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William Armstrong (footballer)

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William Armstrong
Personal information
Full name William Louther Armstrong
Date of birth (1892-04-19)19 April 1892
Place of birth Albert Park, Victoria
Date of death 12 March 1968(1968-03-12) (aged 75)
Place of death Newtown, Victoria
Original team(s) Wesley College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911 University 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Louther Armstrong (19 April 1892 – 12 March 1968) was a qualified medical practitioner and an Australian rules footballer.

Family

The son of William Louther Armstrong (1860-1936),[1] and Catherine Armstrong (1868-1941), née Anstey, William Louther Armstrong was born at Albert Park, Victoria on 19 April 1892.[2][3]

He married Nita Elizabeth Hunter (1890-1973) on 14 November 1918.[4]

Education

He attended Wesley College.[5]

Football

Armstrong only played one season of Victorian Football League football, in 1911 for University. He played only three games in his short career, and was an ex-Wesley College player.[6]

Military service

He served in the First AIF.[7]

Medical practitioner

After leaving the army he worked for many years in Shepparton as a medical practitioner.

Notes

  1. ^ Deaths: Armstrong, The Argus, (Thursday, 1 October 1936), p.1.
  2. ^ Custody of a Child: A Father's Application, The Argus, (Wednesday, 10 December 1902), p.7.
  3. ^ Custody of a Child, The Herald, (Friday, 19 December 1902), p.4.
  4. ^ Personal, The Shepparton Advertiser, (Thursday, 7 November 1918), p.3.
  5. ^ Senior Public Examination: December Results: Melbourne Candidates, The Argus, (Thursday, 13 January 1910), p.7.
  6. ^ Holmesby & Main (2002), p.16.
  7. ^ "William Louther Armstrong – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2002), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne: Crown Content. ISBN 1-74095-001-1