Harold Maskell

Harold Maskell
Harold Maskell
Personal information
Full name	Harold Robert Maskell
Date of birth	17 March 1911
Place of birth	Mortlake, Victoria
Date of death	12 September 1972 (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
Years	Club
1932	Geelong
1934–35	Carlton
1935–36	Hawthorn
Total
	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[edit]

^ "Harold Maskell - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ 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.
^ "World War II Roll - Harold Robert Maskell". Commonwealth of Australia.

External links[edit]

Harold Maskell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Harold Maskell's profile at Blueseum

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[1] "Harold Maskell - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

[encyc-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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