Sydney Middleton Rugby player

Sydney Albert 'Syd' Middleton DSO, OBE (24 February 1884 – 2 September 1945) was an Australian Army officer and national representative rugby union player and rower. He won a gold medal in rugby at the 1908 Summer Olympics and competed in rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He had a distinguished career in World War I being awarded the DSO and later an OBE. He captained the Wallabies in a Test series in 1910.

Personal facts

Sydney Middleton
Alias (AKA)Middleton Sydney Albert; Middleton Syd
Birth dateFebruary 24, 1884
Birth place
Glebe New South Wales
Date of deathSeptember 02, 1945
Place of death
Kensington

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