Harold Roy "Hal" Hanton (25 May 1922 – 14 September 2011)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Hal Hanton
Personal information
Full name Harold Roy Hanton
Date of birth (1922-05-25)25 May 1922
Place of birth Frankston, Victoria
Date of death 14 September 2011(2011-09-14) (aged 89)
Original team(s) Army & Frankston
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1945 Carlton 1 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of William Mark Hanton (1878-1956),[3][4] and Ellen Clement Hanton (1883-1962), née Annand,[5] Harold Roy Hanton was born at Frankston, Victoria on 25 May 1922.

His twin brother, Alexander George "Alex" Hanton (1922-2011), also played for Carlton in the VFL.

Harold married Jean Cecile Ogle on 26 May 1951.[6]

Death

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He died on 14 September 2011, just 9 days after Alex's death.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Hal Hanton - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.342.
  3. ^ Deaths: Hanton, The Argus, (Wednesday, 29 August 1956), p.13.
  4. ^ Law Notices: Willam Mark Hanton, The Argus, (Wednesday, 3 October 1956), p.13.
  5. ^ Marriages: Hanton—Annand, The Age, (Saturday, 7 September 1907), p.7.
  6. ^ Marriages: Silver Weddings: Hanton—Ogle, The Age, (Wednesday, 26 May 1976), p.31.

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