Archie Roberts (Australian Footballer)
Archibald Frederick "Archie" Roberts (16 July 1910 – 6 June 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Roberts also played with Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Prahran after his VFL career ended.
He took part in the Battle of Ambon during World War II in January 1942. He was captured, and eventually died of illness, still a prisoner of war of the Japanese, on 6 June 1945.
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