Hal Hanton

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

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

Family

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

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

Notes

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.

References

• Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
• Connolly, Rohan, "Twins who signalled one of Carlton's great eras",The Age, Sunday, 24 April 2011.
• World War Two Nominal Roll: Lance Corporal Harold Roy Hanton (VX88795/V310318), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
• B883, VX88795: World War Two Service Record: Lance Corporal Harold Roy Hanton (VX88795/V310318), National Archives of Australia.

External links

• Hal Hanton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Hal Hanton's profile at Blueseum