Full name Sydney Louis Anderson Name Syd Anderson Height/Weight 183 cm / 73 kg | Original team(s) South Port Place of death Wewak, New Guinea | |
Date of birth (1918-01-03)3 January 1918 Date of death 20 May 1944(1944-05-20) (aged 26) Role Australian Rules Footballer Died May 20, 1944, Wewak, Papua New Guinea | ||
Sydney Louis Anderson (3 January 1918 – 20 May 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A wingman, Anderson was a premiership player in every one of his three VFL seasons.
Anderson enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1941, reaching the rank of Flying Officer. He was killed in action in 1944.
References
Syd Anderson (footballer, born 1918) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA