Ernie Dodd Explained

Ernie Dodd
Birth Name:Ernest Henry Dodd
Birth Date:21 March 1880
Birth Place:Dunedin, New Zealand[1]
Death Place:France
Ru Position:Hooker
Height:5feet
Repyears1:1901, 1905
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Ru Provinceyears1:1901–05
Ru Provinceapps1:45
Occupation:Clerk
School:Wellington College

Ernest Henry Dodd (21 March 1880 – 11 September 1918) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Dodd represented at a provincial level in 45 matches between 1901 and 1905, and appeared in the first ever Ranfurly Shield challenge in 1904. He made three appearances for the New Zealand national side (later known as the "All Blacks"): two games in 1901; and the test match against the touring Australian team at Tahuna Park, Dunedin, in 1905.[2]

Dodd enlisted for service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in February 1917, and rose to the rank of lance sergeant in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade.[1] Dodd enlisted (aged 36) as a widower with 3 children, predeceased by his 2 wives Edith Violet Wills and Ruby Frances Bolton who died in their late 20s of sepsis and tuberculosis, respectively.[3] [4] [5] He was killed in action in France on 9 September 1918,[1] and was buried at the Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dodd, Ernest Henry - WW1 54336 - Army . Archives New Zealand . 21 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Ernie Dodd . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 21 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Ernest Henry Dodd . Online Cenotaph . Auckland War Memorial Museum . 13 September 2024.
  4. Web site: LSgt. Ernest Henry Dodd . Geni . 13 September 2024.
  5. Web site: Historical Records . Births, Deaths, and Marriages Online . The New Zealand Government . 13 September 2024.