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Walter Batty (January 1, 1905 - May 10, 1979). Batty is a former Rugby Union player who represented the All Blacks between 1928-1931 playing in 4 test matches. Batty passed away in 1979 in Auckland, New Zealand at the age of 74 years 129 days.

Biography
Born in Tonga in 1905 to an English father and Tongan mother, Walter donned the black jersey in 1928.

He played as a loose forward, and was part of the team that took on the British and Irish Lions during their New Zealand Tour in 1930. Batty was also an Insurance Agent by profession.

Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions
Batty joined the Royal New Zealand Artillery as a sargeant during the Second World War - where he won the Distinguished Conduct Medal after holding off an attack by Italian tanks until his unit could be reinforced.