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Australian rules footballer, born 1892 For the Carlton player, see Bill Armstrong (Australian footballer).

Australian rules footballer
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 career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911 University 3 (0)
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), and Catherine Armstrong (1868-1941), née Anstey, William Louther Armstrong was born at Albert Park, Victoria on 19 April 1892.

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

Education

He attended Wesley College.

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.

Military service

He served in the First AIF.

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

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