William Armstrong (footballer)
William Armstrong | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | William Louther Armstrong | ||
Date of birth | 19 April 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Albert Park, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 12 March 1968 | (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
[edit]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
[edit]He attended Wesley College.[5]
Football
[edit]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
[edit]He served in the First AIF.[7]
Medical practitioner
[edit]After leaving the army he worked for many years in Shepparton as a medical practitioner.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Deaths: Armstrong, The Argus, (Thursday, 1 October 1936), p.1.
- ^ Custody of a Child: A Father's Application, The Argus, (Wednesday, 10 December 1902), p.7.
- ^ Custody of a Child, The Herald, (Friday, 19 December 1902), p.4.
- ^ Personal, The Shepparton Advertiser, (Thursday, 7 November 1918), p.3.
- ^ Senior Public Examination: December Results: Melbourne Candidates, The Argus, (Thursday, 13 January 1910), p.7.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2002), p.16.
- ^ "William Louther Armstrong – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
References
[edit]- 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
External links
[edit]- William Armstrong's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- William Armstrong at AustralianFootball.com
- William Louther Armstrong, at "Find a Grave"