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Harold Maskell
Harold
Robert
Maskell
was an
Australian rules footballer
who played with
Geelong
,
Carlton
and
Hawthorn
in the
Victorian Football League
.
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
.