Harold Bissett

Harold Bissett
Personal information
Full nameHarold Victor Bissett
Born(1889-06-24)24 June 1889
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Died7 June 1950(1950-06-07) (aged 60)
Homebush, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1912–14 Western Suburbs 16 2 0 0 6
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1913 New South Wales 2 3 0 0 9
Source: [1]

Harold Victor Bissett (24 June 1889 – 7 June 1950) was an Australian rugby league player.[2]

Born in Goulburn, Bissett was the son of a Post Master and grew up in the Western Suburbs of Sydney.[3]

Bissett competed as a centre and winger for Western Suburbs from 1912 to 1914, with most of his first–grade appearances coming in the 1913 season. He gained representative honours for New South Wales in 1913, playing twice against Queensland during a visit to Brisbane and scoring three tries.[3]

In addition to rugby league, Bissett also played first–grade cricket for Western Suburbs, rugby union with Wests and was a New South Wales 880 yards running champion.[3]

Bissett, a municipal clerk by profession, enlisted with the 1st AIF and in April 1915 was deployed to Gallipoli. He served with the 1st Australian Army Casualty Clearing Station in both Gallipoli and France, helping to treat wounded soldiers, then in 1917 transferred to the Australian Army Pay Corp.[3]

References

  1. ^ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
  2. ^ "Glebe Gobble Western Suburbs". Sydney Sportsman. 14 May 1913. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ a b c d "Harold Victor "Rut" Bissett Wests Archive". Wests Archive.
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