Robert Dent Oswald (4 April 1909 – 5 December 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.681.
Family The son of William Dent Oswald (1890-),His birth was registered as "Tomkies": Thomas Tomkies was named as his father, but his biological father was one Robert Oswald.For the Child: The House of the Oswalds, The (Melbourne) Truth, (Saturday, 5 October 1918), p.3.Alleged False Pretences: Manufacturer Arrested, The Argus, (Thursday, 26 June 1924), p.10. and Margaret Ann Oswald (1885-1969), née Carl,Deaths: Oswald, The Age, (Thursday, 3 June 1969), p.21. Robert Dent Oswald was born at Williamstown, Victoria on 4 April 1909.
He married Elwyn Carnegie Edwards (1912-2006) in 1931.Law Notices: Divorce Courts: Oswald v Oswald, The Argus, (Monday, 15 November 1943), p.8. He married Hazel Doreen Webb (1920-1967) in 1944.Deaths: Oswald, The Age, (Tuesday, 3 June 1969), p.21.
Football He played 5 games for the North Melbourne First XVIII in 1929.Victorian Football Teams: No.12 -- North Melbourne, The Australasian, (Saturday, 20 July 1929), p.76.
Military service Oswald served in the Australian Army for two separate periods during World War II.
Death He died at Altona, Victoria on 5 December 1981.Deaths: Oswald, The Age, (Monday, 7 December 1981), p.23.
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