Archie Roberts

Athlete

1910 – 1945

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Who was Archie Roberts?

Archibald Frederick "Archie" Roberts was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League. Roberts also played with Victorian Football Association club Prahran after his VFL career ended.

He took part in the Battle of Ambon during World War II in January 1942. He was captured, and eventually died of illness, still a prisoner of war of the Japanese, on 6 June 1945.

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Born
Jul 16, 1910
Burnley
Died
1945

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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