Harry Harrison (Australian footballer)

Henry Hopetoun Harrison (1 January 1901 – 7 March 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Harry Harrison
Personal information
Full name Henry Hopetoun Harrison
Date of birth (1901-01-01)1 January 1901
Place of birth Walhalla, Victoria
Date of death 7 March 1972(1972-03-07) (aged 71)
Place of death Heidelberg, Victoria
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1923 Essendon 3 (0)
1925 Footscray 2 (0)
Total 5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of John Harrison (1852-1909),[2] and Margaret Harrison (1864-1927), née Finlayson,[3] Henry Hopetoun Harrison was born at Walhalla, Victoria on 1 January 1901.

He married Gladys Roseman (1902-1968) in 1927.[4]

His brother, Joseph Ernest "Joe" Harrison (1903–1977) also played VFL football with Essendon.

Football

Esendon (VFL)

He was playing for Essendon "Juniors" (i.e. the Second XVIII) in 1922, including the competition's Grand Final,[5] in 1923,[6] and in 1924.[7]

He played in three First XVII matches for Essendon in 1923.[8]

Footscray (VFL)

On 29 April 1925 he was cleared from Essendon to play with Footscray in its first VFL season.[9]

Camberwell (VFA)

Cleared from Footscray on 28 April 1926,[10] he played in 16 games with Camberwell First XVIII in the VFA in 1926, and one game in 1927.

Military service

He served in the RAAF dueing World War II; he enlisted on 7 August 1940, and was discharged on 3 December1945.

Death

He died at the Repatriation General Hospital Heidelberg on 7 March 1972.[11]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.369.
  2. Obituary, The McIvor Times, Thursday, 6 May 1909), pp.2,3.
  3. Deaths: Harrison, The Argus, (Monday, 7 November 1927), p.1.
  4. Engagements, Table Talk, (Thursday, 9 October 1924), p.17.
  5. Junior Grand Final: Collingwood Defeats Essendon, The Herald, (Saturday, 14 October 1922), p.1.
  6. Junior Semi-Final, The Age, (Friday, 21 September 1923), p.7.
  7. Football: Victorian Junior League: Today's Semi-Final, The Age, (Thursday, 25 September 1924), p.7.
  8. Note that Maplestone (1996, p.465) mistakenly has Harry Harrison playing 5 senior games in 1924. In fact, it was his brother Joe who played in those five games.
  9. 'Forward', "League Football: Permit Committee Meeting: Other Permits Granted", The Age, (Thursday, 30 April 1925), p.11.
  10. Football: Permits Granted, The Argus, (Thursday, 29 April 1926), p.18.
  11. Deaths: Harrison, The Age, (Thursday, 9 March 1972), p.22.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
  • World War Two Nominal Roll: Sergeant Henry Hopetoun Harrison (11779), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  • A13859, 11779: World War Two Service Record: Sergeant Henry Hopetoun Harrison (11779), (documents not yet examined for release), National Archives of Australia.
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