| 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 | |||
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]
Family[edit]
The 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[edit]
Melbourne (VFL)[edit]
Rippon 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)[edit]
In 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[edit]
He played Sub-District Cricket for the Caulfield Cricket Club.[9]
Military service[edit]
He was a private in the 2nd Pioneer Battalion during World War I.
Death[edit]
He died on 16 January 1917 from the wounds he sustained on 14 January 1917, while fighting in the Western Front.[10][11][12]
Burial[edit]
He is buried at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe.[13]
See also[edit]
Notes[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.
