FOR NOVEMBER 11th

Below is a list of the rugby lads who died in or because of war – in brackets is an identifiable year in which they played for the club – the date thus 05/05/1917 is the date of death.

1914-18 War

James Adamson jnr. (1913) – RFA/RHA – 05/05/1917 fly half

Robert W Adamson (1907) – 7th DLI – 25/05/1917 centre

Charles W T Barker (1914) – 15th DLI – 24/03/1918–fly half

Harold T F Barker (1911) – RGA/RFA – 29/03/1918   scrum half

George H Carter (1906) – RFA - 18/11/1915 –winger 1901

Arnold Corder (1914) -7^th DLI – 26/05/1915 – back row

James H Edwards (1914) – 14^th DLI – 7/01/1917 -hooker

Andrew R Legat (1911) – RFA - 28/03/1917 – 2^nd row

F C Longden (1914) - 15th DLI - 24/08/1918 – 2^nd row

Thomas E Middlemiss (1913) – RFA – 17/10/1917 –back row

Edward H Moore (1914) - 3rd Y&L – 25/03/1917 – fly half

G Moore (1912)- RNAS - 26/02/1918 – rugby – scrum half

Nathaniel C Neilson (1905) - R Fusiliers – 5/02/1916 –rugby - centre

Gordon Piper (1914) - Machine Gun Corps – 21/09/1918 - centre

Arnold Pumphrey – (1912) – 21/09/1917 - scrum half

Robinson, Noel Stafford (1904) – 09/08/1918 -prop

Clive Smith (1914) – 5^th Northumberland Fusiliers – June 1920 -wing

Charles M Thompson (1914)– N Fusiliers - 26/08/1917 – back row

Herbert S Watson (1905) – 8^th Gordon H – 25/09/1915 -prop

F W Wawn (1901) - 7 DLI back row – 25/05/15

Frank Wilkinson (1914) - RFA – 13/11/1918 – back row

1939 -45

Includes schools when known and age at death

BRODHURST Fred J	Major RASC	Rugby	Wellingborough	26 years
CARRELL Ronald M	Pilot Officer RAF	Rugby	Worksop College	21 years
COX Rowland B	Wing Com RAF	Rugby	Loretto	31 years
DEAS John B	Cap E Yorks Reg	Tennis & Rugby	Tons/St Pet York	25 years
DOBBIE James E	Chaplain RAF	Rugby	Durham	41 years
FOSTER Alistair S	Captain R A	Rugby		27 years
GILBERTSON James	Surgeon Lieu RNVR	Rugby 1932	Durham School	26 years
LITTLE Leicester	Captain Air Obs Reg	Hockey & Rugby		29 years
MAIR Alfred P	Cap RA at RAF	Rugby	Oundle	26 years
MILBURN Harold A	Flt Lieut RAF	Rugby	St Peters RL	19 Years
NICHOLSON Guy H	Lieut E RNR	Rugby	Durham School	31 years
RAY Hubert S	Flt Lieut RAF	Rugby	RL= Rock Lodge	22 years
SHACKLOCK Thomas S	Chief Engineer MN	Rugby		42 Years
SPENCE Alan H	Sgt Obs RAF	Rugby	Bede Collegiate	c34 Years
STEEL Alf Kenneth	Pilot Officer RAF	Rugby	Trent College	23 Years
THOMPSON Patrick G	Sgt Navigator RAF	Rugby	Durham School	28 Years
THOMPSON W Oliver	Flt Lieut RAF	Rugby 1932		31??
WAUGH William G	Lieut 10th Hussars	Rugby		23 Years
WHITTAKER John	Lieut RTC (Special)	Rugby		26 Years

Please bring these names to the attention of youngsters where possible. I have biographies of all the First World War lads and further details on most of the 1939-45 men. Contact me if interested - keith.gregson@talk21.com.

1911/12 side - all on active service - three failed to return