Lyle Bruce Mcpherson Hone (26 July 1913 – 13 June 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Bruce Hone | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lyle Bruce Mcpherson Hone | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 13 June 1946 (aged 32) | ||
| Place of death | Prahran, Victoria | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1936–39 | Brighton (VFA) | 40 (32) | |
| 1940 | Hawthorn | 5 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of Thomas Colin Hone (1883–1951),[2] and Margaret Pearl Hone (1888–1965), née Johnson, Lyle Bruce Mcpherson Hone was born at Brighton, Victoria on 26 July 1913.
He married Olive Maude Duell (1910–1985), later Mrs. Albert Eddy McGill, in 1937.
Military service edit
He enlisted in the Second AIF on 12 July 1941.
Death edit
He died at the Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, on 13 June 1946.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.406.
- ^ Deaths: Hone, The Herald, (Thursday, 11 October 1951), p.8.
- ^ Deaths: Hone, The Argus, (Friday, 14 June 1946), p.19.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Sapper Lyle Bruce McPherson (VX59406), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX59406: World War Two Service Record: Sapper Lyle Bruce McPherson (VX59406), National Archives of Australia.
External links edit
- Bruce Hone at AustralianFootball.com
- Bruce Hone's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bruce Hone's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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