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English soldier and cricketer

Augustus Meyer Lochner (1 October 1827 – 20 February 1865) was an English soldier who played as a cricketer in one match for Tasmania. He was born in Enfield and died in Plumstead Common.

Lochner made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1853–54 season, against Victoria. He scored 19 not out in the first innings in which he batted, and a single run in the second.

Military career

In 1845, Augustus Lochner was a "gentleman cadet" and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. In May 1846, he became a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, and in November of the same year he was promoted to first lieutenant. Lochner continued with his military career: in 1859, he is recorded as being promoted from second captain to full captain in the Royal Engineers. He was a serving officer with the rank of captain at the time of his death in 1865.

See also

References

  1. "Royal Military Academy", The Times, no. 19110, London, p. 3, 18 December 1845
  2. "From The London Gazette", The Times, no. 19232, London, p. 6, 9 May 1846
  3. "From The London Gazette", The Times, no. 19397, London, p. 4, 18 November 1846
  4. "From The London Gazette", The Times, no. 23273, London, p. 6, 6 April 1859
  5. "Naval and Military Intelligence", The Times, no. 25151, London, p. 9, 5 April 1865

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