Toby Murray
| Birth name | Harold Vivian Murray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 February 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lincoln, New Zealand[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 July 1971 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Amberley, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Christ's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Farmer, sheep breeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harold Vivian "Toby" Murray (9 February 1888 – 4 July 1971) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Predominantly a wing-forward, Murray represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1913 and 1914. He played 22 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals, scoring 12 tries in all.[2]
Murray enlisted for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in August 1916, and served in the 21st Specialist Company, Machine-Gun Section. He saw action in France, and received a shrapnel wound to the right thigh in April 1918.[1] Following the end of the war, Murray played three matches for the New Zealand Services team in the King's Cup in 1919.[2] During World War II, Murray was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Home Guard in 1941, and was posted to the reserve of officers at the beginning of 1944.[1]
Murray farmed and bred sheep in North Canterbury, where he was active in the local agricultural and pastoral association, and served as a member of the North Canterbury Electric Power Board. He died at Amberley on 4 July 1971.[2] The athlete and architect Henry Murray (1886–1943) was his cousin.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Murray, Harold Vivian - WWI 31025, WWII N/N - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Knight, Lindsay. "Toby Murray". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Soldier sportsman". Auckland Star. Vol. LXXIV, no. 87. 13 April 1943. p. 5. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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