Harry Collins (footballer)

Harry Collins
Personal information
Full name Harold Collins
Date of birth (1892-08-03)3 August 1892
Place of birth Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death 10 August 1918(1918-08-10) (aged 26)
Place of death Villers-Bretonneux, France
Original team(s) Fitzroy Juniors
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1912,15 Fitzroy 6 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harold Collins (1892–10 August 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League.

Family

His brothers, Goldie and Norm both played for Fitzroy.

Military service

Collins was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery, before being killed in action on 10 August 1918 in World War I.[1]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Died on Service: Collins, The Argus, (Friday, 23 August 1918), p.1.

References

  • World War One Service Record: Lieutenant Harold Collins, National Archives of Australia.
  • Roll of Honour: Lieutenant Harold Collins, Australian War Memorial.
  • Main, J. & Allen, D., "Collins, Harold DCM", pp. 37–38 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002.
  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

  • Harry Collins's playing statistics from AFL Tables


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