Darcy Heeney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Darcy Heeney

New Zealand boxer and rugby union footballer

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1916

Place of Birth: Gisborne, Gisborne District, New Zealand

Date of Death: 19-Dec-1941

Profession: boxer, rugby union player

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Arthur John "Darcy" Heeney (22 April 1916 – 19 December 1941) was a New Zealand boxer, who won a silver medal for his country at the 1938 British Empire Games.
He died during World War II, when the ship in which he was serving, HMS Neptune, struck enemy mines off the coast of Libya.