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.
Family The son of Frederick Bury McIntosh (1861–1896),Deaths: McIntosh, The Argus, (Saturday, 14 November 1896), p.1. and Pamela Pascoe McIntosh (−1902), née Poole,Marriages: McIntosh—Poole, The Leader, (Saturday, 11 October 1890), p.42.McLean—McIntosh, The Argus, (Saturday, 18 March 1899), p.1.Deaths: McLean, The Argus, (Saturday, 8 November 1902), p.9. 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).Fred McIntosh, at Blueseum.
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.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.
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.The Late Lieutenant Fred McIntosh, The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Saturday, 20 October 1917), p.38.Deaths: McIntosh, The Australasian, (Saturday, 20 October 1917), p.53. He was buried at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
See also List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service
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Sources
Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.
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