Syd Anderson (footballer, born 1918)

Syd Anderson
File:Syd Anderson - AWM.jpg Anderson (centre) with other members of his RAAF squadron
Personal information
Full name	Sydney Louis Anderson
Date of birth	(1918-01-03)3 January 1918
Date of death	20 May 1944(1944-05-20) (aged 26)
Place of death	Wewak, New Guinea
Original team(s)	South Port
Height/Weight	183 cm / 73 kg
Position(s)	Wing
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1939–1941	Melbourne	52 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941 season.
Career highlights
Triple premiership player, 1939–41 Melbourne's Most Improved Player, 1940 Melbourne's Most Consistent Player, 1941

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.

See also

• List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service

References

• Main, J. & Allen, D., "Anderson, Syd", pp. 203–206 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-74095-010-0
• http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=R&VeteranId=1039167

External links

• Syd Anderson's statistics from AFL Tables
• Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: Sydney Louis Anderson (410192)
• DemonWiki profile