Augustus Meyer Lochner (1 October 1827 – 20 February 1865) was an English soldier who played as a

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er in one match for

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. He was born in Enfield and died in

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. Lochner made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1853–54 season, against

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. He scored 19 not out in the first innings in which he batted, and a single run in the second.

Military career

In 1845, Augustus Lochner was a "gentleman cadet" and the

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. In May 1846, he became a second lieutenant in the

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, and in November of the same year he was promoted to first lieutenant. Lochner continued with his military career: in 1859, he is recorded as being promoted from second captain to full captain in the Royal Engineers. He was a serving officer with the rank of captain at the time of his death in 1865.

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Military career

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