Bill Aldag, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bill Aldag

Australian footballer

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1905

Place of Birth: Fitzroy North, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1974

Profession: Australian rules footballer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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