Commander Charles Francis George Thomas Hallaran (10 June 1897 — 21 March 1941) was a Royal Navy officer and Ireland international rugby union player.
| Full name | Charles Francis George Thomas Hallaran | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 June 1897 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 March 1941 (aged 43) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | at sea | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Thomas Hallaran (grandfather) William Hallaran (father) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Royal Navy officer | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBorn in Ceylon, Hallaran was the grandson of Thomas Hallaran, an Archdeacon of Ardfert, and the son of Ireland international halfback William Hallaran, later a surgeon in the Royal Army Medical Corps.[1]
Hallaran, a second row forward, gained 15 Ireland caps between 1921 and 1926. He also played at various times for the Barbarians, Edinburgh Wanderers, Lansdowne, Surrey, Royal Navy and United Services. A capable boxer, Hallaran was officers' heavyweight champion of both the Grand Fleet and Royal Navy.[2]
In World War I, Hallaran served as a sub lieutenant on the HMS Zinnia and lieutenant on the HMS Resolution.[2]
Hallaran had attained the rank of commander by World War II and was serving on the HMS Springbank in 1941 when he drowned rescuing a stoker who had fallen overboard. After guiding the sailor to safety, Hallaran was taken by a wave and suffered a fractured skull, having been crushed between two vessels. He was posthumously awarded the Albert Medal for gallantry.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Charles Francis George Thomas Hallaran AM". victoriacrossonline.co.uk. 7 July 2022.
- ^ a b "C. F. Hallaran". Sport (Dublin). 11 February 1922.
- ^ "Gave Life For A Sailor". Gloucester Citizen. 26 March 1941.
External links
edit- Charles Hallaran at ESPNscrum