Arthur Cuthbertson (1888–1925 ) was an Australian ice hockey player, who represented

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in the first two

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Biography

Cuthbertson was the grandson of the Rev. William Cuthbertson who was a minister of the Pitt Street Congregational Church, Sydney and his parents were William and Edith Cuthbertson of "Arricca" 10

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. His father was a director of Buzacott and Co., Ltd., and a deacon of the Burwood Congregatlonal Church, where his family worshipped. Cuthbertson attended

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(1900–1906) and his Headmaster, Dr Charles Prescott, said later that he had a successful school career, and was prominent in sport: "He was a splendid footballer, cricket, too, strongly appealed to him." After matriculation he then studied medicine at the

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and

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Cuthbertson played

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for the NSW Team in the

. Cuthbertson enlisted in June 1916 as a corporal with the

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Machine Gun Battalion and served at the

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and at

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. After demobilisation he remained in Britain and finished his degrees at Edinburgh and Glasgow. Having graduated, Cutherfson was appointed ship's doctor on Waipara with the

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. He visited Sydney in 1922 before his death in a motor vehicle accident in London. He was knocked down and killed by a taxicab. At the time of his death he was 6 foot in height and weighed 17 stone and was looking for a practice in London prior to his expected marriage in September to his fiancé Miss Field.

Gallery

Cuthbertson's childhood home, family church, school and university Image:'Ariccia' 10 Appian Way.jpg Image:Burwood Uniting Church.JPG File:Founders1.png File:The Main Quadrangle of the University of Sydney.png

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cuthbertson, Arthur 1888 births 1925 deaths Australian ice hockey players People educated at Newington College Sydney Medical School alumni Road incident deaths in England Sportspeople from Sydney Sportsmen from New South Wales Military personnel from Sydney Australian military personnel of World War I