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George Fletcher Hart passport application (1935)

George Fletcher Hart (10 February 1909 – 3 June 1944) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Hart represented Шаблон:Rut at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1930 to 1936. He played 35 matches for the All Blacks including 11 internationals, scoring a total of 28 tries.[1]

Educated at Waitaki Boys' High School, where he played in the 1st XV rugby team in 1924 and 1925, Hart was the 1931 New Zealand national 100 yards champion, in a time of 10.4 seconds, although he finished second behind American athlete, George Simpson.[1][2] He married Maisie Chambers Harris of Christchurch on 1 April 1937.[3]

Hart served in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II, rising to the rank of captain in the 20th Armoured Regiment.[4] He was killed by a shell on 3 June 1944 during the advance towards Rome after the Battle of Monte Cassino,[1] and was buried at Cassino War Cemetery.[5]

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