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Douglas Dalton

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Douglas Dalton
Dalton in 1935
Date of birth(1913-01-18)18 January 1913
Place of birthNapier, New Zealand
Date of death28 July 1995(1995-07-28) (aged 82)
Place of deathNapier, New Zealand
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
SchoolNapier Technical College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Hooker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1933–1940 Hawke's Bay 41 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1935–1938 New Zealand 9 (0)

Douglas Dalton passport application (1935)

Douglas Dalton QSO OStJ (18 January 1913 – 28 July 1995) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was educated at Nelson Park Primary School and then Napier Technical College. A prop and hooker, Dalton represented Hawke's Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1935 to 1938. He played 21 matches for the All Blacks including nine internationals. He later served as the Hawke's Bay selector between 1946 and 1948, and was also a North Island selector.[1]

Active in the St John's Ambulance Association, Dalton was appointed as a Serving Brother of the Order of St John in 1966,[2] and promoted to Officer of the same order in 1971.[3] He was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service in the 1976 New Year Honours.[4]

Dalton died in Napier on 28 July 1995,[1] and was buried at Taradale Cemetery.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Doug Dalton". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ^ "No. 43967". The London Gazette. 29 April 1966. p. 5196.
  3. ^ "No. 45341". The London Gazette. 13 April 1971. p. 3589.
  4. ^ "No. 46778". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1976. p. 36.
  5. ^ "Douglas Dalton". Find A Grave. Retrieved 18 January 2016.