Otto Lowenstern
Otto Lowenstern (7 December 1888 – 1 December 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Otto Lowenstern | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Otto Lowenstern | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Dandenong, Victoria[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1 December 1917 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | near Gouzeaucourt, France | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong[2] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1910–11 | St Kilda | 12 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lowenstern spent both the 1910 and 1911 seasons playing in the VFL. He only appeared once in 1910 but played 11 games in 1911 under coach Eddie Drohan.[3]
He fought in World War I, with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) regiment of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. Lowenstern was killed while fighting in France on 1 December 1917 and is buried at Vimy Memorial at Pas-de-Calais.[4]
References
- Birth certificate
- "CLUB NOTES. THE LEAGUE". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 2 September 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- "Otto Lowenstern". AFL Tables.
- "In memory of Sergeant Otto Lowenstern". Veterans Affairs Canada.
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