Vernard Isaac Sarsfield (10 December 1905 – 21 January 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.786.
Family The son of Michael Christopher Sarsfield (1869–1920),Deaths: Sarsfield, The Argus, (Friday, 30 April 1920), p.1. and Emily Easter (1870—1939), née O'Sullivan,Marriages: SarsfieldO'Sullivan, The Age, (Saturday, 7 October 1899), p.5.Deaths: Sarsfield, The Argus, (Monday, 23 October 1939), p.4. Vernard Isaac Sarsfield was born at Essendon, Victoria on 10 December 1905.
He married Jean Mary Valentine (1918-2009) on 10 April 1939.Weddings Soon, The Argus, (Tuesday, 21 March 1939), p.10.Essendon Wedding, The Argus, (Wednesday, 19 April 1939), p.15.
Football Sarsfield played for Essendon in the first two rounds of the 1929 season before being dropped to the reserves team. In 1936 he moved to Ouyen and played with the Ouyen Rovers club.
Military service Sarsfield served in the Australian Army during World War II, enlisting under the name "Vernon Sarsfield".Nominal Roll; Service Record.
Death
He died at Yarrawonga, Victoria on 21 January 1984.Deaths: Sarsfield, The Age, (Monday, January 1984), p.15.
Notes
References Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Vernon Sarsfield (V374490), Department of Veterans' Affairs. World War Two Service Record: Private Vernon Sarsfield (V374490), National Archives of Australia.
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