Born: March 23, 1889 - Auckland
Died: May 8, 1915 - Ari Burnu, Gallipoli, Turkey
Test record: 1 Test (1914) - 0 points
Tours: 1911 tour of Australia
Auckland forward Charles Savory had an eventful career during rugby league's pioneering era, before perishing while fighting at Gallipoli in WWI.
Suspended for two years for kicking while playing rugby union for Ponsonby, Savory instead turned his hand to rugby league with Ponsonby United in 1911. He was soon selected for New Zealand's tour of Australia.
No Tests were played, but Savory made eight appearances (three each against NSW and Queensland) and scored two tries. The 22-year-old was then one of four New Zealanders selected to go on the 'Australasian' Kangaroo Tour of 1911-12.
He made only four appearances for the Kangaroos, however, in wins over Midlands and South, Leigh (where he scored a try), Runcorn and Wales/West England.
Savory was suspended for life by the Auckland Rugby League in 1913 after being found guilty of kicking, but the conviction was thrown out by the New Zealand Rugby League in a landmark decision that also result in the entire ARL board being suspended.
Later that year he played one match for New Zealand against the touring NSW team, scoring a try in a 33-19 loss, while in 1914 he featured in the one-off 16-13 Test loss to England.
Little more than nine months later, Savory was killed in action, dying from wounds suffered fighting at Gallipoli after landing at Ari Burnu with the Auckland Battalion.
To mark 100 years of ANZAC commemorations, the Charles Savory Medal was struck in 2015 to be awarded to the man of the match in the Anzac Test. Kiwis winger Manu Vatuvei was the first recipient, after New Zealand's 26-12 win over Australia at Suncorp Stadium.