Oswald Robert Armstrong (1892 - 1958)

Born 30 May 1892 in Geelong, Colony of Victoria.

Died 1 Mar 1958 at age 65 in Breamlea, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Ossy Armstrong is Notable.

Ossy Armstrong is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Oswald was born in May 1892 at or about Geelong in the Colony of Victoria. He was the son of Thomas Armstrong (1855-1910), and Elizabeth Jane Armstrong (1859-1946) nee Spinks.

Oswald Robert Armstrong was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before his career was interrupted by the First World War. His unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 1 August 1916. He served with the 14th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF). While serving he was invited to play for the Australian Training Units team in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916. A news film was taken at the match and his side was defeated by the combined Third Australian Divisional Team.

He was later captured by the Germans in Europe on 11 April 1917, and ended the war as a prisoner of war.

He passed away at Breamlea in Victoria Australia on 1 March 1958 and is buried in the Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Sources

• Victorian, Births, Deaths & Marriages: BIRTH: ARMSTRONG, Oswald Robt. - event: Birth - mother: Elizth Jane SPINKS - father: Thos. - place of birth: GLONG - registration year: 1892 - registration no. 13915/1892. first accessed online on the 16th of July, 2022 from the Victorian Family History Search searchable database at: https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

• Victorian, Births, Deaths & Marriages: DEATHS: ARMSTRONG, Oswald Robert - event: Death - mother: Elizabeth UNKNOWN - father: ARMSTRONG, Thomas - place of birth: GEELONG - place of death: BREAMLEA - spouse at death: <Unknown Family Name> - age at death: 65 - registration year: 1958 - registration no. 20798/1958. first accessed online on the 16th of July, 2022 from the Victorian Family History Search searchable database at: https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

• Ossy Armstrong from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 2nd of August, 2022 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossy_Armstrong

• Find a Grave, database and images accessed 02 July 2022, memorial page for Oswald Robert Armstrong (20 May 1893–1 Mar 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #157845639, citing Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Geelong, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by George Spadon (contributor 48254045) .

• OSSY ARMSTRONG from Australian Football .com website first accessed online on the 2nd of July 2022.

• Oswald Robert Armstrong's AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS WOUNDED AND MISSING FILES from the Australian War Memorial website first accessed online on the 2nd of July 2022.

• Oswald Robert Armstrong FIRST WORLD WAR EMBARKATION ROLL from the Australian War Memorial website first accessed online on the 2nd of July 2022.

• ARMSTRONG, Oswald Robert from the VIRTUAL WAR MEMORIAL website. first accessed online on the 2nd of July 2022.

• Oswald Robert ARMSTRONG from the AIF PROJECT website first accessed online on the 2nd of July 2022.

• Oswald Robert ARMSTRONG dated: 1st August 1916 as accessed on AUSTRALIAN WAR STORIES website. first accessed online on the 2nd of July 2022.

• Ossie not Charlie: The boy from Barwon who played in one of the most famous games of Australian Football. By Bob Gartland and published on the Geelong Cats AFL website on April 23, 2020. first accessed online on the 2nd of July 2022.

• 1916 Pioneer Exhibition Game from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 28th of June, 2022 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916_Pioneer_Exhibition_Game

• Australian Casualties: List No.302: Missing: Victoria, The Argus, (Thursday, 24 May 1917), page 5. as first accessed online on the 2nd of July 2022 at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1619941

• Australian Casualties: 326th List: Prisoners of War, The Bendigo Independent, (Tuesday, 24 July 1917), page 7. as first accessed online on the 2nd of July 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219837285