Otto Lowenstern Explained

Otto Lowenstern
Fullname:Otto Lowenstern
Birth Date:7 December 1888
Birth Place:Dandenong, Victoria[1]
Death Place:near Gouzeaucourt, France
Originalteam:Dandenong[2]
Statsend:1911
Years1:1910–11
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:12 (1)

Otto Lowenstern (7 December 1888 – 1 December 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Birth certificate
  2. News: CLUB NOTES. THE LEAGUE. . . Melbourne . 2 September 1910 . 13 January 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: Otto Lowenstern. AFL Tables.
  4. Web site: In memory of Sergeant Otto Lowenstern. Veterans Affairs Canada.