Arthur Mather (rugby league)
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Parramatta, New South Wales
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
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| Full name | Arthur Edward Mather | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 May 1918 Parramatta, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 August 2005 (aged 87) Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Front-Row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur "Mick" Edward Mather (3 May 1918 – 4 August 2005) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s.
Mather graduated into South Sydney's playing ranks from Marist Brothers High School, Darlinghurst. Following school, he became a fitter and turner and achieved a Higher Trade Certificate in Marine Engineering and Applied Mechanics at Sydney Technical College in 1937. Mather joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1940 and flew bombers over Europe and the Middle East during World War II. Mather was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in the Siege of Tobruk. He stayed in the Air Force after the war, receiving the Air Force Cross in 1965 before retiring as an Air Commodore in 1973.[2]