Weston was born in Auckland in 1892 to Stephen James Weston. He had two brothers and three sisters. His elder brother, Stan Weston, also played rugby union.[2]
During World War I, Weston served with the New Zealand Field Engineers in Egypt between 1915 and 1916, rising to the rank of corporal. He was invalided back to New Zealand in 1916 and discharged as medically unfit for service.[1]
Lyn and Stan Weston were both garage proprietors in Whangārei in the 1930s.[2] Weston died in Whangārei on 2 November 1963, and he was buried in Maunu Cemetery.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Weston, Lynley Herbert - WWI 4/1017, WWII 1/20/35 - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^ ab"Link with Far North". The Northern Advocate. 1 November 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^Neazor, Paul. "Lyn Weston". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^"Cemetery record details". Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
weston, lynley, herbert, weston, september, 1892, november, 1963, zealand, rugby, union, player, birth, namelynley, herbert, westondate, birth, 1892, september, 1892place, birthauckland, zealanddate, death2, november, 1963, 1963, aged, place, deathwhangārei, z. Lynley Herbert Weston 1 September 1892 2 November 1963 was a New Zealand rugby union player Lyn WestonBirth nameLynley Herbert WestonDate of birth 1892 09 01 1 September 1892Place of birthAuckland New ZealandDate of death2 November 1963 1963 11 02 aged 71 Place of deathWhangarei New ZealandHeight1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 1 Weight76 kg 168 lb 1 Rugby union careerPosition s First five eighthProvincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points 1912 141921 22AucklandNorth Auckland International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1914New Zealand0 0 Contents 1 Early life 2 Playing career 3 Later life 4 ReferencesEarly life editWeston was born in Auckland in 1892 to Stephen James Weston He had two brothers and three sisters His elder brother Stan Weston also played rugby union 2 Playing career editA five five eighth Weston represented Auckland and North Auckland at a provincial level and was a member of the New Zealand national side the All Blacks on their 1914 tour of Australia However hampered by injury he only played in one match on that tour against Queensland 3 Later life editDuring World War I Weston served with the New Zealand Field Engineers in Egypt between 1915 and 1916 rising to the rank of corporal He was invalided back to New Zealand in 1916 and discharged as medically unfit for service 1 Lyn and Stan Weston were both garage proprietors in Whangarei in the 1930s 2 Weston died in Whangarei on 2 November 1963 and he was buried in Maunu Cemetery 4 References edit a b c Weston Lynley Herbert WWI 4 1017 WWII 1 20 35 Army Archives New Zealand Retrieved 1 September 2015 a b Link with Far North The Northern Advocate 1 November 1934 p 4 Retrieved 16 August 2021 Neazor Paul Lyn Weston New Zealand Rugby Union Retrieved 1 September 2015 Cemetery record details Whangarei District Council Retrieved 16 August 2021 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 Lyn Weston amp oldid 1190513528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
