Duncan Harvey (rugby union)
| Full name | George Alfred Duncan Harvey | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 October 1882 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kenstown, County Meath, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 September 1957 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Colchester, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||
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George Alfred Duncan Harvey (27 October 1882 — 22 September 1957) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Harvey was born in County Meath and boarded at Ellesmere College.[1]
One of three brothers to play rugby for Ireland in the 1900s, Harvey competed for Dublin club Wanderers and gained his five international caps as a centre three-quarter from 1903 to 1905. His elder brother Arnold was an Ireland teammate and his younger brother Frederick was capped after he left the side.[2]
Harvey served in India during the interwar period and was Deputy Director of Medical Services, Western Command. He attained the rank of major general and in 1937 was named honorary physician to King VI.[3]
In World War II, Harvey served in France with the RAMC and was held as a prisoner of war by Germany.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "George Alfred Duncan Harvey". National Portrait Gallery.
- ^ "Three brothers". Belfast News-Letter. 28 September 1957.
- ^ a b "General Who was P.O.W. Dies". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 24 September 1957.
External links
[edit]- Duncan Harvey at ESPNscrum
- 1882 births
- 1957 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from County Meath
- Rugby union centres
- Wanderers F.C. (rugby union) players
- People educated at Ellesmere College
- Royal Army Medical Corps officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- British Army major generals
- Irish prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by Germany
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
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