William Smith (rugby union)
Appearance
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 | (aged 64)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Ernest Smith (9 March 1881 – 25 May 1945) was a New Zealand
Smith served in the Canterbury Infantry Battalion in
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.
- ^ ISBN 0-908570-16-3.
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "William Smith". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "William Ernest Smith". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 8 July 2022 – via Online Cenotaph.
- ^ a b "Roll of Honour". Evening Post. 26 May 1945. p. 1. Retrieved 17 July 2013.