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CodeDS/UK/12249
Datesc.1914-1942
Person NameWynyard; James Gladwin (c.1914-1942); New Zealand rugby union player and soldier
SurnameWynyard
ForenamesJames Gladwin
EpithetNew Zealand rugby union player and soldier
ActivityForward, played for Waikato and New Zealand XV, toured with All Blacks 1935-36. Captain, Service No. 1400, New Zealand Armoured Corps 2nd Div. Cavalry Regt.
RelationshipsThe Commonwealth War Graves Commission states "Son of James Gladwin Wynyard and of Agnes Mary Wynyard maiden surname Northcroft, of Te Awamutu, Auckland, New Zealand."
Dates and PlacesBorn c.1914, died 2 November 1942, aged 28, buried Egypt, Al Alamein War Cemetery, Grave Reference: II. G. 2.
Archive Catalogue
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BML/2/12/1Souvenir book 'All Blacks', a biographical record of the 1935 All Black Rugby Tourists
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