Harry Furnell

Harry Furnell
Born(1898-10-24)24 October 1898
Maryborough, Victoria
Died22 November 1973(1973-11-22) (aged 75)
East Melbourne, Victoria
Military career
AllegianceAustralia
Branch
Citizen Military Forces
Second Australian Imperial Force
Service years
1923–1951
Rank
Brigadier
Commands2/2nd Field Ambulance (1939–41)
Conflicts
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Efficiency Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (5)
Australian rules football career
Personal information
Original team University Blacks
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1918–19 Carlton 13 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brigadier Herbert Giblin Furnell, CBE, DSO, ED (24 October 1898 – 22 November 1973) was an Australian physician, army officer, and an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Born in Maryborough, Victoria, Furnell won a scholarships to Geelong Church of England Grammar School and then entered Trinity College (University of Melbourne) where he completed his medical degrees, graduating in 1921.

During the Second World War, Furnell served with the Australian Army Medical Corps, and was in command of the 2/2nd Field Ambulance, serving in Libya where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. Promoted to colonel, he served at Tobruk and El Alamein, and then in New Guinea with the rank of brigadier, being mentioned in despatches no fewer than five times and being appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. ↑ "Furnell, Herbert Giblin (Harry) (1898–1973)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 14 (Melbourne: MUP, 1996).
  3. ↑ "Roll of Honour", The Fleur-de-Lys, no. 45 (Nov. 1948): 25.