Bertie Loel

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Bertie Loel
Personal information
Full name Bertram Benjamin Loel
Date of birth (1878-11-05)5 November 1878
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 19 July 1957(1957-07-19) (aged 78)
Place of death Lane Cove, New South Wales
Original team(s) Mercantile Rowing Club
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1901–02 Fitzroy 15 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bertram Benjamin Loel (5 November 1878 – 19 July 1957), known as Bertie Loel, was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

He was the younger brother of Herb Loel who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and West Perth in the West Australian Football Association (WAFA).

Loel served in the Boer War, World War I and World War II.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 521. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-9923791-4-8.

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