Eric Harper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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New Zealand rugby union player
Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1877
Place of Birth: Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Date of Death: 30-Nov-1918
Profession: rugby union player
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Eric Harper
- Eric Tristram Harper (1 December 1877 – 30 April 1918) was a New Zealand sportsman, who is most notable for playing rugby union for the New Zealand national rugby union team and in 1905 became one of the Original All Blacks when he toured Britain and Ireland with Dave Gallaher's team. A keen athlete, Harper was a hurdler at national level, and also played cricket representing Canterbury.
- In 1918, while serving in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during World War I, he was killed in action in Jerusalem; becoming one of 11 New Zealand rugby internationals to die during the conflict.
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