About Tom Carlyon
Lived 1902 – 1982 (aged 79). Tom Carlyon was an australian rules football player.
Thomas Symington Carlyon (27 April 1902 – 14 March 1982) was an Australian hotelier, horse racing administrator, and military officer in World War II. As a young man, he excelled at rowing, the son of Thomas Symington Carlyon Snr (1866–1925), former steamboat captain on the Murray River and later Victorian hotelier, whose hotel chain included the Esplanade Hotel ("The Espy") in St Kilda.
He attended Geelong Grammar School, where he was a member of the rowing team in 1920. at the age of 21.
He later became an administrator in the horse racing industry.
Honours On 13 October 1944 Carlyon was awarded an O.B.E. for his war service, which was presented to him in Melbourne in March 1947.
Personal life Carlyon had two brothers who also worked in the hotel industry,
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Who was Tom Carlyon?
Australian rules footballer (1902–1982)
When was Tom Carlyon born?
Tom Carlyon was born on 27 April 1902 in Ballarat.
When did Tom Carlyon die?
Tom Carlyon died on 14 March 1982 in Malvern.
What was Tom Carlyon's occupation?
Tom Carlyon was an australian rules football player.
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