Athletes in the Defence Forces
Forty athletes on the Hall of Champions Roll of Honour have served their country in the Defence Forces from WWI to the present.
Some have seen active service, been wounded or captured. Others have served on home soil, training troops and supporting the war effort. All have excelled in their chosen sport.
We honour and remember their courage, resilience, sacrifice and sporting prowess.
ARMY
Reginald ‘Snowy’ Baker 1884-1953
Boxing
Greg Smith OAM b.1967
Wheelchair Athletics & Rugby
WWI 1914 – 1918
Cecil Healy 1882-1918
Swimming
Charlie Macartney 1886-1958
Cricket
Harold Hardwick 1888-1959
Swimming & Boxing
James ‘Judy’ Masters 1892-1955
Football
Anthony ‘Nick’ Winter 1894-1955
Athletics
WWII 1939 - 1945
Harold Hardwick 1888-1959
Swimming & Boxing
Arthur Cooper (Johnny) Wallace 1900-1975
Rugby Union
Sir William Northam CBE 1905-1988
Yachting
Jack Fingleton 1908-1981
Cricket
Sir Donald Bradman AC 1908-2001
Cricket
Stan McCabe 1910-1968
Cricket
Horace Lindrum 1912-1974
Snooker & Billiards
Ray Stehr 1913-1983
Rugby League
Adrian Quist 1913-1991
Tennis
Norman von Nida 1914-2007
Golf
Sid Barnes 1916-1973
Cricket
Ossie Pickworth 1918-1969
Golf
John Bromwich 1918-1999
Tennis
Thelma Coyne Long 1918-2015
Tennis
Roger Cornforth 1919-1976
Rugby Union & Water Polo
Vic Patrick OAM 1920-2006
Boxing
Kel Nagle OAM 1920-2015
Golf
Ray Lindwall MBE 1921-1996
Cricket
Neville Sellwood 1922-1962
Horse Racing
VIETNAM WAR 1962 - 1975
Bobby Fulton AM b. 1947
Rugby League
AIR FORCE
WWII 1939 - 1945
Lionel Van Praag 1908-1987Speedway Racing
Herb Narvo 1912-1958
Rugby League & Boxing
Bill Brown 1912-2008
Cricket
Keith Miller MBE 1919-2004
Cricket
Tom Kirk 1914-2001
Woodchopping
Mervyn Wood LVO MBE QPM 1917-2006
Rowing
Bob Newbiggin 1921-1989
Surf Lifesaving
Harry Berwick MBE b. 1923
Golf
Ken Kearney 1924-2006
Rugby Union & Rugby League
NAVY
Joseph ‘Joey’ James Donovan 1949-2001
Boxing
WWII 1939 - 1945
Brian Bevan 1924-1991Rugby League
Des Renford MBE 1927-1999
Swimming