Cyril Walter

Cyril Vincent Walter QSM (4 December 1912 – 23 March 1988) was a New Zealand hockey player and coach, sports writer, teacher, bookseller. He was born in Nelson, New Zealand, in 1912.^[1] He also played in two first-class matches for Canterbury in 1945/46.^[2]

In the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours, Walter was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service.^[3]

References

1. Christensen, John. "Cyril Vincent Walter". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
2. "Cyril Walter". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
3. "No. 50950". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 13 June 1987. p. 33.