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Frank Smyth
Birth name Bernard Francis Smyth Date of birth (1891-02-11 ) 11 February 1891Place of birth Boatmans, Buller , New Zealand Date of death 15 July 1972(1972-07-15) (aged 81 ) Place of death Christchurch , New ZealandHeight 1.77 m (5 ft 9 + 1 ⁄2 in )[1] Weight 78 kg (172 lb ) Notable relative(s ) Peter Dunne (grandson)Occupation(s ) Bricklayer,[1] publican
Bernard Francis Smyth (11 February 1891 – 15 July 1972) was a New Zealand rugby union player.
Playing career [ edit ]
A hooker , Smyth played a single representative game for Canterbury in 1915, one match for the South Island in 1922 and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks , also in 1922. He played three matches for the All Blacks but did not appear in any internationals.[2]
Military service [ edit ]
Smyth served in the No. 3 Field Company, New Zealand Engineers, during World War I . He enlisted in December 1915 as a sapper , and had risen to the rank of sergeant by the time of his discharge in June 1919.[1] He saw action at Ypres, Passchendaele and the Somme,[2] and was mentioned in dispatches , by Sir Douglas Haig on 7 April 1918.[3]
Death and legacy [ edit ]
Smyth died in Christchurch on 15 July 1972, and was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Bromley .[2] [4] His grandson is the politician, Peter Dunne .[5]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c Knight, Lindsay. "Frank Smyth" . New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 August 2014 .
^ "No. 30706" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 May 1918. p. 6204.
^ "Cemeteries database" . Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 14 January 2022 .
^ Davison, Isaac (21 August 2014). "Mr Boring? What about my bow-ties?" . New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 21 August 2014 .
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