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Harry Crapper
Harry Crapper
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Full name	Henry Sylvester Crapper
Date of birth	15 January 1905
Place of birth	Raywood, Victoria
Date of death	28 December 1976 (aged 71)
Place of death	Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s)	Maryborough, Castlemaine
Playing career1
Years	Club
1930–31	Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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Henry Sylvester Crapper (15 January 1905 – 28 December 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Henry Crapper (1871-1952),^[2]^[3] and Winifred Crapper (1875-1951), née Fitzgerald,^[4] Henry Sylvester Crapper was born at Raywood, Victoria on 15 January 1905.

His brothers, Thomas Frederick "Fred" Crapper (1909-1976), Francis Gerald "Frank" Crapper (1911-1991), played VFL football with Richmond and North Melbourne, respectively.

He married Veronica Cecilia Carrodus (1906-1993) in 1935.

Football

Recruited by Melbourne from the Castlemaine Football Club in the Bendigo Football League in 1930,^[5] he played his first senior game, against Footscray on 31 May 1930.^[6]

He was a member of the Melbourne Second XVIII team that won the Grand Final, against Geelong on 10 October 1931.^[7]

Military service

He served as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in World War II.

Death

He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville, Victoria on 28 December 1976.^[8]

Notes

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.
World War Two Nominal Roll: Flight Lieutenant Henry Sylvester Crapper (12838), Department of Veterans' Affairs.

External links

Harry Crapper's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Harry Crapper at AustralianFootball.com
Demonwiki profile

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[1] Holmesby & Main (2009), p.179.

[2] Deaths: Crapper, The Herald, (Tuesday, 5 August 1952), p.10.

[3] Henry Crapper, The Advocate, (Thursday, 4 September 1952), p.14.

[4] Deaths: Crapper, The Age, (Monday, 9 April 1951), p.2.

[5] Riverina News: Maryborough, The Age, (Thursday, 27 February 193), p.14.

[6] Cutler and Crapper, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 4 June 1930), p.9.

[7] League Second Eighteens: Melbourne Win Premiership, The Age, (Monday, 12 October 1931), p.15.

[8] Deaths: Crapper, The Age, (Wednesday, 29 December 1976), p.28.

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-'''Harry Crapper''' (born 15 January 1905) was  a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL). <ref name=encyc>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |author=Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim |year=2009 |edition=8th |isbn=978-1-921496-00-4 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=179}}</ref>
+'''Henry Sylvester Crapper''' (15 January 1905 – 28 December 1976) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).<ref>Holmesby & Main (2009), p.179.</ref>
+==Family==
+The son of Henry Crapper (1871-1952),<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244382518 Deaths: Crapper, ''The Herald'', (Tuesday, 5 August 1952), p.10.]</ref><ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article172526754 Henry Crapper, ''The Advocate'', (Thursday, 4 September 1952), p.14.]</ref> and Winifred Crapper (1875-1951), née Fitzgerald,<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206391498 Deaths: Crapper, ''The Age'', (Monday, 9 April 1951), p.2.]</ref> Henry Sylvester Crapper was born at [[Raywood, Victoria]] on 15 January 1905.
-== Notes ==
-{{reflist}}
+His brothers, [[Fred Crapper|Thomas Frederick "Fred" Crapper (1909-1976)]], [[Frank Crapper|Francis Gerald "Frank" Crapper (1911-1991)]], played VFL football with Richmond and North Melbourne, respectively.
-== External links ==
+He married Veronica Cecilia Carrodus (1906-1993) in 1935.
-*{{AflRleague|ref=H/Harry_Crapper.html}}
+==Football==
+Recruited by Melbourne from the [[Castlemaine Football Club]] in the [[Bendigo Football League]] in 1930,<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203098702 Riverina News: Maryborough, ''The Age'', (Thursday, 27 February 193), p.14.]</ref> he played his first senior game, [[1930 VFL season#Round 5|against Footscray on 31 May 1930]].<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article183730187 Cutler and Crapper, ''The Sporting Globe'', (Wednesday, 4 June 1930), p.9.]</ref>
-{{Persondata
-| name	=	Crapper, Harry
+He was a member of the Melbourne Second XVIII team that won the Grand Final, against Geelong on 10 October 1931.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204336865 League Second Eighteens: Melbourne Win Premiership, ''The Age'', (Monday, 12 October 1931), p.15.]</ref>
-| alternative names	=
-| short description	=	Australian rules footballer
+==Military service==
-| date of birth	=	15 January 1905
+He served as a Flight Lieutenant in the [[Royal Australian Air Force|Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)]] in World War II.
-| place of birth	=
-| date of death	=
+==Death==
-| place of death	=
+He died at the [[Royal Melbourne Hospital]] in [[Parkville, Victoria]] on 28 December 1976.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3dJaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SJIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7190%2C6529829 Deaths: Crapper, ''The Age'', (Wednesday, 29 December 1976), p.28.]</ref>
-}}
+== Notes ==
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Crapper, Harry}}
+{{reflist}}
-[[Category:1905 births]]
+==References==
-[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)]]
+* {{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2009 |edition=8th |isbn=978-1-921496-00-4 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria}}
+* [http://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1044505&c=WW2 World War Two Nominal Roll: Flight Lieutenant Henry Sylvester Crapper (12838)], ''Department of Veterans' Affairs''.
+== External links ==
+*{{AFL Tables|ref=H/Harry_Crapper.html}}
+* {{AustralianFootball|ref=Harry+Crapper/5158}}
+*[http://demonwiki.org/tiki-index.php?page=Harry+Crapper Demonwiki profile]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Crapper, Harry}}
+[[Category:1905 births]]
+[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)]]
 [[Category:Melbourne Football Club players]]
+[[Category:Castlemaine Football Club players]]
+[[Category:1976 deaths]]
+[[Category:Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II]]
+[[Category:Royal Australian Air Force officers]]
+{{AFL-bio-1905-stub}}