Frank Ballantyne

Frank Huon Chesterman Ballantyne (30 September 1891 – 11 September 1940) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Frank Ballantyne
Personal information
Full name Frank Huon Chesterman Ballantyne
Date of birth (1891-09-30)30 September 1891
Place of birth Yendon, Victoria
Date of death 11 September 1940(1940-09-11) (aged 48)
Place of death Epworth Hospital, Richmond, Victoria[1]
Original team(s) Northcote City
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1916 Fitzroy 4 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1916.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

After making four appearances with Fitzroy in 1916 (all losses), Ballantyne enlisted to serve in World War I, serving overseas for two years before returning to Australia in 1918.[3]

Notes
  1. "Family Notices". The Argus (29, 347). Melbourne, Victoria. 12 September 1940. p. 4.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. "Discovering Anzacs:Frank Huon Chesterman Ballantyne". National Archives of Australia.
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