Alexander Mitchell Morgan (5 June 1908 – 10 March 1957) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played for the
Hawthorn Football Club in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
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
Recruited from Yarrawonga, Morgan played in Hawthorn's Round 1 game against Collingwood. He was dropped to the Seconds and did not manage another senior game.
Military service
Morgan later served in the Australian Army during World War II.
Death
He died at the
Royal Melbourne Hospital, in
Parkville, Victoria, on 10 March 1957.
Deaths: Morgan, ''The Age'', (Monday, 11 March 1957), p.11.
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Notes
References
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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
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1908 births
1957 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Hawthorn Football Club players
Yarrawonga Football Club players
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