Jack Harrow (Australian footballer)

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

Jack Harrow

Personal information
Full name|  John Harold Harrow
Date of birth|  (1921-04-01)1 April 1921
Place of birth|  Carlton North, Victoria
Date of death|  18 October 1961(1961-10-18) (aged 40)
Place of death|  Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s)|  RAAF / Preston
Height|  183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight|  80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1944|  Fitzroy|  2 (0)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Harold Harrow (1 April 1921 – 18 October 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

## Family

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Te son of Samuel Robert Kenyon Harrow (1890–1974), and Elsie Marietta Harrow (1892–1988), née Orsino, John Harold Harrow was born at Carlton North, Victoria on 1 April 1921.

He married Valerie Kathleen Barton (1921–1996), at Marysville, Victoria on 15 April 1944.[2]

## Death

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He died at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital on 18 October 1961.[3]

## Notes

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1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.370.
2. ^ Today's Weddings: Harrow—Barton, The Herald, (Saturday, 15 April 1944), p.8.
3. ^ Deaths: Harrow, The Age, (Thursday, 19 October 1961), p.15.

## References

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* Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
* World War Two Nominal Roll: Warrant Officer John Harold Harrow (205920), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
* A9301, 205920: World War Two Service Record: Warrant Officer John Harold Harrow (205920), (documents not yet examined for release), National Archives of Australia.

## External links

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* Jack Harrow's playing statistics from AFL Tables
* Jack Harrow at AustralianFootball.com