rugby october august new_zealand rugby union forward played blacks represented wellington provinces playing wellington selected provincial team played defeated team tour new_zealand moving soon selected represent province coming close winning subsequent challenge following year successful longtime holders earned selection team annual inter island match picked play blacks play australia tour north_america played games including defeat america team soon british_empire declared war germany august signed took expedition occupy departing day played defending challenge return volunteered active service enlisted joining machine gun section promotion sergeant departed october egypt captained regiment rugby team matches new_zealand australian regiments landed august participated action capture gallipoli campaign following day killed action early life born october new_zealand son alexander spent early years wellington moving worked iron rugby career played wellington selected wellington province member wellington team defeated touring visitors played game fourteen players forwards injury half captains game agreed injury rush particular bore heat burden truly struggle later year august took challenge resulted heavy defeat wellington hands away expected close game half time leading conversion second half forwards imposed wellington struggled maintain pace unable respond scoring moved played club rugby captained team selected year continued represent club outbreak world war team came close winning shield losing spectator home crowd dominated half scoring points try penalty kick second half saw forwards control long periods resulting converted try despite ongoing attacks visitors unable add score lost point season saw best season provincial form saw selected annual inter island match having nominated inclusion previous year selected event north beaten team ended long tenure game described finest match exciting witnessed history shield controlled half forwards stronger opponents aspect scoring points visitors lead changed half time score favour injury temporarily reduced opposition fourteen men soon break took lead try second scored continuously thick took points ahead home responded tries point lead end game scored try converted gave victory win shield time team awarded shield wellington won regained held continuously played narrowly beaten touring australians form games earned place blacks september played test win australia played alongside later killed action world war selected players tour north_america playing games including victory america team second test cap received particular mention test match dummy pass downing right drawing defence passing left run try scored try little interest american press tour single short reports defeat usa team november participated defence shield wellington june winning june winning july winning prominent august winning days game number players including left join new zealand expeditionary force brilliant forward certainly gone australia season blacks tour available selection defeating canterbury august pack particularly weakened absence managed win minute try second challenge wellington september conspicuous absence fine leader forwards contributed loss shield obituary sun described best forwards new_zealand team visited california fast clever gave best good round athlete excellent boxer mean cricketer international appearances military career enlisted early joining leaving august return volunteered joining 9th wellington mounted rifles machine gunner based promoted quickly sergeant october training embarked wellington route egypt captained rugby team matches regiments beating australian light horse regiment landed august gallipoli hours later august lost life assault killed action black killed war commemorated memorial turkey panel mother sister brother published words thoughts soldier honoured grave forget noble sacrifice hearts arc united fond love loving thoughts brave true sunny memory fade photo home died save hearts sore hear break heart dear mother meet eternal day widely known highly
Henry Dewar (rugby)