Vivian Kavanagh
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Full name | Vivian Claude Kavanagh |
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 2 June 1882
Died | 9 August 1917 Passchendaele salient, Belgium | (aged 35)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 June 2016 |
Vivian Kavanagh (2 June 1882 – 9 August 1917) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played one first-class match for Auckland in 1912/13.[1] He was also a leading hockey player, who represented Auckland over many years as a half-back.[2]
He fought in the Second Boer War,[3] and enlisted to fight in World War I. He was killed in action on the Ypres Salient, and is buried at the Prowse Point War Cemetery.[4]
See also
- List of Auckland representative cricketers
- List of cricketers who were killed during military service
References
- ^ "Vivian Kavanagh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "The Late Sergt. Kavanagh". Auckland Star: 2. 3 September 1917.
- ^ "Vivian Claude Kavanagh". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Kavanagh, Vivian". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 13 June 2016.