Cyril Walter
Cyril Vincent Walter QSM (4 December 1912 – 23 March 1988) was a New Zealand hockey player and coach, sports writer, teacher, bookseller. He was born in Nelson, New Zealand, in 1912.[1] He also played in two first-class matches for Canterbury in 1945/46.[2]
In the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours, Walter was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Christensen, John. "Cyril Vincent Walter". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Cyril Walter". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "No. 50950". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 13 June 1987. p. 33.
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