Birth name | Reginald Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 March 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hillsborough, Taranaki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 20 June 1917 | (aged 28)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Mesen, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reginald Taylor (23 March 1889 – 20 June 1917) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing-forward, Taylor represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1913. He played two matches for the All Blacks, both international matches against the touring Australian side. [1]
Taylor served in World War I as a lance corporal in the Wellington Infantry Regiment. He was killed in action at Mesen on 20 June 1917, and buried nearby at Underhill Farm Cemetery. [1] [2]
Birth name | Reginald Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 March 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hillsborough, Taranaki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 20 June 1917 | (aged 28)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Mesen, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reginald Taylor (23 March 1889 – 20 June 1917) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing-forward, Taylor represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1913. He played two matches for the All Blacks, both international matches against the touring Australian side. [1]
Taylor served in World War I as a lance corporal in the Wellington Infantry Regiment. He was killed in action at Mesen on 20 June 1917, and buried nearby at Underhill Farm Cemetery. [1] [2]