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Cape Foulwind, New Zealand | 20 September 1892||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 March 1965
Christchurch, New Zealand | (aged 72)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (175 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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Born |
Cape Foulwind, New Zealand | 20 September 1892||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 March 1965
Christchurch, New Zealand | (aged 72)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (175 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]