| Birth name | Walter Augustus Drake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 February 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 January 1941 (aged 61) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Christchurch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Commercial traveller[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walter Augustus Drake (21 February 1879 – 27 January 1941) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Drake represented Canterbury at a provincial level between 1898 and 1902. He played just one match for the New Zealand national side, against the touring New South Wales team at Athletic Park, Wellington in 1901. He later served as a Canterbury selector, and was a New Zealand selector in 1923.[2]
Drake died in Christchurch on 27 January 1941,[2] and was buried at Linwood Cemetery.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Cemeteries database". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- 1 2 Knight, Lindsay. "Walter Drake". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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