Edward Cordner

The son of Edward James Cordner (1856-1930),[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203107745 Deaths: Cordner, The Age, (Friday, 7 February 1930), p.1.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203108060 About People, The Age, (Friday, 7 February 1930), p.9.] and Helen Cordner (1860-1952), née Rae,[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8548113 Marriages: Cordner—Rae, The Argus, (Monday, 13 August 1883), p.1.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23212349 Deaths: Cordner, The Argus, (Saturday, 8 November 1952), p.16.] Edward Rae Cordner was born at Sandhurst, now known as Bendigo, in Victoria on 18 June 1887.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7938781 Births: Cordner, The Argus, (Monday, 20 June 1887), p.1.]

Whilst serving in the First AIF, he married Margaret Constance Pruen, at Cheltenham, in England, on 23 January 1918.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155101334 Marriages: Cordner—Pruen, The Age, (Friday, 22 February 1918), p1.] 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 {{AFL Mel}} in Australian rules football.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23198947 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.][https://docplayer.net/storage/103/157362252/1601068752/dnBIJp-30UZsjzsgh4jOCg/157362252.pdf Allen, David, "Dynasty: The Cordner Family", The Yorker, (Spring 2019), pp.26-31.]{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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.The Argus, 29 August 1914. — and two of his cousins Alan Cordner and "Larry" Cordner, also played senior VFL football.

Educated 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.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10487362 University of Melbourne: Degrees Conferred, The Argus, (Saturday, 24 December 1910), p.10.]

In 1910, he shared the prestigious Beaney Scholarship for Surgery,James Beaney; see: [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197953175 Death of Dr. Beaney, The Leader, (Saturday, 4 July 1891), p.36.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197952317 The Will of Dr. Beaney, The Leader, (Saturday, 11 July 1891), p.42.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197174069 The University of Melbourne: The Beaney Scholarships, The Age, (Thursday, 6 October 1892), p.7.] with his fellow Old Melburnian, University Football Club team-mate, and fellow medical student, Athol Tymms.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142937232 University of Melbourne: Class Lists and Scholarships: Surgery (Including Clinical Surgery) and Gynæcology, The Australasian, (Saturday, 31 December 1910), p.43.]

Ted 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|date=2024-09-17|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Victorian Amateur Football Association#Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA)|reason= The anchor (Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA)) has been deleted.}}; 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.

Captain (later, Major) Edward Rae Cordner, served as a medical officer in the 6th Field Ambulance.[http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/records/awm8/26/49/awm8-26-49-1.pdf 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.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91386456 1], [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page8551833 2].

He died at the Diamond Valley Community Hospital in Greensborough on 21 July 1963.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CH5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pZYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6097%2C3271164 Deaths: Cordner, The Age, (Monday, 22 July 1963), p.13.][https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CH5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pZYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4996%2C3217834 Death of Doctor Cordner, Aged 76, The Age, (Monday, 22 July 1963), p.3.]

• List of Australian rules football families

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• Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
• [https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/awm-media/collection/RCDIG1067694/large/5374918.JPG World War One Embarkation Roll: Captain Edward Rae Cordner, collection of the Australian War Memorial.]
• [https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/awm-media/collection/RCDIG1068894/large/5357191.JPG World War One Nominal Roll: Major Edward Rae Cordner, collection of the Australian War Memorial.]
• [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ViewPDF.aspx?B=3420801&D=D World War One Service Record: Major Edward Rae Cordner, National Archives of Australia.]

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• {{AFL Tables|ref=T/Ted_Cordner1.html}}
• [http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Ted+Cordner+b1887 Ted Cordner b1887, at Boyles Football Photos.]
• [http://www.demonwiki.org/Edward+Cordner Edward Cordner, at Demonwiki.]

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