Arthur Robert Hart (13 February 1917 – 16 October 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Frederick Arthur Hart (1889-1948),[2] and Elizabeth Hart (1889-1966), née King,[3] Arthur Robert Hart was born at Carlton, Victoria on 13 February 1917. Two of his three brothers brothers, Edward Ronald "Eddie" Hart (1922–1995) and Donald Clement "Don" Hart (1930–2018), also played for Fitzroy, as had his uncle Robert "Bob" King (1894–1979).
He married Mona Emily Stevens (1919–2010) on 19 April 1941.[4]
Football
He made his debut for Fitzroy, in the back-pocket, against Essendon, at Windy Hill, on 20 August 1938.[5][6]
Military service
He served in New Guinea as a Sergeant of Communication Signals in World War II.[7][8][9]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 370.
- ^ Deaths: Hart, The Age, (Saturday, 24 January 1948), p. 2.
- ^ Deaths: Hart, The Age, (Monday, 5 December 1966), p. 17.
- ^ Today's Weddings: Hart—Stevens, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 19 April 1941), p. 23.
- ^ Fitzroy changes Four, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Friday, 19 August 1938), p. 30.
- ^ Teams for Saturday: Fitzroy, Friday, 19 August 1938), p. 17.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
- ^ Service Record.
- ^ League Stars in Uniform, The Weekly Times, (Wednesday, 16 July 1943), p. 20.
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.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Sergeant Arthur Hart (VX144410), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Service Record: Sergeant Arthur Robert Hart (VX144410), National Archives of Australia.
External links
- Arthur Hart's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Arthur Hart at AustralianFootball.com
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