Arthur Robert Hart (13 February 1917 – 16 October 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 370.
Family The son of Frederick Arthur Hart (1889-1948),Deaths: Hart, The Age, (Saturday, 24 January 1948), p. 2. and Elizabeth Hart (1889-1966), née King,Deaths: Hart, The Age, (Monday, 5 December 1966), p. 17. Arthur Robert Hart was born at Carlton, Victoria on 13 February 1917. Two of his three brothers, Edward Ronald "Eddie" Hart (1922–1995) and Donald Clement "Don" Hart (1930–2018), also played for Fitzroy, as had his uncle Robert "Bob" King (1894–1979).
He married Mona Emily Stevens (1919–2010) on 19 April 1941.Today's Weddings: Hart—Stevens, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 19 April 1941), p. 23.
Football He made his debut for Fitzroy, in the back-pocket, against Essendon, at Windy Hill, on 20 August 1938.Fitzroy changes Four, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Friday, 19 August 1938), p. 30.Teams for Saturday: Fitzroy, Friday, 19 August 1938), p. 17.
Military service He served in New Guinea as a Sergeant of Communication Signals in World War II.Nominal Roll.Service Record.League Stars in Uniform, The Weekly Times, (Wednesday, 16 July 1943), p. 20.
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World War Two Nominal Roll: Sergeant Arthur Hart (VX144410), Department of Veterans' Affairs. World War Two Service Record: Sergeant Arthur Robert Hart (VX144410), National Archives of Australia.
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