Clinton Stringfellow

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Clinton Stringfellow
Birth nameJohn Clinton Stringfellow
Date of birth(1905-02-26)26 February 1905
Place of birthChertsey, New Zealand
Date of death4 January 1959(1959-01-04) (aged 53)
Place of deathMauriceville, New Zealand
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
SchoolTimaru Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Fullback
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1925–35
1937
Wairarapa
Bush
107 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1929 New Zealand 2 (3)

John Clinton Stringfellow (26 February 1905 – 4 January 1959) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback and centre, Stringfellow represented Wairarapa and, briefly, Bush at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1929 tour of Australia. On that tour, he played seven matches, including two internationals, scoring 16 points in all.[1]

During World War II, Stringfellow served as a private in the 2nd New Zealand Divisional Postal Unit, New Zealand Engineers.[2] He died on 4 January 1959[3] at Mauriceville,[1] and was buried in the Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Mac Geddes". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ^ "John Clinton Stringfellow". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 20 January 2018 – via Online Cenotaph.
  3. ^ "Death index: registration number 1959/22113". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Plot record details". Masterton District Council. Retrieved 20 January 2018.