George Hawking

George William Hawking (22 May 1902 – 25 November 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

George Hawking
Personal information
Full name George William Hawking
Date of birth (1902-05-22)22 May 1902
Place of birth Rushworth, Victoria
Date of death 25 November 1968(1968-11-25) (aged 66)
Place of death Edithvale, Victoria
Original team(s) Rushworth Football Club
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1927 Carlton 4 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of George Frederick Hawking (1874–1936),[2] and Susan Jane Hawking (1870–1923), née Pugh,[3] George William Hawking was born at Rushworth, Victoria on 22 May 1902.

He married Irene Annie McCrae in 1925.

Football

Recruited from the Rushworth Football Club in the Goulburn Valley Football League, he played four senior games for Carlton in 1927, before returning to Rushworth. He was still playing with Rushworth in September 1938.[4]

Military service

He enlisted in the Second AIF in July 1940, and served overseas with the 2/5 Australian Infantry Battalion.[5]

Death

He died at Edithvale, Victoria on 25 November 1968.[6]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 356. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. Deaths: Hawking, The Argus, (Wednesday, 15 July 1936), p. 1.
  3. Deaths: Hawking, The Age, (Thursday, 27 December 1923), p. 1.
  4. Prominent Personalities in Country Sporting Clubs: Veteran Retains Form, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 25 September 1937), p. 71; League Preliminary Final, The Shepparton Advertiser, (Friday, 16 September 1938), p. 7.
  5. "World War II Roll: George William Hawking (VX34714)". Commonwealth of Australia.
  6. Service Record.

References
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