What is the name of the Australian Footballer who was a person held in custody by a belligerent power during the armed conflict, World War I?
Prisoner of war A prisoner of war (POW, PoW, PW, P/W, WP, PsW, enemy prisoner of war (EPW) or "missing-captured") is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates to 1660.
Alf Hedge 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). He served as a bomber pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II, and was killed when his plane was shot down over Germany in 1942.