915–present) at Mildura on 16 April 1935.
Football
[edit | edit source]Recruited from Yarrawonga,[2] Morgan played in Hawthorn's Round 1 game against Collingwood.[3] He was dropped to the Seconds and did not manage another senior game.
Military service
[edit | edit source]Morgan later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[4]
Death
[edit | edit source]He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, in Parkville, Victoria, on 10 March 1957.[5]
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Holmesby & Main(2014), p.628.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Nominal Roll.
- ^ Deaths: Morgan, The Age, (Monday, 11 March 1957), p.11.
References
[edit | edit source]- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Alexander Mitchell Morgan (VX16983), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Warrant Officer Class 1 Alexander Mitchell Morgan (VX114817), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX114817: World War Two Service Record: Alexander Mitchell Morgan (VX114817), National Archives of Australia.
- B884, VX16983: World War Two Service Record: Alexander Mitchell Morgan (VX16983), National Archives of Australia.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Alec Morgan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alec Morgan at AustralianFootball.com
