Ron Larking
| Ron Larking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ronald Guy Larking | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Caulfield, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 1 May 1918 (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | Neuve-Église, France[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Melbourne Grammar | ||
| Position(s) | Full-forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909 | University | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
Ronald Guy Larking MC & Bar was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League. His only VFL game was as a full-forward against Fitzroy Football Club in the last game of the 1909 season.[2]
He enlisted to serve in World War I, and became a Despatch rider. He was awarded a Military Cross and Bar for bravery, but was later killed in a motorcycling accident in 1918.
See also
References
- ↑ Main, J. & Allen, D., "Larking, Ronald MC and Bar", pp.98-100 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 501. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External Links
- Ron Larking's statistics from AFL Tables
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