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| Full name | Lawrence Otto Bensemann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1891-03-04)4 March 1891 Motueka, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 September 1969(1969-09-23) (aged 78) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lawrence Otto Bensemann (4 March 1891 – 23 September 1969) was a New Zealand professionalrugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at representative level forNew Zealand, andWellington, as aforward.[1][2][3]
Born inMotueka in 1891, Bensemann was educated atNelson College from 1904 to 1906.[4] He was the uncle of artistLeo Bensemann.[citation needed]
Bensemann represented New Zealand in 1913 againstNew South Wales.[citation needed]
Lawrence Bensemann served in both world wars. He enlisted in 1915 and at the time was married to Charlotte Bensemann and stated his address as Sutherland Road in Maranui.[5] Following the war he worked as an accountant and was living on Konini Rd inHataitai. In October 1924 he found a body on Mount Victoria.[6]