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Rugby player
Ray Dalton
Dalton in 1949
Birth nameRaymond Alfred Dalton
Date of birth(1919-07-14)14 July 1919
Place of birthTe Awamutu, New Zealand
Date of death2 February 1997(1997-02-02) (aged 77)
Place of deathAuckland, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
SchoolTe Awamutu College
Notable relative(s)Andy Dalton (son)
Occupation(s)Advertising executive
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1946–48 Wellington 15 ()
1948–50 Otago 8 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1947–49 New Zealand 2 (0)

Raymond Alfred Dalton (14 July 1919 – 2 February 1997) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Dalton represented Wellington and Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, between 1947 and 1949. He played 20 matches—three as captain—for the All Blacks, including two internationals.

During World War II, Dalton served as a navigator with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, based in the United Kingdom. In August 1942 he was commissioned as an air observer with the rank of pilot officer, in February 1943 he was promoted to flying officer, and in August 1944 he gained the rank of flight lieutenant. While in the air force, Dalton played 31 first-class matches for services rugby teams.

Dalton died in Auckland on 2 February 1997, and his ashes were buried at Purewa Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Ray Dalton". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  2. "New Zealand, World War II appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations, 1939–1945". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. p. 1087. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. "New Zealand, World War II appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations, 1939–1945". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. p. 1497. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. "New Zealand, World War II appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations, 1939–1945". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. p. 1970. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. "Burial & cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 2 September 2015.


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