Bill O'Connor (Australian footballer)

William Tanner O'Connor (13 March 1908 – 12 July 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Bill O'Connor
Personal information
Full name William Tanner O'Connor
Date of birth (1908-03-13)13 March 1908
Place of birth Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death 12 July 1989(1989-07-12) (aged 81)
Place of death Royal Melbourne Hospital,
Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s) Middle Park
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929 South Melbourne 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of John George O'Connor (1853–1916),[2] and Mary Ann O'Connor (1871–1967), née Tanner,[3] William Tanner O'Connor was born in Fitzroy, Victoria on 13 March 1908.

He married Millie Frances Veronica Tanner (1907–2005) in 1937.[4][5] They had three children.

Football

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South Melbourne (VFL)

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Recruited from the Middle Park Football Club,[6] O'Connor played one game, on the half-forward flank, for the South Melbourne First XVIII, against Melbourne, at the MCG, on 27 April 1929.[7][8][9]

Military service

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O'Connor enlisted in the Second AIF on 12 January 1942, and served during World War II.[10]

Death

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He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville, Victoria on 12 July 1989.[11]

Notes

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References

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  • 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 William Tanner O'Connor (VX69624), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  • B883, VX69624: World War Two Service Record: Sergeant William Tanner O'Connor (VX69624), National Archives of Australia.
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