Frank Ballantyne

Frank Ballantyne
Personal information
Full name Frank Huon Chesterman Ballantyne
Date of birth (1891-09-30)30 September 1891
Place of birth Yendon, Victoria
Date of death 11 September 1940(1940-09-11) (aged 48)
Place of death Epworth Hospital, Richmond, Victoria[1]
Original team(s) Northcote City
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1916 Fitzroy 4 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1916.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frank Huon Chesterman Ballantyne (30 September 1891 – 11 September 1940) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

After making four appearances with Fitzroy in 1916 (all losses), Ballantyne enlisted to serve in World War I, serving overseas for two years before returning to Australia in 1918.[3]

Notes

  1. "Family Notices". The Argus (29, 347). Melbourne, Victoria. 12 September 1940. p. 4.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. "Discovering Anzacs:Frank Huon Chesterman Ballantyne". National Archives of Australia.
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