Alex McGregor (Australian footballer)

Alexander Hugh McGregor (15 June 1908 – 1 December 1997) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Alex McGregor
Personal information
Full name Alexander Hugh McGregor
Date of birth (1908-06-15)15 June 1908
Place of birth Mount Gambier, South Australia[1]
Date of death 1 December 1997(1997-12-01) (aged 89)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934–1935 Geelong 32 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

McGregor served in the Australian Army during World War II, serving at both Tobruk and then in New Guinea where he suffered shrapnel wounds to both legs. He was Mentioned in Despatches in early 1944 for his gallant and distinguished service in the South West Pacific.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "McGREGOR, Alexander Hugh". The Geelong College.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 578. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
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