Harold Maskell

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Harold Maskell
Personal information
Full name Harold Robert Maskell
Date of birth(1911-03-17)17 March 1911
Place of birth Mortlake, Victoria
Date of death 12 September 1972(1972-09-12) (aged 61)
Place of death Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s) Camperdown (HFL)
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1932 Geelong 09 (0)
1934–35 Carlton 11 (2)
1935–36 Hawthorn 08 (2)
Total28 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harold Robert Maskell (17 March 1911 – 12 September 1972) [1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong, Carlton and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]

When World War II began in 1939, Maskell volunteered for active service with the Australian Army. He qualified for the elite Commando force in 1942, and from then on fought against the invading Japanese Army in New Guinea and the neighbouring islands. [3]

Notes

  1. "Harold Maskell - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 525. ISBN   978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. "World War II Roll - Harold Robert Maskell". Commonwealth of Australia.


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