Charles_McLean_(rugby_union)

Charles McLean (rugby union)

Charles McLean (rugby union)

Rugby player

Charles McLean MM (20 September 1892 – 7 March 1965) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, McLean represented Buller at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1920. He played five matches for the All Blacks, scoring seven tries, but did not appear in any internationals.[2]

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McLean enlisted for military service in August 1914, and served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force throughout World War I, including at Gallipoli.[1] A private, he was awarded the Military Medal in 1918, for acts of gallantry in the field.[1][3]

McLean died in Christchurch on 7 March 1965,[2] and he was buried at Hokitika Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "McLean, Charles – WW1 6/690 – Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. [2]
    Knight, Lindsay. "Chas McLean". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. [3]
    "No. 30873". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 1918. p. 10142.
  4. [4]
    "Cemetery enquiry". Westland District Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.


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