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John Robertson (Australian footballer, born 1892)
John William Robertson was an Australian rules football player for Port Adelaide. His career was cut short due to World War I and the injuries obtained in the conflict.
Family
The son of John George Robertson (1868-), and Elizabeth Lucy Robertson (1865-1940), née Tuttle, John William Robertson was born in Semaphore South, South Australia on 15 July 1892. He married Ruby Mary Emily Kelsey (1895-1975) in 1919. They had one child: a daughter, Joan Mary Robertson (born 1921). ==Football==
He enlisted in the First AIF, and served overseas in France during World War One; and was wounded in action. He returned to Australia on the S.S. Swakopmund on 29 July 1919. ==Death==
Death
He died at his residence at Plenty, Victoria on 8 September 1982. ==See also==