Harold Cecil Allwork (22 April 1909 – 31 October 1942) was an Australian rugby league footballer. He competed in the New South Wales Rugby League for North Sydney, and also represented the Second Australian Imperial Force in rugby league during the Second World War.[1]
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| Full name | Harold Cecil Allwork | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 1909 Eastbourne, East Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 October 1942 (aged 33) El Alamein, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and rugby career
editAllwork was born on 22 April 1909 in Eastbourne, England to William Thomas and Edith Mary Allwork.[2] Allwork appeared in 16 matches for North Sydney in 1933–34, gaining 2 tries and earning 6 points in 16 appearances.[1]
Personal life and military career
editAllwork was married and worked as a carpenter.[2][3] He enlisted as a private in the Second Australian Imperial Force on 15 July 1940 and was assigned to the 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion.[4] In 1940, Allwork appeared once for the AIF rugby league team.[1] Allwork was transferred to the Middle Eastern theatre in November 1941, and was given 60 days field punishment for committing an "offence against the person of an invaded country" and for "striking a superior officer" in May 1942.[3] He was killed in action during the Second Battle of El Alamein on 31 October 1942 and is buried at the El Alamein War Cemetery.[1][2][4]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | Division | League | Other | Total | |||||||||
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| Apps | Tries | Goals | Points | Apps | Tries | Goals | Points | Apps | Tries | Goals | Points | |||
| North Sydney | 1933 | New South Wales Rugby League[1] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Club career total | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Goulbourn | 1935 | Representative[1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern Districts | 1936 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AIF | 1940 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Harry Allwork – Career Stats and Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details: Allwork, Harold Cecil". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ a b "ALLWORK, Harold Cecil". ACT Memorial. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ a b "World War Two Service". Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 12 July 2020.