Harold Comte
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | March 10, 1909, |
| Recruited from | Echuca |
| Height and weight | 175 cm / 71 kg |
| Death | May 30, 1945 (aged 36), Tarakan, Dutch East Indies |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 1930, St Kilda vs. , at |
| Team(s) | St Kilda (1930-37)
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| ¹ Statistics to end of 1937 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Harold Comte (March 10, 1909 — May 30, 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL, and Sandringham in the VFA during the 1930s. He fought in World War Two with the 2/24th Battalion, Second A.I.F., and was killed in action in the Battle of Tarakan (1945).
Comte usually played as a rover or in defence. He won St Kilda's Best and fairest in 1933.
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[edit] 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
