Sam Gemmell
Birth name | Samuel William Gemmell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1896-08-28)28 August 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mohaka, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 28 June 1970(1970-06-28) (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Wairoa, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Maori Agricultural College Te Aute College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel William Gemmell (28 August 1896 – 28 June 1970) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Gemmell represented Hawke's Bay at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, out of position at hooker against New South Wales at Dunedin.[1]
Affiliating to Ngāti Pāhauwera, Gemmell played 57 matches for New Zealand Māori between 1922 and 1929, making him the most capped player for that team.[1][2] He served as a private with the New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion during World War I,[3] and was selected by ballot to represent Māori returned soldiers as part of the New Zealand military contingent to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.[4] During World War II he served in New Zealand with the Territorial Force.[3]
His uncle, Ben Gemmell, was a New Zealand Māori representative between 1914 and 1921.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Sam Gemmell". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Mulholland, Malcolm (2009). Beneath the Māori Moon. Wellington: Huia. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-86969-305-3.
- ^ a b "Samuel William Gemmell". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "For coronation". Auckland Star. 24 February 1937. p. 13. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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