Harold Comte

Harold Comte
Personal information
Full name William Henry James Comte
Date of birth 10 March 1909
Place of birth Moama, New South Wales
Date of death 30 May 1945(1945-05-30) (aged 36)
Place of death Tarakan, Dutch East Indies
Original team(s) Echuca
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1930–1937 St Kilda 104 (55)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Henry James Comte (10 March 1909 — 30 May 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and Sandringham in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) during the 1930s. He fought in World War II with the 2/24th Battalion, Second A.I.F., and was killed in action in the 1945 Battle of Tarakan.

Comte usually played as a rover or in defence. He won St Kilda's best and fairest in 1933.

See also

References

  • Main, J. & Allen, D., "Comte, 'Harold' Henry", pp. 224–226 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-74095-010-0


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