William Tanner O'Connor (13 March 1908 – 12 July 1989) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
South Melbourne
South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ...
in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Family
The son of John George O'Connor (1853–1916), and Mary Ann O'Connor (1871–1967), née Tanner, William Tanner O'Connor was born in
Fitzroy, Victoria
Fitzroy is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Yarra local government area. Fitzroy recorded a population of 10,431 at the 2021 census.
Pl ...
on 13 March 1908.
He married Millie Frances Veronica Tanner (1907–2005) in 1937. They had three children.
Football
South Melbourne (VFL)
Recruited from the Middle Park Football Club, O'Connor played one game, on the half-forward flank, for the South Melbourne First XVIII,
against Melbourne, at the MCG, on 27 April 1929.
Military service
O'Connor enlisted in the Second AIF on 12 January 1942, and served during World War II.
Death
He died at the
Royal Melbourne Hospital
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in
Parkville, Victoria
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on 12 July 1989.
Deaths: O'Connor, ''The Age'', (Thursday, 13 July 1989), p.22.
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Notes
References
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World War Two Nominal Roll: Sergeant William Tanner O'Connor (VX69624), ''Department of Veterans' Affairs.
* B883, VX69624: World War Two Service Record: Sergeant William Tanner O'Connor (VX69624), ''National Archives of Australia''.
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1908 births
1989 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Sydney Swans players
Australian Army personnel of World War II
Australian Army soldiers
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