Adam Francis Burdett (20 August 1882 – 4 November 1918) was a South African

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

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Oudtshoorn Oudtshoorn (, ), the "ostrich capital of the world", is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located between the Swartberg mountains to the north and the Outeniqua Mountains to the south. Two ostrich-feather booms, during 1865–1 ...

. He was killed in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, while serving as a captain in the South African Service Corps.Commonwealth War Graves database
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, the original 'Springbok' tour. He was awarded two caps in November 1906, one against and one against . He played for Western Province. He was 5 feet 10 inches, and weighed 12 stone 9 pounds.

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White South African people Rugby union forwards South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players South African military personnel killed in World War I South African military personnel of World War I 1882 births 1918 deaths People from Oudtshoorn Rugby union players from the Western Cape Western Province (rugby union) players {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub

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