| Les Cupples | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Leslie Frank Cupples 8 February 1898 Otautau, New Zealand |
| Died |
10 August 1972 (aged 74) Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) |
Leslie Frank Cupples passport application (1924)
Leslie Frank "Les" Cupples MM (8 February 1898 – 10 August 1972) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Cupples represented Template:Rut Bay of Plenty at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1922 to 1925. He played 29 matches for the All Blacks including two internationals, scoring six tries in all.[1]
During World War I, Cupples served with the New Zealand Medical Corps in Egypt and on the Western Front, rising to the rank of corporal. He was attached to the No. 2 Field Ambulance, and in 1917 was awarded the Military Medal.[1][2][3]
Cupples died in Hamilton on 10 August 1972,[1] and was buried at Hautapu Cemetery, Cambridge.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Luxford, Bob. "Les Cupples". New Zealand Rugby Union. http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=200. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "Cupples, Frank Leslie – WW1 3/2011 – Army". Archives New Zealand. http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE9961696. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "Corporal Leslie Cupples wins the Military Medal". Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle. 30 October 1917. p. 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19171030.2.15. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "Cemetery database record for Frank Leslie Cupples". Waipa District Council. http://rid.waipadc.govt.nz/cemetery/cemetery_record_view.php?id=975. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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