| Full name | Charles Francis George Thomas Hallaran | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1897-06-10)10 June 1897 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 March 1941(1941-03-21) (aged 43) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | at sea | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Thomas Hallaran (grandfather) William Hallaran (father) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Royal Navy officer | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Commander Charles Francis George Thomas Hallaran (10 June 1897 — 21 March 1941) was a Royal Navy officer and Ireland international rugby union player.
Biography
Born in Ceylon, Hallaran was the grandson of Thomas Hallaran, an Archdeacon of Ardfert, and the son of Ireland international halfback William Hallaran, later a surgeon in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
Hallaran, a second row forward, gained 15 Ireland caps between 1921 and 1926. He also played at various times for the Barbarians, Edinburgh Wanderers, Lansdowne, Surrey, Royal Navy and United Services. A capable boxer, Hallaran was officers' heavyweight champion of both the Grand Fleet and Royal Navy.
In World War I, Hallaran served as a sub lieutenant on the HMS Zinnia and lieutenant on the HMS Resolution.
Hallaran had attained the rank of commander by World War II and was serving on the HMS Springbank in 1941 when he drowned rescuing a stoker who had fallen overboard. After guiding the sailor to safety, Hallaran was taken by a wave and suffered a fractured skull, having been crushed between two vessels. He was posthumously awarded the Albert Medal for gallantry.
See also
References
- "Charles Francis George Thomas Hallaran AM". victoriacrossonline.co.uk. 7 July 2022.
- ^ "C. F. Hallaran". Sport (Dublin). 11 February 1922.
- "Gave Life For A Sailor". Gloucester Citizen. 26 March 1941.
External links
- Charles Hallaran at ESPNscrum
- 1897 births
- 1941 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- People from British Ceylon
- Rugby union locks
- Barbarian F.C. players
- Edinburgh Wanderers players
- Lansdowne Football Club players
- Surrey RFU players
- Royal Navy rugby union players
- United Services players
- Royal Navy officers of World War I
- Royal Navy officers of World War II
- Royal Navy personnel killed in World War II
- Recipients of the Albert Medal (lifesaving)
- Deaths by drowning in the United Kingdom
- Accidental deaths in England
- Sri Lankan people of Irish descent