Bob Oswald

Bob Oswald
Personal information
Full name	Robert Dent Oswald
Date of birth	(1909-04-04)4 April 1909
Place of birth	Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death	5 December 1981(1981-12-05) (aged 72)
Place of death	Altona, Victoria
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1929	North Melbourne	5 (1)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert Dent Oswald (4 April 1909 – 5 December 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of William Dent Oswald (1890-),^[2][3][4] and Margaret Ann Oswald (1885-1969), née Carl,^[5] Robert Dent Oswald was born at Williamstown, Victoria on 4 April 1909.

He married Elwyn Carnegie Edwards (1912-2006) in 1931.^[6] He married Hazel Doreen Webb (1920-1967) in 1944.^[7]

Football

He played 5 games for the North Melbourne First XVIII in 1929.^[8]

Military service

Oswald served in the Australian Army for two separate periods during World War II.^[9][10]

Death

He died at Altona, Victoria on 5 December 1981.^[11]

Notes

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.681.
2. His birth was registered as "Tomkies": Thomas Tomkies was named as his father, but his biological father was one Robert Oswald.
3. For the Child: The House of the Oswalds, The (Melbourne) Truth, (Saturday, 5 October 1918), p.3.
4. Alleged False Pretences: Manufacturer Arrested, The Argus, (Thursday, 26 June 1924), p.10.
5. Deaths: Oswald, The Age, (Thursday, 3 June 1969), p.21.
6. Law Notices: Divorce Courts: Oswald v Oswald, The Argus, (Monday, 15 November 1943), p.8.
7. Deaths: Oswald, The Age, (Tuesday, 3 June 1969), p.21.
8. Victorian Football Teams: No.12 -- North Melbourne, The Australasian, (Saturday, 20 July 1929), p.76.
9. "World War II Roll: Private Robert Dent Oswald (VX43165)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
10. "World War II Roll: Private Robert Dent Oswald (V151219)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
11. Deaths: Oswald, The Age, (Monday, 7 December 1981), p.23.

References

• Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

External links

• Bob Oswald's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Bob Oswald at AustralianFootball.com