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George Arthur Hardy Bullock-Douglas (4 June 1911 – 25 June 1958) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Bullock-Douglas represented Wanganui at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1932 to 1934. He played 15 matches for the All Blacks including five internationals.[1]

Bullock-Douglas was educated first at Gonville School. He then had a stint at Auckland Grammar School and lastly, Wanganui Collegiate School where he was a member of the 1st XV in his two years at the school between 1927 and 1928.[2] He was also a member of the school's 1st XI cricket team.[3] He later played representative cricket for Wanganui, and appeared in a match for Wanganui against the MCC on their 1935–36 tour of New Zealand.[4] In that match, Bullock-Douglas batted at number 7 or 8, and scored 14 and 0 respectively in his two innings.[5]

A bank officer,[1] Bullock-Douglas was awarded a Diploma in Banking by Victoria University College in 1934.[6] During World War II he served as an officer with the 21st Battalion of the New Zealand Military Forces,[7] reaching the rank of captain. He saw active service in Greece and North Africa, and was twice wounded:[8] in Greece in 1941, and Libya in 1943.[9][10]

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