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| ru_nationalyears = 1904–06 | ru_nationalcaps = 2 | ru_nationalpoints = (6) | ru_amateuryears = | ru_amateurclubs = Christchurch | ru_province = Canterbury | ru_provinceyears = 1900–05 | ru_provincecaps = 14 | ru_provincepoints = | family = | spouse = | children = | relatives = Henry Harper (grandfather) Leonard Harper (uncle) Arthur Paul Harper (cousin) | school = Christchurch Boys' High School | university = }} Eric Tristram Harper (1 December 1877 – 30 April 1918)〔(Eric Harper rugby profile ) Scrum.com〕 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. ==Personal history== Harper was born in the Christchurch suburb of Papanui in 1877 into a prominent pioneering family: his grandfather was Henry Harper, the first bishop of Christchurch; one of his uncles was Leonard Harper, a New Zealand member of Parliament; and his father was Sir George Harper, a prominent lawyer. He was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School. A sportsman of some note he won the first national track title in 1901 in the 440 yards hurdle and the next year won the 880 yards hurdles. Harper was also a keen mountaineer and made important discoveries in the Southern Alps. With the outbreak of the First World War, Harper joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, a military unit sent from New Zealand to fight for the British. Reaching the rank of Sergeant Major he served in the Canterbury Mounted Rifles division and was posted to Palestine. On 30 April 1918, while his unit was coming under artillery bombardment in Jerusalem, he attempted to quiet horses and was killed in the attack. He is commemorated at the Jerusalem Memorial in Israel.〔() CWGC casualty record. He was registered under rank of Trooper.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eric Harper」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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