Haydn William Bunton (1911 - 1955)

Born 5 Jul 1911 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia

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Died 5 Sep 1955 at age 44 in Gawler, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Haydn Bunton is Notable.

Haydn William Bunton was born in 1911 to Ernest Edward Bunton and Matilda Caroline Luhrs.^[1]

Haydn was a gifted sportsman from a young age,^[2] particularly in cricket^[3] and Australian Rules football.^[4] Between 1931 and 1945 he played in the Victorian Football League, (Fitzroy), Western Australian Football League (Subiaco) and the South Australian National Football League (Port Adelaide), winning the best and fairest awards in the VFL and WAFL three times each.^[5]

Haydn married Lylia Frances Austin in 1936.^[6] They had two sons, Hadyn Bunton Jr and David. Lylia filed for divorce in 1945.^[7]; they remarried the following year.^[8]

Lylia died suddenly in 1954.^[9] On September 1, 1955 Haydn was critically injured when his car hit a tree. He died the following week.^[10]

Haydn Bunton is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Bunton was named in the forward pocket in the AFL Team of the Century, announced during the League’s Centenary in 1996. In the same year, he was named as one of the inaugural inductees into the AFL Hall of Fame, and was simultaneously elevated to Legend status. He was also named in Fitzroy’s Team of the Century, announced in 2001.

He had been inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985.

The [NSW Australian Football History Society][1] calls him "Probably the greatest football celebrity of all time".

Sources

1. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Hydan W Bunton, Birth. Father's Given Name: Ernest E. Mother's Given Name: Matilda C. Registration number: 24306/1911, District: Albury. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births
2. ↑ School Sports (1927, March 26). Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), p. 89. Retrieved June 30, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223345189
3. ↑ GENERAL. (1924, October 31). The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1871 - 1938), p. 27. Retrieved June 30, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101524574
4. ↑ G.P.S. ATHLETES IN TRAINING (1928, September 22). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), p. 33. Retrieved June 30, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246814707
5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2020, June 13). Haydn Bunton Sr.. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06:02, June 30, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haydn_Bunton_Sr.&oldid=962319578
6. ↑ FOOTBALL WEDDING Bunton to be Married To-day (1936, February 22). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 29. Retrieved June 30, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11884696
7. ↑ Haydn Bunton Caught With Married A WAS In Compromising Car Canoodle (1945, October 13). Mirror (Perth, WA : 1921 - 1956), p. 12. Retrieved June 30, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76018620
8. ↑ HAYDN BUNTON HAS RE-WED WIFE (1946, September 7). Mirror (Perth, WA : 1921 - 1956), p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75940533
9. ↑ Wife Of Haydn Bunton Dies (1954, December 27). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47620651
10. ↑ HAYDN BUNTON DIES (1955, September 6). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71693527

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 September 2020), memorial page for Haydn William Bunton Sr. (5 Jul 1911–5 Sep 1955), Find a Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #179366062, citing North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, Prospect City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by letemrip (contributor 49084452) .

• Grave record for Haydn William Bunton (5 Jul 1911 - 5 Sep 1955), Billion Graves Record 34295921 Nailsworth, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. first accessed online on the 17th of September, 2020 at: https://billiongraves.com/grave/Haydn-William-Bunton/34295921

• W. F. Mandle, 'Bunton, Haydn William (1911–1955)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bunton-haydn-william-5424/text9199, published first in hardcopy 1979, accessed online 17 September 2020.

• Sport Australia Hall of Fame

• Australian Football Hall of Fame

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• West Australian Football Hall of Fame from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 27th of January, 2024 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame

• BUNTON, HAYDN WILLIAM his World War II service record from the Australian Government's Department of Veteran Affairs website. first accessed online on the 27th of January, 2024

• Christian, Geoff & Lee, Jack (John Herbert) & Messenger, Bob & Jordan, Ray (1985), The Footballers: a history of football in Western Australia, St George Books, Perth, Western Australia.