Harold Arvit Hamalainen[1] (20 June 1903 – 20 May 1975)[2][3] was an Australian international rugby union player. Hamalainen played as a lock and claimed a total of three international rugby caps for Australia. He also achieved success in rugby league at an amateur level, representing Brisbane Firsts in 1925–26.
Birth name | Harold Arvit Hamalainen | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 June 1903 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 20 May 1975 | (aged 71)||||||||||||||||
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Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Hamalainen was of Finnish descent and a truck driver by profession. During World War II, he enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) in 1940, before being discharged in 1943.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Harold Arvit Hamalainen". Classic Wallabies. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Harold Hamalainen". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Harry Hamalainen". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 12 July 2010.