Ernie Dodd

Ernie Dodd

Birth name	Ernest Henry Dodd
Date of birth	(1880-03-21)21 March 1880
Place of birth	Dunedin, New Zealand[1]
Date of death	11 September 1918(1918-09-11) (aged 38)
Place of death	France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
School	Wellington College
Occupation(s)	Clerk
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1901–05 Wellington 45 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1901, 1905 New Zealand 1 (0)

Ernest Henry Dodd (21 March 1880 – 11 September 1918) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Dodd represented Wellington 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.[6]

References

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