Charles McLean (rugby union) explained

Charles McLean

Birth Date:

20 September 1892

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Death Place:

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Ru Position:	Loose forward
Height:	5feet^[1]
Weight:	175lb
Repyears1:	1920
Repcaps1:	0
Reppoints1:	0
Ru Province1:	Buller
Ru Provinceyears1:	1919–23
Ru Provinceapps1:	15

Charles McLean (20 September 1892 – 7 March 1965) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, McLean represented Buller at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1920. He played five matches for the All Blacks, scoring seven tries, but did not appear in any internationals.^[2]

McLean enlisted for military service in August 1914, and served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force throughout World War I, including at Gallipoli.^[1] A private, he was awarded the Military Medal in 1918, for acts of gallantry in the field.^[1]

McLean died in Christchurch on 7 March 1965,^[2] and he was buried at Hokitika Cemetery.^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: McLean, Charles – WW1 6/690 – Army . Archives New Zealand . 20 September 2015.
Web site: Chas McLean . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 20 September 2015.
Web site: Cemetery enquiry . Westland District Council . 20 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134643/http://public.westland.govt.nz/cgi-bin/cemetery/cepp?key=18423 . 4 March 2016 . dead .