Henry Du Vall
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| Full name | Daniel Henry Verner Du Vall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 December 1886 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 October 1917 (aged 30) Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Henry Verner Du Vall (23 December 1886 – 12 October 1917) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s, playing at representative level for New Zealand (#85), and Hawke's Bay, as a Centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.[1][2][3]
International honours
Du Vall represented New Zealand in 1912 against New South Wales, and in 1913 on tour in Australia.
World War I service and death
Du Vall enlisted in the 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force on 25 July 1916. He rose to the rank of sergeant and was killed in action in Belgium on 12 October 1917.[4][5] He is memorialized on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing.[6]
References
- ^ "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Past Kiwis → D at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Verner Henry Duvall". Archives New Zealand. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 10 May 1914.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 48.
- ^ "Casualty Details: Du Vall, Verner Henry". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 May 2014.