Rugby player
 Taylor during World War I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Reginald Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1889-03-23)23 March 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hillsborough, Taranaki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 June 1917(1917-06-20) (aged 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Mesen, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reginald Taylor (23 March 1889 – 20 June 1917) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing-forward, Taylor represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1913. He played two matches for the All Blacks, both international matches against the touring Australian side.
Taylor served in World War I as a lance corporal in the Wellington Infantry Regiment. He was killed in action at Mesen on 20 June 1917, and buried nearby at Underhill Farm Cemetery.
References
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Reg Taylor #202". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- "Casualty Details: Lance Corporal Reginald Taylor". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
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