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Harry Harrison (Australian footballer)

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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

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]

Family

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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

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Esendon (VFL)

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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)

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

Camberwell (VFA)

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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

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He served in the RAAF during World War II; he enlisted on 7 August 1940, and was discharged on 3 December 1945.

Death

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

Notes

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References

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  • 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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