Bob Hay (general)

Bob Hay
Born(1920-04-09)9 April 1920
Bendigo, Victoria[1]
Died28 January 1998(1998-01-28) (aged 77)
Geelong, Victoria
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branchAustralian Army
Years of service1940–1977
RankMajor General
CommandsRoyal Military College, Duntroon (1973–77)
1st Division (1970)
Australian Forces Vietnam (1969–70)
Deputy Chief of the General Staff (1967–69)
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1955)
Battles / warsSecond World War
Vietnam War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Australian rules football career
Personal information
Original team(s) Collegians[2]
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1942 Richmond 2 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Major General Robert Arthur Hay, CB, MBE (9 April 1920 – 28 January 1998) was an Australian Army general. He also played Australian rules football and made two appearances in 1942 for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Both of Hay's VFL games were finals.[3] He made his debut in Richmond's semi-final win over Essendon at Princes Park and also played in the 1942 VFL Grand Final two weeks later against the same opponent, as a half forward flanker.[3] Richmond lost the grand final by 53 points and Hay never played again for the club.[3]

Hay went on to have a distinguished career in the Australian Army, serving as Commander of Australian Military Forces in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He was Commandant of the Royal Military College in Duntroon.[4]

References

  1. ^ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ a b c AFL Tables: Bob Hay
  4. ^ Ramsey, Alan (5 July 2008). "The honour of working for Mr Curtin". Sydney Morning Herald.
Military offices
Preceded by
Major General Sandy Pearson
 Commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon
1973–1977 		Succeeded by
Major General Alan Morrison
Commander 1st Division
April–December 1970 		Succeeded by
Major General William Henderson
Preceded by
Major General Arthur MacDonald
 Deputy Chief of the General Staff
1968–1969 		Succeeded by