Douglas Dalton

Douglas Dalton QSO OStJ (18 January 1913 – 28 July 1995) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was educated at Nelson Park Primary School and then Napier Technical College. A prop and hooker, Dalton represented Hawke's Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1935 to 1938. He played 21 matches for the All Blacks including nine internationals. He later served as the Hawke's Bay selector between 1946 and 1949, and was also a North Island selector.[1]

Douglas Dalton

Dalton in 1935
Date of birth	18 January 1913
Place of birth	Napier, New Zealand
Date of death	28 July 1995 (aged 82)
Place of death	Napier, New Zealand
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
School	Napier Technical College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Hooker All Black No. 411 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1933–40 Hawke's Bay 41 () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1935–38 New Zealand 9 (0)

Douglas Dalton passport application (1935)

Active in the St John's Ambulance Association, Dalton was appointed as a Serving Brother of the Order of St John in 1966,[2] and promoted to Officer of the same order in 1971.[3] He was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service in the 1976 New Year Honours.[4]

Dalton died in Napier on 28 July 1995,[1] and was buried at Taradale Cemetery.[5]

References

1. Knight, Lindsay. "Doug Dalton". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
2. "No. 43967". The London Gazette. 29 April 1966. p. 5196.
3. "No. 45341". The London Gazette. 13 April 1971. p. 3589.
4. "No. 46778". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1976. p. 36.
5. "Douglas Dalton". Find A Grave. Retrieved 18 January 2016.