Major General Robert Arthur Hay, CB, MBE (9 April 1920 – 28 January 1998) was an Australian Army general. He also played Australian rules football and made two appearances in 1942 for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Bob Hay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 April 1920 Bendigo, Victoria[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 January 1998 (aged 77) Geelong, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service/ | Australian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1940–1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Major General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commands held | Royal Military College, Duntroon (1973–77) 1st Division (1970) Australian Forces Vietnam (1969–70) Deputy Chief of the General Staff (1967–69) 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1955) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Second World War Vietnam War | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Member of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Both of Hay's VFL games were finals.[3] He made his debut in Richmond's semi-final win over Essendon at Princes Park and also played in the 1942 VFL Grand Final two weeks later against the same opponent, as a half forward flanker.[3] Richmond lost the grand final by 53 points and Hay never played again for the club.[3]
Hay went on to have a distinguished career in the Australian Army, serving as Commander of Australian Military Forces in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He was Commandant of the Royal Military College in Duntroon.[4]
References edit
- ^ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c AFL Tables: Bob Hay
- ^ Ramsey, Alan (5 July 2008). "The honour of working for Mr Curtin". Sydney Morning Herald.