Charles Hallaran
| Full name | Charles Francis George Thomas Hallaran | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 June 1897 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 March 1941 (aged 43) at sea | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Thomas Hallaran (grandfather) William Hallaran (father) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Royal Navy officer | ||||||||||||||||
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Commander Charles Francis George Thomas Hallaran (10 June 1897 — 21 March 1941) was a Royal Navy officer and Ireland international rugby union player.
Biography
[edit]Born in Ceylon, Hallaran was the grandson of Thomas Hallaran, an Archdeacon of Ardfert, and the son of Ireland international halfback William Hallaran, later a surgeon in the Royal Army Medical Corps.[1]
Hallaran, a second row forward, gained 15 Ireland caps between 1921 and 1926. He also played at various times for the Barbarians, Edinburgh Wanderers, Lansdowne, Surrey, Royal Navy and United Services. A capable boxer, Hallaran was officers' heavyweight champion of both the Grand Fleet and Royal Navy.[2]
In World War I Hallaran served as a sub lieutenant on HMS Zinnia and lieutenant on HMS Resolution.[2]
Hallaran had attained the rank of commander on the retired list by World War II and was serving on HMS Springbank in 1941 when he drowned rescuing a stoker who had fallen overboard. After guiding the sailor to safety, Hallaran was taken by a wave and suffered a fractured skull, having been crushed between two vessels. He was posthumously awarded the Albert Medal for gallantry.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Charles Francis George Thomas Hallaran AM". victoriacrossonline.co.uk. 7 July 2022.
- 1 2 "C. F. Hallaran". Sport (Dublin). 11 February 1922.
- ↑ "Gave Life For A Sailor". Gloucester Citizen. 26 March 1941.
External links
[edit]- Charles Hallaran at ESPNscrum (archived)
- 1897 births
- 1941 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- People from British Ceylon
- Rugby union locks
- Barbarian F.C. players
- Edinburgh Wanderers players
- Lansdowne Football Club players
- Surrey RFU players
- Royal Navy rugby union players
- United Services players
- Royal Navy officers of World War I
- Royal Navy officers of World War II
- Royal Navy personnel killed in World War II
- Recipients of the Albert Medal (lifesaving)
- Deaths by drowning in England
- Accidental deaths in England
- Sri Lankan people of Irish descent
- Sportspeople of Irish descent
- Irish people of Sri Lankan descent