David McMeeking

For the South African cricketer, see David McMeeking (cricketer).

David McMeeking

Birth name	David Thomas McLaggan McMeeking
Date of birth	(1896-01-30)30 January 1896
Place of birth	Alexandra, New Zealand
Date of death	30 August 1976(1976-08-30) (aged 80)
Place of death	Dunedin, New Zealand
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1922–28 Otago () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1923 New Zealand 0 (0)

David Thomas McLaggan McMeeking MM (30 January 1896 – 30 August 1976) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, McMeeking represented Otago at a provincial level, and played for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in two matches against the touring New South Wales team in 1923.^[2]

During World War I, McMeeking served with the New Zealand Cyclist Corps.^[1] He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field as a result of actions on the morning of 1 November 1918 near Saultain in northern France.^[3][4] He died in Dunedin in 1976, and was buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.^[5]

References

1. "McMeeking, David Thomas - WW1 10875 - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
2. Knight, Lindsay. "David McMeeking". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
3. "No. 13471". The Edinburgh Gazette. 7 July 1919. p. 2372.
4. Regimental History of New Zealand Cyclist Corps in the Great War 1914–1918. Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs. 1922. p. 94. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
5. "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 30 August 2015.