About John Burkitt
Lived 1860 – 1929 (aged 69). John Burkitt was a military personnel and rugby union player.
John Colley Smyth Burkitt (1 July 1860 — 23 November 1929) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Kilkee, County Clare, Burkitt was capped for Ireland as a forward in a match against England at Manchester in 1881. He was a doctor by profession and had a medical practice in Whitwick for 40 years. During World War I, Burkitt was a colonel with the Leicestershire Yeomanry and took command of a Field Ambulance brigade in France.
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rugby player
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John Burkitt was born on 1 July 1860.
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John Burkitt died on 23 November 1929.
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John Burkitt was a military personnel and rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Burkitt. https://biography.guide/john-burkitt/
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