Tom Morrison (rugby union)

Thomas Clarence Morrison CBE (28 July 1913 – 31 August 1985) was a New Zealand rugby union player and administrator. A wing three-quarter, Morrison represented South Canterbury and Wellington at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1938 tour of Australia, playing in five matches including three internationals. He later served on the executive of the New Zealand Rugby Union from 1946 to 1968, and was its chairman between 1962 and 1968. He was also a national selector between 1950 and 1956.[1]

Tom Morrison
Birth nameThomas Clarence Morrison
Date of birth(1913-07-28)28 July 1913
Place of birthGisborne, New Zealand
Date of death31 August 1985(1985-08-31) (aged 72)
Place of deathWellington, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Occupation(s)Menswear retailer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
All Black No. 441
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1931–39
1944–46		 South Canterbury
Wellington		 43
14		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1938 New Zealand 3 (4)

During World War II Morrison served with the 27th (Machine Gun) Battalion, enlisting as a corporal in 1939.[2] In February 1942 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant.[3]

In the 1968 New Year Honours, Morrison was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to sport, especially rugby football.[4] He died on 31 August 1985 and his ashes were buried in Makara Cemetery, Wellington.[5][6]

References
  1. Knight, Lindsay. "Tom Morrison". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. "Thomas Clarence Morrison". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. "New Zealand, World War II appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations, 1939–1945". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. "No. 44486". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1968. p. 42.
  5. "Cemeteries search (cremation)". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  6. "Cemeteries search (burial)". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 31 August 2015.


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