Henry Avery (rugby union)
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Henry Esau Avery CMG CBE DSO (3 October 1885 – 22 March 1961) was a New Zealand rugby union player, military officer and businessman. He played three rugby test matches for New Zealand in 1910, served as quartermaster general in New Zealand's military forces during World War II, and founded Avery Motors, the Wellington franchisee for Ford cars, in the 1920s.
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Birth name | Henry Esau Avery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1885-10-03)3 October 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 22 March 1961(1961-03-22) (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (180 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Alice Maude Draper (m. 1913) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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