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Charles Hallaran

Charles Hallaran
AM
Full nameCharles Francis George Thomas Hallaran
Date of birth(1897-06-10)10 June 1897
Place of birthCeylon
Date of death21 March 1941(1941-03-21) (aged 43)
Place of deathat sea
Notable relative(s)Thomas Hallaran (grandfather)
William Hallaran (father)
Occupation(s)Royal Navy officer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second row
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1921–26 Ireland 15 (0)

Commander Charles Francis George Thomas Hallaran (10 June 1897 — 21 March 1941) was a Royal Navy officer and Ireland international rugby union player.

Biography

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 the HMS Zinnia and lieutenant on the HMS Resolution.[2]

Hallaran had attained the rank of commander by World War II and was serving on the 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

References

  1. ^ "Charles Francis George Thomas Hallaran AM". victoriacrossonline.co.uk. 7 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "C. F. Hallaran". Sport (Dublin). 11 February 1922.
  3. ^ "Gave Life For A Sailor". Gloucester Citizen. 26 March 1941.
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