Rugby player
Birth name | Gerald Forbes McKellar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1884-03-02)2 March 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Duntroon, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 16 January 1960(1960-01-16) (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (164 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Otago Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Customs officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gerald Forbes McKellar (2 March 1884 – 16 January 1960) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing and loose forward, McKellar represented Hawke's Bay, Wellington, and Otago at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1910 tour of Australia, playing in five matches, including all three internationals.
McKellar died at Dunedin on 16 January 1960, and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.
References
- ^ "McKellar, Gerald Forbes - SA 7930, WWI N/N - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Gerald McKellar". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- "Cemetery details". Dunedin CIty Council. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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