Edward Rae Cordner (18 June 1887 – 21 July 1963)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Edward Cordner | |||
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 Cordner in 1910 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward Rae Cordner | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandhurst, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 21 July 1963 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Greensborough, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Melbourne Grammar | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1905 | Melbourne | 2 (0) | |
| 1908–12 | University | 60 (8) | |
| Total | 62 (8) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
E. Cordner, extreme right, middle row.
Family
editThe son of Edward James Cordner (1856-1930),[2][3] and Helen Cordner (1860-1952), née Rae,[4][5] Edward Rae Cordner was born at Sandhurst, now known as Bendigo, in Victoria on 18 June 1887.[6]
Whilst serving in the First AIF, he married Margaret Constance Pruen, at Cheltenham, in England, on 23 January 1918.[7] They had four sons, Edward Pruen Cordner (1919–1996), the 1946 Brownlow Medal winner Donald Pruen Cordner (1922–2009), George Denis Pruen Cordner (1924–1990), and John Pruen Cordner (1929–2016), all of whom represented Melbourne Grammar School, University Blacks, and Melbourne in Australian rules football.[8][9]
Ted's brother Harry Cordner — "Harry" Cordner, who was overseas at the time that war broke out, was commissioned as an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and served in France.[10] — and two of his cousins Alan Cordner and "Larry" Cordner, also played senior VFL football.
Education
editEducated at Melbourne Grammar School, Ted entered into residence at Trinity College, Melbourne in 1906, and graduated M.B.B.S. from the University of Melbourne on 23 December 1910.[11]
In 1910, he shared the prestigious Beaney Scholarship for Surgery,[12][13][14] with his fellow Old Melburnian, University Football Club team-mate, and fellow medical student, Athol Tymms.[15]
Football
editTed played two senior VFL games with Melbourne in 1905, while still a pupil at Melbourne Grammar.
Admitted to Melbourne University in 1906, he played for the University team for two seasons (1906 and 1907) in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA)[broken anchor]; and, then, when the University team was admitted to the VFL competition in 1908, he played another 60 VFL games for University over five seasons (1908 to 1912), as both a student and a graduate of the university. He left Australia for England in 1913 to advance his medical career, and did not play in the VFL ever again.
Military service
editCaptain (later, Major) Edward Rae Cordner, served as a medical officer in the 6th Field Ambulance.[16][17]
Death
editHe died at the Diamond Valley Community Hospital in Greensborough on 21 July 1963.[18][19]
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ "University Football Club: Biographies - Personalities" (PDF). Melbourne University Football Club. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ Deaths: Cordner, The Age, (Friday, 7 February 1930), p.1.
- ^ About People, The Age, (Friday, 7 February 1930), p.9.
- ^ Marriages: Cordner—Rae, The Argus, (Monday, 13 August 1883), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Cordner, The Argus, (Saturday, 8 November 1952), p.16.
- ^ Births: Cordner, The Argus, (Monday, 20 June 1887), p.1.
- ^ Marriages: Cordner—Pruen, The Age, (Friday, 22 February 1918), p1.
- ^ Taylor, Percy, "That Amazing Cordner Family: Brawn and Brains Combined Gives Them a Record Unique in Victorian History", The Argus, (Friday, 26 September 1952), p.4.
- ^ Allen, David, "Dynasty: The Cordner Family", The Yorker, (Spring 2019), pp.26-31.[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Argus, 29 August 1914.
- ^ University of Melbourne: Degrees Conferred, The Argus, (Saturday, 24 December 1910), p.10.
- ^ James Beaney; see: Death of Dr. Beaney, The Leader, (Saturday, 4 July 1891), p.36.
- ^ The Will of Dr. Beaney, The Leader, (Saturday, 11 July 1891), p.42.
- ^ The University of Melbourne: The Beaney Scholarships, The Age, (Thursday, 6 October 1892), p.7.
- ^ University of Melbourne: Class Lists and Scholarships: Surgery (Including Clinical Surgery) and Gynæcology, The Australasian, (Saturday, 31 December 1910), p.43.
- ^ World War I Nominal Roll: Cordner, Edward Rae.
- ^ From Egypt to France: Interesting Letters: Captain Edward Rae Cordner, The Bendigonian, (Thursday, 27 July 1916), pp.1, 2.
- ^ Deaths: Cordner, The Age, (Monday, 22 July 1963), p.13.
- ^ Death of Doctor Cordner, Aged 76, The Age, (Monday, 22 July 1963), p.3.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- World War One Embarkation Roll: Captain Edward Rae Cordner, collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- World War One Nominal Roll: Major Edward Rae Cordner, collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- World War One Service Record: Major Edward Rae Cordner, National Archives of Australia.
External links
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- Edward Cordner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ted Cordner b1887, at Boyles Football Photos.
- Edward Cordner, at Demonwiki.
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