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Birth name | David Hugh Munro |
Nickname(s) | Brown Bomber, the Demon, |
Nationality | Australian |
Born | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia | 5 March 1913
Died | 3 April 1966 Sydney, Australia | (aged 53)
Alma mater | Marist Brothers' College, Randwick |
Occupation | Jockey |
David Hugh "Darby" Munro (5 March 1913 – 3 April 1966) also known as "the Demon" or the "Brown Bomber" was an Aboriginal Australian jockey born in Caulfield. He was a three-time winner of the Melbourne Cup. He has been described as "arguably Australia’s greatest jockey".[1]