Oliver Burgham
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| Full name | Oliver Ruck Burgham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1885[1] Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 1967 (aged 81)[3] Penwortham, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oliver Ruck Burgham (21 May 1885 – 6 May 1967) was an English professional
First World War.[7]
Background
Oliver Burgham was born in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England (birth registered in Westbury-on-Severn district), his marriage to Mary J. Kershaw was registered during fourth ¼ 1919 in Lancaster district, and he died aged-81 in Penwortham, Lancashire, England (death registered in Amounderness district).
International honours
Oliver Burgham won caps for Wales while at Ebbw Vale in 1908 against New Zealand, and England, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1911 against Australia.[5]
References
- 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ Oliver R Burgham in the 1911 Wales Census
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
- ^ "Corinthian Team Sail for Canada". The Yorkshire Post. 29 July 1911. p. 16.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Halifax Too Good for Trinity". Leeds Mercury. 14 September 1914. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
External links
- (archived by archive.is) Men of Steel who made Vale great
- Search for "Oliver Burgham" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk