Sydney Middleton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian rugby union player
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Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
About Sydney Middleton
- 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.
- As a rower he was twice an Australian national champion and won the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in 1912.
- He was a member of the AIF crew which won at the 1919 Peace Regatta and brought the King's Cup to Australia.
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