Tommy Hughes (Australian footballer)
| Tommy Hughes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Edward Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | At sea near Launceston, Tasmania | ||
| Date of death | 19 August 1981 (aged 94) | ||
| Place of death | Northcote, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Leopold (MJFA) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing / Backline | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1911 | Carlton | 6 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Thomas Edward Hughes (25 December 1886 – 19 August 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL), usually playing on the wing or in defence.
Military service[edit]
He enlisted in the First AIF on 27 November 1915.
Some mistaken sources, confusing Hughes with one of two other AIF men of the same name who were killed in action,[1] claim that he had been killed in the Somme during World War I; when, in fact, he returned to Australia on 23 June 1919.
Other mistaken sources based their statements on the obituary of "Private Tom Hughes" that appeared in The Winner of 6 June 1917,[2] without having seen the retraction notice published a week later,[3] that clearly stated that the deceased "Private Tom Hughes" was not one and the same as the "Gunner Tom Hughes" who once played for Carlton.[4][5]
Death[edit]
He died on 19 August 1981.[6]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Namely, Private Thomas Edward Hughes (75) who died of his wounds on 8 October 1917, and Private Thomas Edward Hughes (4823) who was killed in action on 3 September 1916.
- ^ Brave Footballers, The Winner, (Wednesday, 6 June 1917), p.8.
- ^ Statement Corrected, The Winner, (Wednesday, 13 June 1917), p.8.
- ^ In fact, the deceased "Private Tom Hughes" was Private Albert Thomas Hughes (5985), who was killed in action on 3 May 1917 (see: Roll of Honour: Private Albert Thomas Hughes (5985), Australian War Museum).
- ^ see also: Tommy Hughes, blueseum.org.
- ^ Deaths: Hughes, The Age, (Thursday, 21 August 1981), p.30.
References[edit]
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- First World War Service Record: Gunner Thomas Edward Hughes (14581), National Archives of Australia.
- First World War Nominal Roll: Gunner Thomas Edward Hughes (14581), Australian War Memorial.
External links[edit]
- "Tommy Hughes". Blueseum.
- Tommy Hughes at AustralianFootball.com
- Tommy Hughes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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