Arnold Beitzel
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Arnold Beitzel | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Henry Arnold Beitzel | ||
Date of birth | 27 May 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Pakenham, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 6 November 1982 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Townsville, Queensland[1] | ||
Original team(s) | Shepparton | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1919–1920 | St Kilda | 14 (18) | |
1921 | Fitzroy | 5 (5) | |
Total | 19 (23) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Henry Arnold Beitzel (27 May 1897 – 6 November 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
In July 1915, Beitzel enlisted to serve in World War I, having his right thumb amputated while fighting in North Africa and later fighting in France.[3] He also served in World War II.
Notes
- ^ "Deaths". The Age. 8 November 1982. p. 26.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links
- Arnold Beitzel's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Arnold Beitzel at AustralianFootball.com
Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1982 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- St Kilda Football Club players
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Shepparton Football Club players
- Australian military personnel of World War I
- Australian military personnel of World War II
- Australian rules biography, 1890s birth stubs