Bernard Croft
Sir Bernard Hugh Denman Croft, 13th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle (24 August 1903 – 27 February 1984) was an Australian rugby union player. Croft, a wing, claimed one international rugby cap for Australia.
| Birth name | Bernard Hugh Denman Croft[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 August 1903[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Armidale, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 February 1984 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Armidale, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| School | The Armidale School | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Helen Margaret Weaver
(m. 1931) | ||||||||||||||||
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Croft was born in Boorolong station, Armidale, New South Wales,[3] the son of Sir Hugh Matthew Fiennes Croft, 12th Baronet, and Lucy Taylor.[4]
He died at Armidale in 1984.[5]
References
- "Scrum.com player profile of Bernard Croft". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Peerage Limited. 1995. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-333-41776-8. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- "Births". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 September 1903. p. 4.
- Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1914. p. 535. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- "Deaths". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 February 1984. p. 25.
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