Bernard Croft Explained

Bernard Croft
Birth Name:Bernard Hugh Denman Croft[1]
Birth Date:24 August 1903
Birth Place:Armidale, New South Wales
Death Date:27 February 1984 (aged 80)
Death Place:Armidale, New South Wales
School:The Armidale School
Spouse:[2]
Ru Position:wing
Repyears1:1928
Repteam1:Wallabies
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:2

Sir Bernard Hugh Denman Croft, 13th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle (24 August 1903 – 27 February 1984) was an Australian rugby union player. Croft, a wing, claimed one international rugby cap for Australia.

Croft was born in Boorolong station, Armidale, New South Wales,[3] the son of Sir Hugh Matthew Fiennes Croft, 12th Baronet, and Lucy Taylor.[4]

He died at Armidale in 1984.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scrum.com player profile of Bernard Croft. Scrum.com. 12 July 2010.
  2. Book: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage . 1995 . Debrett's Peerage Limited . 978-0-333-41776-8 . 236 . 2 July 2023 . en.
  3. News: Births. . . 1 September 1903 . 4.
  4. Book: Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage . 1914 . Burke's Peerage Limited . 535 . 2 July 2023 . en.
  5. News: Deaths . . 29 Feb 1984 . 25 . subscription.