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Born in Invercargill on 19 December 1913, Pullar was the son of William Pullar and Agnes Christina Pullar (née Donovan).[1] He was educated at Otago Boys' High School.[2] On 10 June 1937 he married Beryl Joy Kingsland.[3]
Athletics
As well as winning the 1934 New Zealand men's cross-country championship, Pullar won a further five national titles on the track.[4] In 1934, he won the 440 yards hurdles title with a time of 56.4 seconds,[4] equalling the national record at the time.[5] Going on to concentrate on middle-distance events, he won the one-mile national title in 1937, 1939, and 1940, and the three-mile championship in 1939.[4]
From 1946, Pullar was associated with the Hamilton Athletics Club, where he coached athletes including Maurice Marshall and Dutch Holland.[7] The Hamilton City Hawks (an amalgamation of the Hamilton Athletics Club and the Hamilton Harriers Club) awards the W.A.C. Pullar Trophy to the club's top 400 m hurdler.[7]
Pullar remained in the RNZAF for some time after the war,[11] and was the senior air traffic controller at Rukuhia aerodrome, near Hamilton.[12]
Later life and death
Pullar became a farmer.[13] He died on 1 January 1990, and his body was cremated at Hamilton Park Crematorium.[14]
References
^"Birth search: registration number 1914/13971". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^"Many high points in Otago Boys' sports". Otago Daily Times. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^"Marriage search: registration number 1937/5549". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^ abcHollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^"Reflections in the sporting mirror". Auckland Star. 24 March 1945. p. 16. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^"Bill Pullar". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^ ab"Trophy history". Hamilton City Hawks. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^"New Zealand, World War II appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations, 1939–1945". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^"New Zealand, World War II appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations, 1939–1945". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^"Wings ceremony at Wigram". the Press. 21 January 1944. p. 6. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^Electoral roll of Raglan: general roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. 1949. p. 212.
^Feeney, Mike (July 2016). "World War Two. New Zealand aircraft" (PDF). Kapiti Aeromodellers' Club Update: 14. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
^Waipa electoral district: main roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. 1963. p. 203.
^"Cemetery search". Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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bill, pullar, athlete, automated, process, detected, links, this, page, local, global, blacklist, links, appropriate, request, whitelisting, following, these, instructions, otherwise, consider, removing, replacing, them, with, more, appropriate, links, hide, t. An automated process has detected links on this page on the local or global blacklist If the links are appropriate you may request whitelisting by following these instructions otherwise consider removing or replacing them with more appropriate links To hide this tag set the invisible field to true List of blacklisted links https kapitiaeromodellersclub files wordpress com 2015 09 july 2016 newsletter pdf Triggered by bfiles wordpress com b on the global blacklist William Alexander Clydesdale Pullar 19 December 1913 1 January 1990 was a New Zealand track and field athlete who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games Bill PullarPullar in 1937Personal informationBirth nameWilliam Alexander Clydesdale PullarBorn 1913 12 19 19 December 1913Invercargill New ZealandDied1 January 1990 1990 01 01 aged 76 Hamilton New ZealandSpouse s Beryl Joy Kingsland m 1937 died 1986 wbr SportCountryNew ZealandSportAthleticsAchievements and titlesNational finals1 mile champion 1937 1939 1940 3 miles champion 1939 440 yd hurdles 1934 Cross country champion 1934 Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Athletics 3 Military service 4 Later life and death 5 ReferencesEarly life and family EditBorn in Invercargill on 19 December 1913 Pullar was the son of William Pullar and Agnes Christina Pullar nee Donovan 1 He was educated at Otago Boys High School 2 On 10 June 1937 he married Beryl Joy Kingsland 3 Athletics EditAs well as winning the 1934 New Zealand men s cross country championship Pullar won a further five national titles on the track 4 In 1934 he won the 440 yards hurdles title with a time of 56 4 seconds 4 equalling the national record at the time 5 Going on to concentrate on middle distance events he won the one mile national title in 1937 1939 and 1940 and the three mile championship in 1939 4 At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney Pullar finished sixth in the men s mile 6 From 1946 Pullar was associated with the Hamilton Athletics Club where he coached athletes including Maurice Marshall and Dutch Holland 7 The Hamilton City Hawks an amalgamation of the Hamilton Athletics Club and the Hamilton Harriers Club awards the W A C Pullar Trophy to the club s top 400 m hurdler 7 Military service EditDuring World War II Pullar served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force RNZAF in the General Duties Branch and then the Administrative and Special Duties Branch 8 He was promoted from pilot officer to temporary flying officer in January 1944 9 and received his wings in a ceremony at Wigram later that month 10 Pullar remained in the RNZAF for some time after the war 11 and was the senior air traffic controller at Rukuhia aerodrome near Hamilton 12 Later life and death EditPullar became a farmer 13 He died on 1 January 1990 and his body was cremated at Hamilton Park Crematorium 14 References Edit Birth search registration number 1914 13971 Births deaths amp marriages online Department of Internal Affairs Retrieved 3 July 2017 Many high points in Otago Boys sports Otago Daily Times 5 August 2013 Retrieved 3 July 2017 Marriage search registration number 1937 5549 Births deaths amp marriages online Department of Internal Affairs Retrieved 3 July 2017 a b c Hollings Stephen December 2016 National champions 1887 2016 PDF Athletics New Zealand Retrieved 3 July 2017 Reflections in the sporting mirror Auckland Star 24 March 1945 p 16 Retrieved 2 July 2017 Bill Pullar New Zealand Olympic Committee 2016 Retrieved 3 July 2017 a b Trophy history Hamilton City Hawks Retrieved 3 July 2017 New Zealand World War II appointments promotions transfers and resignations 1939 1945 Ancestry com Operations 2014 Retrieved 3 July 2017 New Zealand World War II appointments promotions transfers and resignations 1939 1945 Ancestry com Operations 2014 Retrieved 3 July 2017 Wings ceremony at Wigram the Press 21 January 1944 p 6 Retrieved 3 July 2017 Electoral roll of Raglan general roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand 1949 p 212 Feeney Mike July 2016 World War Two New Zealand aircraft PDF Kapiti Aeromodellers Club Update 14 Retrieved 29 January 2017 Waipa electoral district main roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand 1963 p 203 Cemetery search Hamilton City Council Retrieved 3 July 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Pullar athlete amp oldid 1005902264, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
