Bob Hay (general)
Bob Hay | |
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| Born | 9 April 1920 Bendigo, Victoria[1] |
| Died | 26 January 1998 (aged 77) Geelong, Victoria |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1977 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Royal Military College, Duntroon (1973–77) 1st Division (1970) Australian Forces Vietnam (1969–70) Deputy Chief of the General Staff (1967–69) 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1955) |
| Battles / wars | Second World War Vietnam War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Member of the Order of the British Empire |
| Bob Hay | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Original team(s) | Collegians[2] | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1942 | Richmond | 2 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Major General Robert Arthur Hay, CB, MBE (9 April 1920 – 26 January 1998) was an Australian Army general. He also played Australian rules football and made two appearances in 1942 for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Both of Hay's VFL games were finals.[3] He made his debut in Richmond's semi-final win over Essendon at Princes Park and also played in the 1942 VFL Grand Final two weeks later against the same opponent, as a half forward flanker.[3] Richmond lost the grand final by 53 points and Hay never played again for the club.[3]
Hay went on to have a distinguished career in the Australian Army, serving as Commander of Australian Military Forces in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He was Commandant of the Royal Military College in Duntroon.[4]
References
- ^ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c AFL Tables: Bob Hay
- ^ Ramsey, Alan (5 July 2008). "The honour of working for Mr Curtin". Sydney Morning Herald.
- 1920 births
- Australian generals
- Australian Army personnel of World War II
- Australian military personnel of the Vietnam War
- Australian Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Australian Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Richmond Football Club players
- Collegians Football Club players
- 1998 deaths
- Military personnel from Victoria (state)