Alf Hedge

Alf Hedge
Personal information
Full name	Alfred William Hedge
Date of birth	29 October 1917
Date of death	4 May 1942 (aged 24)
Place of death	over Hamburg, Germany
Original team(s)	Sandringham Amateurs
Position(s)	Wing / Rover
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1937–38	South Melbourne	16 (3)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.

Alfred William "Alf" Hedge (29 October 1917 – 4 May 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A bomber pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force, he was killed when his plane was shot down over Germany in World War II.

See also

• List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service

Sources

• Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
• Alf Hedge's statistics from AFL Tables
• Alfred William Hedge entry at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission