Harry Daniel

For other people named Harry Daniel, see Harry Daniel (disambiguation).
Harry Daniel
Personal information
Full name Harold Daniel
Date of birth 19 June 1879
Place of birth Western Creek, Ballarat
Date of death 10 August 1918(1918-08-10) (aged 39)
Place of death Amiens
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1901 Carlton 11 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1901 season.

Harold "Harry" Daniel (19 June 1879 – 10 August 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Originally from the Ballarat region, Daniel played in the Victorian Football Association at Port Melbourne[1] before joining Carlton for the 1901 VFL season. He put together 11 games in the first 12 rounds, as a defender, before returning to Port Melbourne.[2]

Daniel would later fight in World War I as a private with the 5th Battalion. He was awarded a Military Medal in 1917 for bravery during an offensive against the German lines at Ypres. A month later, he was seriously injured after taking fire from a machine-gun and was evacuated to England for treatment. He returned in March 1918 but was killed in action by shellfire three months later in the Battle of Amiens.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ↑ "Harry Daniel". AFL Tables.
  3. ↑ "Roll of Honour – Harold Daniel". Australian War Memorial.
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