Australia's Albert A. Rosenfeld

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  1. liverpool annie

    liverpool annie New Member

    I've been trying to find Alberts service record or MIC and I can't see it ... can you ?

    Australia's Albert A. Rosenfeld (1885 - 1970 ) was an outstanding Rugby League players - Rosenfeld appeared in the first test series between England and Australia in 1909, and during the 1913-14 season he scored a record 80 tries for Huddersfield in the Northern Rugby Football League

    Born in Sydney, the son of a Jewish tailor, Rosenfeld was a foundation player for the Eastern Suburbs club in the Australian inaugural season 1908 and in 1909. He played on Easter Monday 1908 in the Easts team that beat Newtown 32-16 on the first day of rugby league premiership football in Australia.

    A five-eighth, Rosenfeld represented his country in four test matches . He made his test debut in Australia's first ever international series against New Zealand in 1908 where he appeared in all three matches. He was selected for Australia's inaugural Kangaroo Tour of 1908-09 making one Test appearance and playing in 13 minor representative matches.

    He enlisted in the British Army in 1916 and saw service in the Mesopotamian campaign. He was discharged in 1919.

    He died in 1970 in Huddersfield

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Rosenfeld
     

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