Harold Rippon
# Harold Rippon

Harold Holt Rippon (23 February 1874 – 16 January 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

## Family

The son of Samuel Rippon (1845-1897), and Lucretia Eliza Rippon (1848-1899), née Butterworth, Harold Holt Rippon was born at Abbotsford, Victoria on 23 February 1874.

His brothers, Les and Norm, also played for Melbourne in the VFL.

## Football

### Melbourne (VFL)

Rippon played in four senior games for Melbourne in 1898 -- including the match against St Kilda, at the Junction Oval, on 3 September 1898, where he appeared with both his brothers, Les and Norm -- and in one game, the match against St Kilda, at the Junction Oval on 5 May 1900, where he played as a replacement for his brother, Les.

### South Melbourne (VFL)

In 1903 he was cleared from Melbourne to South Melbourne. He played in 5 senior games in 1903 -- in four of which his brother, Norm, also played.

## Cricket

He played Sub-District Cricket for the Caulfield Cricket Club.

## Military service

He was a private in the 2nd Pioneer Battalion during World War I.

## Death

He died on 16 January 1917 from the wounds he sustained on 14 January 1917, while fighting in the Western Front.

### Burial

He is buried at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe.

