Bill Aldag

William Jacob 'Bill' Aldag (30 November 1905 – 10 November 1974)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Bill Aldag
Aldag during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name	William Jacob Aldag
Date of birth	30 November 1905
Place of birth	Fitzroy North, Victoria[1]
Date of death	10 November 1974(1974-11-10) (aged 68)
Place of death	Heidelberg, Victoria
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1928	Footscray	02 (0)
1930–1931	Collingwood	09 (0)
Total		11 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Aldag had his first league season in 1928 with Footscray. In 1930 he joined Collingwood and was a half forward flanker in their 1930 premiership team.

Aldag enlisted in the 2nd AIF in 1940 and served in the Middle East in 1941 before being posted to Java, where he was declared missing in 1942. He was later found in a POW camp in Thailand where he worked on the infamous Burma Railway in appalling conditions. He returned home in November 1945.[3]

References

1. "Aldag, William". World War Two Nominal Roll. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
2. "Bill Aldag". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
3. Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.

• Bill Aldag's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.