John William Murrell (23 June 1901 – 3 June 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.645.
Family The son of Ambrose Murrell (1856-1946),Deaths: Murrell, The Argus, (Saturday, 28 September 1946), p.28. and Helen Harriet Murrell (1861-1948), née Cuthbertson,Diamond Wedding: Murrell—Cuthbertson, The Argus, (Saturday, 23 February 1946), p.18.Deaths: Murrell, The Adelaide Chronicle, (Thursday, 22 January 1948), p.33. John William Murrell was born at Geelong on 23 June 1901.
He married Beatrice Alice "Trixie" Calvert (1903-1990), at St John's Anglican Church, New Town, Tasmania, on 30 December 1926.Wedding Bells: Murrell—Calvert, The Huon Times. (Friday, 7 January 1927), p.5.
Education He was educated at the Geelong High School and the Gordon Institute of Technology.Ex-Gordon Student's Appointment, The Geelong Advertiser, (Saturday, 23 August 1924), p.6.
Engineer He was a qualified hydraulic engineer.Gordon's Engineering Faculty, The Geelong Advertiser,(Saturday, 10 June 1922), p.4.Success of Gordon Students, The Geelong Advertiser, (Thursday, 4 September 1924), p.4.Sewers Engineer: A Tasmanian Appointed, The (Adelaide) Register, (Friday, 11 September 1925), p.13.
Military service He also served in the Navy in World War I.
Death He died in Adelaide on 3 June 1980.
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References
World War One Service Record (a): John William Murrelll (387), National Archives of Australia. World War One Service Record (b): John William Murrelll (387), National Archives of Australia.
External links
Jack Murrell's profile at Redlegs Museum (Norwood)