Albert Avery Rugby player

Albert "Bert" Edward Avery (January→March 1883 — 14 November 1914 (aged 31)) born in Buckfastleigh, Devon, was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Devon, and at club level for Plymouth and Devonport Albion, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a Prop, Hooker, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 9, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, his death was registered in Oldham, he died one-year after his brother had died in similar circumstances.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1883
Birth place
Buckfastleigh
Date of deathNovember 14, 1914
Place of death
Oldham
Height (meters)1.524

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