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{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1905}}
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| death_place = [[Parkville, Victoria]]
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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.
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.


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


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


==Football==
==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>

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>
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>

==Military service==
He served as a Flight Lieutenant in the [[Royal Australian Air Force|Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)]] in World War II.


==Death==
==Death==
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==References==
==References==
* {{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}}
* {{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''.
* [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''.


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Latest revision as of 03:45, 7 May 2023

Harry Crapper
Personal information
Full name Henry Sylvester Crapper
Date of birth (1905-01-15)15 January 1905
Place of birth Raywood, Victoria
Date of death 28 December 1976(1976-12-28) (aged 71)
Place of death Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s) Maryborough, Castlemaine
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1930–31 Melbourne 12 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

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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

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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

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

Death

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

Notes

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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.

References

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  • 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.
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