Harry Cordner
| Harry Cordner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henry Cordner | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 14 November 1943 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Hobart | ||
| Original team(s) | Melbourne Grammar | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Henry "Harry" Cordner (17 June 1885 – 14 November 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Education
He graduated M.B., Ch.B. from the University of Melbourne in 1909.
Football
Harry's brother Ted Cordner, and his cousins Alan Cordner and "Larry" Cordner, also played senior VFL football.
Harry is the uncle of the Don Cordner, Dennis Cordner, Ted Cordner and John Cordner who all played for Melbourne in the 1940s.
Soldier
Overseas at the time that war broke out, Dr. Henry Cordner was commissioned as an Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps, on 16 August 1914,[1] promoted to Captain on 16 August 1916,[2] and served in France.[3]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ The London Gazette, 28 August 1914, p.6798.
- ^ The London Gazette, 7 September 1915, p.8874.
- ^ The Argus, 29 August 1914.
References
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- "Melbourne University Football: Some famous Personalities" (PDF). Melbourne University Football. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- Personal: Dr. Henry Cordner, The Argus, (Saturday, 29 August 1914), p.17.
External links
- Harry Cordner's playing statistics from AFL Tables