Harold Holt Rippon (23 February 1874 – 16 January 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Harold Rippon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harold Holt Rippon | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1874 | ||
| Place of birth | Abbotsford, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 January 1917 (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | Albert, Somme, France | ||
| Original team(s) | Caulfield | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898–1900 | Melbourne | 5 (0) | |
| 1903 | South Melbourne | 5 (0) | |
| Total | 10 (0) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Samuel Rippon (1845-1897),[2] and Lucretia Eliza Rippon (1848-1899), née Butterworth,[3][4] Harold Holt Rippon was born at Abbotsford, Victoria on 23 February 1874.[5]
His brothers, Les and Norm, also played for Melbourne in the VFL.
Football
editMelbourne (VFL)
editRippon played in four senior games for Melbourne in 1898 -- including the match against St Kilda, at the Junction Oval, on 3 September 1898, where he appeared with both his brothers, Les and Norm[6] -- and in one game, the match against St Kilda, at the Junction Oval on 5 May 1900, where he played as a replacement for his brother, Les.
South Melbourne (VFL)
editIn 1903 he was cleared from Melbourne to South Melbourne.[7] He played in 5 senior games in 1903[8] -- in four of which his brother, Norm, also played.
Cricket
editHe played Sub-District Cricket for the Caulfield Cricket Club.[9]
Military service
editHe was a private in the 2nd Pioneer Battalion during World War I.
Death
editHe died on 16 January 1917 from the wounds he sustained on 14 January 1917, while fighting in the Western Front.[10][11][12]
Burial
editHe is buried at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe.[13]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.751.
- ^ Deaths: Rippon, The Argus, (Monday, 13 December 1897), p.1.
- ^ Marriages: Rippon—Butterworth, The Argus, (Friday, 25 August 1871), p.4.
- ^ Deaths: Rippon, The Age, (Tuesday, 26 September 1899), p.1.
- ^ Births: Rippon, The Argus, (Tuesday, 10 March 1874), p.1.
- ^ AFL Statistics: 1898 Games: Round 16: Melbourne Player Details.
- ^ Football: Permits to Players, The Argus, (Thursday, 23 April 1903), p.9.
- ^ The South Melbourne Team, (Melbourne) Punch, Thursday, 4 June 1903), p.16.
- ^ Sub-District Association, The Argus, (Monday, 25 October 1909), p.5.
- ^ Australian Casualties: List No.271, Died of Wounds: Victoria, The Argus, (Friday, 9 February 1917), p.5.
- ^ Died on Service: Rippon, The Argus, (Saturday, 3 February 1917), p.11.
- ^ (News Item), The Myrtleford Mail and Whorouly Witness, (Thursday, 8 February 1917), p.1.
- ^ Private Harold Holt Rippon (2158), Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
- First World War Embarkation Roll: Private Harold Holt Rippon (2158), Collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Nominal Roll: Private Harold Holt Rippon (2158), Collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Service Record: Private Harold Holt Rippon (2158), National Archives of Australia.
- Roll of Honour Circular: Private Harold Holt Rippon (2158), Collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- Roll of Honour: Private Harold Holt Rippon (2158), Australian War Memorial.
External links
edit- Harold Rippon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harold Rippon at AustralianFootball.com
- Harold Rippon at Demonwiki.
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