| Full name | John Colley Smyth Burkitt | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 July 1860 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 November 1929 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||
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John Colley Smyth Burkitt (1 July 1860 — 23 November 1929) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
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.[2] During World War I, Burkitt was a colonel with the Leicestershire Yeomanry and took command of a Field Ambulance brigade in France.[3]