Harry Cordner
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Henry Cordner (17 June 1885 – 14 November 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with both the Melbourne Football Club and the Melbourne University Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
H. Cordner, third from right, middle row.
Family
The son of Edward James Cordner, and Helen Cordner, née Rae, Henry Cordner was born in Bendigo on 17 June 1885.[1] He died in Hobart on 14 November 1943.[2][3]
Harry's brother Ted Cordner, and his cousins Alan Cordner and "Larry" Cordner, also played senior VFL football. Harry is the uncle of the Cordners – Don, Denis, Ted and John – who played for Melbourne in the 1940s.
Education
Henry entered into residence at Trinity College, Melbourne in 1904, graduating with a M.B., Ch.B. from the University of Melbourne in 1909.
Football
He played VFL football for both Melbourne and University.[4]
Military service
Overseas at the time that war broke out, Dr. Henry Cordner was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps, on 16 August 1914,[5] promoted to captain on 16 August 1916,[6] and served in France.[7]
See also
Footnotes
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- ↑ Birth: Cordner, The Bendigo Advertiser, (Thursday, 18 June 1885), p.2.
- ↑ Deaths: Cordner, The Argus, (Tuesday, 16 November 1943), p.2; Deaths: Cordner, The (Hobart) Mercury, (Monday, 15 November 1943), p.8.
- ↑ Obituary: Dr Henry Cordner, The (Hobart) Mercury, (Monday, 15 November 1943), p.4.
- ↑ H. Cordner, The Argus, (Monday, 27 September 1909), p.7.
- ↑ The London Gazette, 28 August 1914, p.6798.
- ↑ The London Gazette, 7 September 1915, p.8874.
- ↑ The Argus, 29 August 1914.
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References
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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- Personal: Dr. Henry Cordner, The Argus, (Saturday, 29 August 1914), p.17.
External links
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE's playing statistics from AFL TablesTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Harry Cordner, demonwiki.org.
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