Charles McLean (rugby union)

Charles McLean
Date of birth	20 September 1892
Place of birth	Cape Foulwind, New Zealand
Date of death	7 March 1965 (aged 72)
Place of death	Christchurch, New Zealand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	79 kg (175 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1919–23	Buller
International career
Years	Team
1920	New Zealand

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]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "McLean, Charles - WW1 6/690 - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b Knight, Lindsay. "Chas McLean". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^ "No. 30873". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 1918. p. 10142.
^ "Cemetery enquiry". Westland District Council. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

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[Military_record-1] "McLean, Charles - WW1 6/690 - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

[AB_profile-2] Knight, Lindsay. "Chas McLean". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

[3] "No. 30873". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 1918. p. 10142.

[4] "Cemetery enquiry". Westland District Council. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

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