Herbert "Boxer" Milne (8 February 1884 – 20 December 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1900s.
| Herbert Milne | |||
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 Milne in 1907 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Herbert Eric Day Milne | ||
| Nickname(s) | Boxer | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Benalla, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 20 December 1930 (aged 46) | ||
| Place of death | Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1902–1910 | Fitzroy | 122 (69) | |
| 1911–1912 | South Melbourne | 31 (14) | |
| Total | 153 (83) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1908 | Victoria | 3 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1908. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of John Milne (1855-1921),[1][2][3][4] and Mary Lavinia Milne, née Landorf,[5][6] Herbert Milne was born at Benalla, Victoria on 8 February 1884.
One of his two brothers, Hector Norman Milne (1880-1960), who played two seasons (1899-1900) with Richmond and two seasons with North Melbourne (1902-1903) in the VFA, enlisted in the First AIF (Service no.953) and lost an eye from a bayonet wound whilst serving.[7][8][9][10]
Football
editFitzroy
editA follower, Milne had a distinguished career at Fitzroy where he won best and fairest awards in both 1908 and 1910. As part of a strong Fitzroy side he played in four successive Grand Finals, winning back to back flags in 1904 and 1905. He was also a Victorian interstate representative and appeared in the Australasian Championship, which took place at Melbourne in 1908.[11][12]
South Melbourne
editMilne crossed to South Melbourne in 1911.
- "After an internal political dispute in the summer of [late] 1910, Milne was one of ten Fitzroy players to leave for other clubs." — Donald (2005), p.59.
In 1912, he played in their Grand Final loss to Essendon. He suffered a knee injury in this game and retired as a result.
Military service
editMilne enlisted in the First AIF in July 1915,[13] and served overseas with the 14th Field Ambulance.[14] In late 1917 suffered serious wounds when hit by machine gun bullets in his left thigh.[15]
Death
editAn employee of the Vacuum Oil Company, he died at sea near Colombo, Sri Lanka when returning to Australia on the P & O's S.S. Moldavia,[16] from a business trip to England.[17] He was buried at sea, near Columbo.[18][19]
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ Deaths: Milne, The Age, (Monday, 25 April 1921), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Milne, The Argus, (Tuesday, 26 April 1921), p.1.
- ^ Personal, The Zeehan and Dundas Herald, (Thursday, 28 April 1921), p.2.
- ^ Comrade John Milne Dead: The Passing of a Good Laborite, The (Melbourne) Labor Call, (Thursday, 28 April 1921), p.3.
- ^ Marriages: Milne—Landorf, The Illustrated Australian News, (Wednesday, 24 December 1879), p.206.
- ^ Death Notices: Milne, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Tuesday, 28 January 1936), p.20.
- ^ Hector Milne, at The VFA Project.
- ^ "Milne, _NM03", at The VFA Project.
- ^ North Melbourne v. Richmond: A Good Game Marred by Bad Umpiring, The North Melbourne Courier and West Melbourne Advertiser, (Friday, 6 June 1902), p.3.
- ^ Footballers in Action: Hector Milne, The Winner, (Wednesday, 6 December 1916), p.8.
- ^ Donald (2005), pp.58–59.
- ^ Footballers in Action: Boxer Milne, The Winner, (Wednesday, 6 December 1916), p.8.
- ^ Old Footballer Enlists, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Monday, 19 July 1915), p.6.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
- ^ "PRIVATE HERBERT MILNE". The Ballarat Courier. Vol. VII. Victoria, Australia. 1 November 1917. p. 4.
- ^ ss Moldavia (1922—1938), pandosnco.co.uk.
- ^ Sharland, W.S., "'Boxer' Milne: Passing of a Great Footballer", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 10 January 1931), p.1.
- ^ Died at Sea: Passenger for Melbourne, The (Adelaide) News, (Tuesday, 30 December 1930), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Milne, The (Melbourne) Herald, Tuesday, 6 January 1931), p.15.
References
edit- League Football: The South Melbourne Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 13 June 1908), p.25.
- J.W., "Obituaries", The Australasian, (Saturday, 17 January 1931), p.41.
- First World War Nominal Roll: Private Herbert Milne (7886), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Embarkation Roll: Private Herbert Milne (7886), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Service Record: Private Herbert Milne (7886), National Archives of Australia.
- Donald, Chris (2005). Fitzroy: For the Love of the Jumper. Pan Australia. ISBN 9781877029189.
External links
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- Herbert Milne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Herbert Milne at AustralianFootball.com