Jack Verge

Jack Verge

Birth name	Arthur Verge
Date of birth	(1880-02-12)12 February 1880
Place of birth	Kempsey, New South Wales
Date of death	8 September 1915(1915-09-08) (aged 35)
Place of death	Alexandria, Egypt
Weight	10 st 7 lb (67 kg)[1]
School	The King's School, Parramatta, NSW
University	St Paul's College, University of Sydney
Notable relative(s)	John Verge (Grandfather)
Occupation(s)	Dermatologist
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1900–01 Sydney University II () 1902–04, 1906 Sydney University I () 1907–08 Edinburgh University () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1902–07 Metropolitan Rugby Union () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1902, 1904 New South Wales[2] 8 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1904 Australia 2 (0)
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Military career
Buried	Chatby Military Cemetery (Row Q, Grave No. 523), Egypt 31°12′25″N 29°55′05″E / 31.2069°N 29.91812°E / 31.2069; 29.91812
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1914–15
Rank	Captain (Medical Officer)
Unit	6th Light Horse Regiment
Battles / wars	First World War Gallipoli campaign (DOW)

Arthur "Jack" Verge^[a] (12 February 1880 – 8 September 1915)^[b] was a rugby union player who represented Australia, New South Wales and Sydney University. Playing as a fullback, Verge won both his caps for Australia in 1904 against a touring team from the British Isles. Although he was relatively light for his position, he was repeatedly praised for his tackling and all-round defensive work, and in attack, he was a fast and deceptive runner. His kicking, on the other hand, was inconsistent.

Verge went to The King's School, Parramatta, and from 1900 to 1904, studied medicine at St Paul's College, University of Sydney. After graduating, he practised as a dermatologist. In 1907, he won a fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. In October 1914, soon after the start of the First World War, he was commissioned captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps of the First Australian Imperial Force, and was attached as medical officer to the 6th Light Horse Regiment. He embarked for Alexandria, Egypt in December 1914, and was deployed in May 1915 to Gallipoli, where he contracted dysentery. He was evacuated to Egypt, but died of his illness in September 1915.

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