Fred McIntosh

Frederick Richard McIntosh (23 July 1893 – 28 September 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University and Essendon in the Victorian Football League.[1]

Fred McIntosh
Personal information
Full name Frederick Richard McIntosh
Date of birth (1893-07-23)23 July 1893
Place of birth Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death 28 September 1917(1917-09-28) (aged 24)
Place of death Polygon Wood, Passchendaele salient, Belgium
Original team(s) Scotch College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1913–14 University 25 (4)
1915 Essendon 14 (1)
Total 39 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Frederick Bury McIntosh (1861–1896),[2] and Pamela Pascoe McIntosh (−1902), née Poole,[3][4][5] Frederick Richard McIntosh was born in Fitzroy, Victoria on 23 July 1893.

His father played 36 games in six seasons (1881–1886) for Carlton in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[6]

Playing career

McIntosh played for University in the Victorian Football League, making his debut in 1913. After 25 games with University he moved to Essendon where he played 14 games in the 1915 VFL season.[1][7][8]

Military service

After the outbreak of World War I McIntosh enlisted with the 59th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement of the Australian Imperial Force in July 1915. He left Melbourne on HMAT Nestor on 2 October 1916. On arriving in Europe he saw service at the Western Front. While fighting at Polygon Wood in Belgium he was severely wounded at and died two days later.[9][10] He was buried at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.[1][7][8][11]

See also

References
  1. "McINTOSH, Frederick R." Past Player Profiles. Essendon Football Club. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  2. Deaths: McIntosh, The Argus, (Saturday, 14 November 1896), p.1.
  3. Marriages: McIntosh—Poole, The Leader, (Saturday, 11 October 1890), p.42.
  4. McLean—McIntosh, The Argus, (Saturday, 18 March 1899), p.1.
  5. Deaths: McLean, The Argus, (Saturday, 8 November 1902), p.9.
  6. Fred McIntosh, at Blueseum.
  7. Main, J. & Allen, D., "McIntosh, Fred", pp.122–124 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002.
  8. "Roll of Honour – Frederick Richard McIntosh". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  9. The Late Lieutenant Fred McIntosh, The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Saturday, 20 October 1917), p.38.
  10. Deaths: McIntosh, The Australasian, (Saturday, 20 October 1917), p.53.
  11. "Frederick Richard McINTOSH". The AIF Project. Australian Defence Force Academy. Retrieved 10 April 2010.

Sources
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 582. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8


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