Into Touch
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Into Touch

Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War

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Into Touch

Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War

About this book

Many thousands of men died during the Great War. They came from every place and class. The very cream of the Nation joined up thinking it a great adventure but, all too often, never returned. This book is dedicated to the memory of an elite few of such men the Rugby Internationals who fell in The Great War. Among the hundreds of thousands who served and died for their country were one hundred and thirty Rugby Internationals.To place the loss of these men in perspective, it is important to appreciate that Rugby Union was, arguably, bigger in its day than soccer is today. It attracted men from every walk of life. Many became national icons just as David Beckham and Wayne Rooney are now. These were men whose names were common currency in almost every household in Britain; men who were widely admired and emulated.Yet their physical strength, fitness, prowess and courage made these heroes no less vulnerable to enemy bullets, shells and mines than their less celebrated comrades-in-arms. One hundred years on, the Author decided that any player who perished, whether he had won a single cap for his country or a hundred, would be included within this book.Into Touch encapsulated the magnitude of a generation's sacrifice. Thanks to the Author's research into these players' service for their country, both on the playing field and battlefield, it will fascinate all with an interest in The Great War and, most particularly, those with a love for The Glorious Game and its history.As featured in the Cardiff Times and Derby Telegraph.

Information

Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9781781590874
eBook ISBN
9781473831797
Topic
History
Subtopic
British History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Dedication Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Australia
  9. 1660 Private Harold Wesley George, 10-5-15
  10. Captain Bryan Desmond Hughes MC, 6-8-18
  11. 448 Private Herbert (or Hubert) A. Jones, 4-11-16
  12. 321 Sergeant Edward Rennix Larkin, 25-4-15
  13. Major Blair Inskip Swannell, 25-4-15
  14. 29167 Gunner William George (Twit) Tasker, 9-8-18
  15. 1624 Private Frederick H. Thompson, 29-5-15
  16. Captain Cuthbert Arthur (Jack) Verge, 8-9-15
  17. Captain Clarence (Clarrie Doss) Wallach MC, 22-4-18
  18. British Isles
  19. Captain Quartermaster Charles Young Adamson, 17-9-18
  20. 28164 Corporal Sidney Nelson Crowther, 18-10-14
  21. England
  22. Second Lieutenant Harry Alexander, 17-10-15
  23. 5711 Corporal Henry Berry, 9-5-15
  24. Major Henry Brougham, 18-2-23
  25. Captain Arthur James (Mud) Dingle, 22-8-15
  26. Lieutenant Colonel George Eric Burroughs Dobbs, 17-6-17
  27. M2/194121 Officer Cadet Leonard Haigh, 6-8-16
  28. Captain Reginald Harry Myburgh Hands, 20-4-18
  29. Lieutenant Commander Arthur Leyland Harrison VC, 23-4-18
  30. Captain Harold Augustus Hodges, 24-3-18
  31. The Reverend Rupert Edward Inglis, 18-9-16
  32. Lieutenant Percy Dale (Toggie) Kendall, 25-1-15
  33. 357176 Lance Corporal John Abbott King, 9-8-16
  34. Captain Ronald Owen Lagden, 3-3-15
  35. Second Lieutenant Douglas (Danny) Lambert, 13-10-15
  36. Lieutenant Alfred Frederick Maynard, 13-11-16
  37. Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Roberts Mobbs DSO, 31-7-17
  38. 1745 Sergeant William (Billy) Moore Bell Nanson, 4-6-15
  39. Lieutenant Francis Eckley Oakeley, 1-12-14
  40. Lieutenant Ronald William Poulton-Palmer, 5-5-15
  41. Captain Robert Lawrence Pillman, 9-7-16
  42. Lieutenant John Edward Raphael, 11-6-17
  43. Major Reginald (Reggie) Oscar Schwarz MC, 18-11-18
  44. Second Lieutenant Lancelot Andrew Noel Slocock, 9-8-16
  45. Lieutenant Francis Tarr, 18-7-15
  46. Lieutenant Alexander Findlater Todd, 21-4-15
  47. Surgeon James Henry-Digby (Bungy) Watson, 15-10-14
  48. 8074 Private Arthur Wilson, 1-7-17
  49. Captain Charles Edward Wilson Légion d’Honneur, 17-9-14
  50. France
  51. Lieutenant Rene Emile Henri Boudreaux, 8-9-15
  52. Private Second Class Marie Jean-Baptiste Joseph Anduran, 2-10-14
  53. Lieutenant Maurice Jean-Paul Boyau, 16-9-18
  54. Lieutenant Jean Jacques Conilh De Beyssac, 13-6-18
  55. Lieutenant Marcel Henry Burgun CdG, 2-9-16
  56. Corporal Paul Henri Descamps, 27-6-15
  57. Lieutenant Julien Dufau, 28-12-16
  58. Private Paul Dupré, 31-3-16
  59. Sous Lieutenant Albert Victor (Eutrope), 26-5-15
  60. Captain Marc Giacardy, 20-8-17
  61. Lieutenant Pierre Guillemin, 18-8-15
  62. Sergeant Maurice (Putty) Hédembaigt, 5-8-18
  63. Corporal Emmanuel Francois Iguinitz, 20-9-14
  64. Lieutenant Medical Officer Daniel Ihingoue, 16-4-17
  65. Lieutenant Henri Isaac, 20-6-17
  66. Sergeant Jean Pierre Henri Lacassagne, 14-9-18
  67. Private Gaston Ernest Lane, 23-9-14
  68. Sergeant Jean Aime Larribau, 31-12-16
  69. Sergeant Marcel Legrain, 27-6-15
  70. Sergeant Adjudant Alfred (Maysso) Mayssonnié, 6-9-14
  71. Jean-Sergieant François Poeydebasque, 21-9-14
  72. Ireland
  73. Major William John Beatty OBE, 10-2-19
  74. Second Lieutenant Jasper Thomas Brett, 4-2-17
  75. Captain Robert Balderston Burgess, 9-12-15
  76. Captain Ernest Cotton Deane MC, 25-9-15
  77. Captain William Victor Edwards, 29-12-17
  78. Colonel William Hallaran, 23-1-17
  79. Captain Basil Maclear, 24-5-15
  80. Lieutenant George Herbert McAllan, 14-12-18
  81. Second Lieutenant Vincent McNamara, 29-11-15
  82. Major Robertson Stewart Smyth MD, 5-4-16
  83. Major Albert Lewis Stewart DSO, 4-10-17
  84. Captain Alfred Squire Taylor, 31-7-17
  85. New Zealand
  86. 29720 Private James Alexander Steenson Baird, 7-6-17
  87. 9/2048 Corporal Robert (Bobby) Stanley Black, 21-9-16
  88. 11/448 Sergeant Henry (Norkey) Dewar, 9-8-15
  89. 54336 Lance Sergeant Ernest (Ernie) Henry Dodd, 11-9-18
  90. 10/2119 Sergeant Albert (Doolan) Joseph Downing, 8-8-15
  91. 32513 Sergeant David Gallaher, 4-10-17
  92. 35694 Trooper Eric Tristram Harper, 30-4-18
  93. 27561 Private James McNeece 21-6-17
  94. 72271 Rifleman Alexander James Ridland, 5-11-18
  95. 26923 Private George Maurice Victor Sellars, 7-6-17
  96. 8/2738 Lance Corporal Reginald Taylor, 20-6-17
  97. 426516 Sergeant Hubert Sydney (Jum) Turtill, 9-4-18
  98. Scotland
  99. Lieutenant Cecil Halliday Abercrombie, 31-5-16
  100. Captain David McLaren Bain, 3-6-15
  101. Surgeon David Revell (Darkie) Bedell-Sivright, 5-9-15
  102. Second Lieutenant Patrick Charles Bentley Blair, 6-7-15
  103. Lieutenant John Argentine Campbell, 1-12-17
  104. Captain William Campbell Church, 29-6-15
  105. Lieutenant Walter Michael Dickson, 26-9-15
  106. John Dobs, 30-12-15
  107. Major Walter (Wattie) Torrie Forrest MC, 19-4-17
  108. Captain Rowland Fraser, 1-7-16
  109. Major Roland Elphinstone Gordon MC, 30-8-18
  110. Lieutenant James Young (JY) Milne Henderson, 31-7-17
  111. Lieutenant David Dickie Howie, 19-1-16
  112. Lieutenant James Laidlaw Huggan, 16-9-14
  113. Captain William Ramsay Hutchison, 22-3-18
  114. Lieutenant Colonel George Alexander Walker Lamond, 25-2-18
  115. Lieutenant Eric (Puss) Milroy, 18-6-16
  116. Captain Thomas Arthur Nelson, 9-4-17
  117. Private James (Peary) Pearson, 22-5-15
  118. Captain Lewis Robertson, 3-11-14
  119. 75027 Sergeant Andrew Ross, 6-4-16
  120. 2565 Private James (Jimmy) Ross, 31-10-14
  121. Lieutenant Ronald Francis Simson, 14-9-14
  122. Lieutenant Stephen Sebastian Lombard (Beak) Steyn, 8-12-17
  123. Second Lieutenant Walter Riddell Sutherland (Wattie Suddie), 4-10-18
  124. Lieutenant Frederick Harding (Tanky) Turner, 10-1-15
  125. Lieutenant Albert Luvian Wade, 28-4-17
  126. Lieutenant John George Will, 25-3-17
  127. Lieutenant William Middleton Wallace, 22-8-15
  128. Lieutenant Commander John Skinner Wilson, 31-5-16
  129. Captain Eric Templeton Young, 28-6-15
  130. South Africa
  131. Captain Adam Francis Burdett, 4-11-18
  132. 6004 Sergeant Septimus (Sep) Heyns Ledger, 12-4-17
  133. Captain Tobias (Toby) Mortimer Moll, 14/15-7-16
  134. 1455 Private Jan (Jackie) Willem Hurter Morkel, 15-5-16
  135. 3744 Private Gerald W. (Tommy) Thompson, 20-6-16
  136. United States of America
  137. Lieutenant Frank Jacob (Deke) Gard, 27-9-18
  138. Wales
  139. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Davies Garnons-Williams, 27-9-15
  140. Second Lieutenant William (Billy) Purdon Geen, 31-7-15
  141. Major Brinley (Bryn) Richard Lewis, 2-4-17
  142. Lieutenant Hopkin (Hop) Thomas Maddock MC, 21-12-21
  143. Second Lieutenant Fred Leonard Perrett, 1-12-18
  144. Sergeant Louis (Lou) Augustus Phillips, 14-3-16
  145. Captain Charles Meyrick Pritchard, 14-8-16
  146. Engineer Captain Charles Gerald Taylor MVO, 24-1-15
  147. 24093 Company Sergeant Major Edward John Richard (Dick) Thomas, 7-7-16
  148. Second Lieutenant Horace Wyndham Thomas, 3-9-16
  149. Second Lieutenant Philip (Phil) Dudley Waller, 14-12-17
  150. Corporal David Watts, 14-7-16
  151. Private David (Dai) Westacott, 28-8-17
  152. Captain John Lewis Williams, 12-7-16
  153. Bibliography

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