Cyril Vincent Walter (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.
He also played in two
first-class matches for
Canterbury in 1945/46.
In the
1987 Queen's Birthday Honours
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, Walter was awarded the
Queen's Service Medal for community service.
References
1912 births
1988 deaths
New Zealand male field hockey players
New Zealand field hockey coaches
New Zealand booksellers
New Zealand schoolteachers
Recipients of the Queen's Service Medal
New Zealand cricketers
Canterbury cricketers
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