Reg Farrant
| Reg Farrant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Reg Farrant | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1920 | ||
| Date of death | 6 April 2005 (aged 84) | ||
| Original team(s) | Cohuna | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1940 | Hawthorn | 5 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Reg Farrant (9 September 1920 – 6 April 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
He enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force and made the rank of Flying Officer. On August 7 1945 the Beaufighter he was a member of crew was shot down over the island of Borneo. He suffered a leg injury. Aided by his Flight Lt. Vernon Sims the pair received help by local chinese villagers to evade the Japanese soldiers and managed to get to Miri which was an Australian base.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Shot Down in Jungle". Kalgoorlie Miner. 12 September 1945.
External links
[edit]- Reg Farrant's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Reg Farrant at AustralianFootball.com