Frank Hanna (footballer, born 1893) explained

Frank Hanna
Fullname:Frank James Hanna
Birth Date:7 March 1893
Birth Place:Ascot Vale, Victoria
Death Place:Essendon, Victoria
Originalteam:North Melbourne (VFA)
Height:174 cm
Weight:71 kg
Position:Rover
Statsend:1914
Years1:1913–14
Games Goals1:3 (1)

Frank James Hanna (7 March 1893 – 23 June 1967)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] During the 1914 season he transferred to Hawthorn in the Victorian Football Association where he played until the end of the 1915 season.

He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in February 1916 and served in the Australian 119th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery as a gunner before becoming a driver, and reaching the rank of corporal, in the Australian Army Motor Transport Company.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frank Hanna – Player Bio. Australian Football. 17 December 2014.
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 341.
  3. Web site: Military service record. National Archives of Australia.