Roy Joseph Sitch (3 November 1915 – 6 April 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.821.
Family The son of Percival Sitch (1896-1965),Deaths: Sitch, The Age, (Wednesday, 24 November 1965), p.24. and Euphemia Morgan Sitch (1891-1964), née Thomson,Deaths: Sitch, The Age, (Thursday, 23 April 1964), p.17. Roy Joseph Sitch was born at North Melbourne, Victoria on 3 November 1915.
He married Thelma Joan Schofield (1922-1998) in Kelso, New South Wales, in August 1946.Sitch—Schofield, The National Advocate, (Friday, 4 October 1946), p.6.
Military service In January 1934, he attempted to enlist in the Militia, but was rejected on medical grounds; he has a "large untreated hydrocele".Attestation form for Persons Voluntarily Enlisted in the Militia Forces: Roy Joseph Sitch (D.O.B. 3 November 1915), National Archives of Australia.
He enlisted in the Second AIF in December 1941, and served until his discharge in 1946.Nominal Roll.
Death He died at Kalkallo, Victoria on 6 April 1956. A football match to raise funds for Sitch's family was played at Coburg between teams from North Melbourne and Coburg on 12 August 1956.Charity Game, The Argus, (Friday, 10 August 1956), p.20.
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References
Taking it Off Their Toes, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 16 August 1939), p.11. The Pack flies High, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 12 August 1939), p.5. Old Players at Coburg, The Argus, (Friday, 15 March 1946), p.6. World War Two Nominal Roll: Lance Sergeant Roy Joseph Sitch (VX67516), Department of Veterans' Affairs. B883, VX67516: World War Two Service Record: Roy Joseph Sitch (VX67516), National Archives of Australia.
External links
Roy Sitch, at The VFA Project