David McMeeking
NZ international rugby union player
Rugby player
1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]| Position(s) | Hooker | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1922–28 | Otago | () | |
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1923 | New Zealand | 0 | (0) |
David Thomas McLaggan McMeeking MM (30 January 1896 – 30 August 1976) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, McMeeking represented Otago at a provincial level, and played for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in two matches against the touring New South Wales team in 1923.[2]
During World War I, McMeeking served with the New Zealand Cyclist Corps.[1] He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field as a result of actions on the morning of 1 November 1918 near Saultain in northern France.[3][4] He died in Dunedin in 1976, and was buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "McMeeking, David Thomas - WW1 10875 - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "David McMeeking". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "No. 13471". The Edinburgh Gazette. 7 July 1919. p. 2372.
- ^ Regimental History of New Zealand Cyclist Corps in the Great War 1914–1918. Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs. 1922. p. 94. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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