William Tanner O'Connor (13 March 1908 – 12 July 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.667.
Family The son of John George O'Connor (1853–1916),Deaths: O'Connor, The Argus, (Monday, 3 April 1916), p.1. and Mary Ann O'Connor (1871–1967), née Tanner,General News, The Yackandandah Times, (Friday, 5 March 1897), p.3. William Tanner O'Connor was born in Fitzroy, Victoria on 13 March 1908.
He married Millie Frances Veronica Tanner (1907–2005) in 1937.Engagements, Table Talk, (Thursday, 22 March 1934), p.44.Weddings: O'Connor—Tanner, Table Talk, (Thursday, 15 July 1937), p.43. They had three children.
Football South Melbourne (VFL) Recruited from the Middle Park Football Club,'Kickero', "Footballers Pass Preliminary Tests: Club Lists Reduced to Working Proportions", The Herald, (Tuesday, 23 April 1929), p.3. O'Connor played one game, on the half-forward flank, for the South Melbourne First XVIII, against Melbourne, at the MCG, on 27 April 1929.South v. Melb. To-day: Selectors Choose Fast and Evenly Balanced Combination, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 27 April 1929), p.1.'Centre', "Umpire Devine Gives Rediculous (sic) Exhibition with Whistle: South v. Melbourne Match Spoilt: 158 Free Kicks Awarded" Although Defeated, Prospects are Good", The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 27 April 1929), pp.1–2.South v. St. Kilda To-Day, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 27 April 1929), p.2.
Military service O'Connor enlisted in the Second AIF on 12 January 1942, and served during World War II.Nominal Roll.
Death He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville, Victoria on 12 July 1989.Deaths: O'Connor, The Age, (Thursday, 13 July 1989), p.22.
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World War Two Nominal Roll: Sergeant William Tanner O'Connor (VX69624), Department of Veterans' Affairs. B883, VX69624: World War Two Service Record: Sergeant William Tanner O'Connor (VX69624), National Archives of Australia.
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