Frederick Harold MastersMM (20 December 1895 – 27 May 1980) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Masters represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1922. He played four matches for the All Blacks, but did not make any Test appearances. He went on to serve as a Taranaki selector during the 1930s, and was a national selector from 1936 to 1937. Masters moved to Australia in 1938 and was a New South Wales and Australian national selector in 1946 and 1947.[2]
Masters enlisted in August 1914, shortly after the outbreak of World War I, and served in the Divisional Signal Company, New Zealand Engineers, for most of the war, rising to the rank of sergeant. He saw action at Gallipoli, where he was twice wounded.[1] In 1916 he was mentioned in dispatches for distinguished and gallant services during the period of General Sir Charles Monro's command of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.[3] In June 1917 Masters was severely wounded at Messines, and was awarded the Military Medal for acts of gallantry in the field.[1][4] He returned to New Zealand in early 1918 and was discharged from the army as he was no longer fit for active service because of wounds received in action.[1]
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^ abcd"Masters, Frederick Harold - WW1 4/469 - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^Knight, Lindsay. "Harold Masters". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
harold, masters, frederick, december, 1895, 1980, zealand, rugby, union, player, lock, masters, represented, taranaki, provincial, level, member, zealand, national, side, blacks, 1922, played, four, matches, blacks, make, test, appearances, went, serve, tarana. Frederick Harold Masters MM 20 December 1895 27 May 1980 was a New Zealand rugby union player A lock Masters represented Taranaki at a provincial level and was a member of the New Zealand national side the All Blacks in 1922 He played four matches for the All Blacks but did not make any Test appearances He went on to serve as a Taranaki selector during the 1930s and was a national selector from 1936 to 1937 Masters moved to Australia in 1938 and was a New South Wales and Australian national selector in 1946 and 1947 2 Harold MastersBirth nameFrederick Harold MastersDate of birth 1895 12 20 20 December 1895Place of birthBrunnerton New ZealandDate of death27 May 1980 1980 05 27 aged 84 Place of deathSydney New South Wales AustraliaHeight1 82 m 5 ft 11 3 4 in 1 Weight97 kg 214 lb SchoolStratford High SchoolRugby union careerPosition s LockProvincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points 1919 22Taranaki27 International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1922New Zealand0 0 Masters enlisted in August 1914 shortly after the outbreak of World War I and served in the Divisional Signal Company New Zealand Engineers for most of the war rising to the rank of sergeant He saw action at Gallipoli where he was twice wounded 1 In 1916 he was mentioned in dispatches for distinguished and gallant services during the period of General Sir Charles Monro s command of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force 3 In June 1917 Masters was severely wounded at Messines and was awarded the Military Medal for acts of gallantry in the field 1 4 He returned to New Zealand in early 1918 and was discharged from the army as he was no longer fit for active service because of wounds received in action 1 References edit a b c d Masters Frederick Harold WW1 4 469 Army Archives New Zealand Retrieved 20 December 2015 Knight Lindsay Harold Masters New Zealand Rugby Union Retrieved 20 December 2015 No 29664 The London Gazette Supplement 11 July 1916 p 6956 Honours for soldiers Evening Post 8 January 1918 p 7 Retrieved 20 December 2015 nbsp Sports portal nbsp This biographical article relating to New Zealand rugby union about a person born in the 1890s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harold Masters amp oldid 1210129697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
