William Smith (rugby union)
William Ernest Smith (9 March 1881 – 25 May 1945) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was educated at Nelson College where he was a member of the 1st XV in 1897.[2] A first five-eighth, Smith represented Nelson at a provincial level, and played only one match for the national side, the All Blacks, in 1905,[3] an international against Australia in Dunedin.[2]
Birth name | William Ernest Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 March 1881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 25 May 1945 64) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Nelson College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Accountant[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Smith served in the Canterbury Infantry Battalion in World War I and was wounded at Gallipoli.[4][5] He died in Wellington in 1945 and was buried in the soldiers' section of Karori Cemetery.[5]
References
- Smith, William Ernest. Burial record, Cemeteries database, Wellington City Council. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland: Moa Publications. p. 151. ISBN 0-908570-16-3.
- Knight, Lindsay. "William Smith". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- Smith, Ernest William, World War I, 1914–1918. Cenotaph Database, Auckland War Museum. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- "Roll of Honour". Evening Post. 26 May 1945. p. 1. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
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