Syd Anderson

Syd Anderson
Personal information
Birth	3 January 1918
Height and weight	183 cm / 73 kg
Death	20 May 1944 (aged 26),; Wewak, New Guinea
Playing career¹
Team(s)	Melbourne (1939–41) 52 games 12 goals;
	¹ Statistics to end of 1941 season
Career highlights
	Triple premiership player, 1939–41; Melbourne's Most Improved Player, 1940; Melbourne's Most Consistent Player, 1941;

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Sydney Louis Anderson (3 January 1918 – 20 May 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.

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.

[edit] See also

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 1-740-95010-0
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=R&VeteranID=1039167

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