John Wald
| John Wald | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1851 | ||
| Place of birth | Stromness, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 April 1871 (aged 19)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Norwood, South Australia[2] | ||
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John Wald was an Australian footballer and the first captain for the Port Adelaide Football Club[3]. Born in Scotland he was brought to Australia by his parents. His father John Firth Wald ran a jewelry and watchmaking business in Adelaide.
References
- ^ http://records.ancestry.com/john_wald_records.ashx?pid=17522068
- ^ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40779274?searchTerm=&searchLimits=l-publictag=Richard+Morphett+family%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=187
- ^ 1870 'TOPICS OF THE DAY.', The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), 4 October, p. 2, viewed 28 June, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28595609