Can anybody fill in more details about the war serivce and POW experience of this Welsh soccer international. Sydney Darvell Born: Wrexham, 17...
In October, 1938 he apparently lost the sight in his right eye as a result of a shooting accident. He took over the captaincy of the 1904 Lions tour...
His Fight Record DATE OPPONENT RESULT 1905 Young Williams W KO 6 25/01/1906 Johnny Kelly ND 6 08/02/1906 Eddie Fay W TKO 5 22/02/1906 Tommy...
Freddie Welsh was a great exponent of defensive boxing. Always remaining calm in the ring, he was an extremely elusive opponent which was...
LIONS LEGENDS – ANDREW STODDART Andrew Stoddart may not be a household name in sporting circles these days, but just before the turn of the 19th...
All I have at the moment is posted. Don't know any more than that I'm afriad.
Anybody able to fill in some of the War details of the following great sportsman. David Davies was born in Llaneli in 1880 and died in Manchester...
Harry Hiams also played for Llanelli and Aberavon and played against the 1912 South African tourists twice in the space of three days. He was in the...
Scored 103 in 1903 Varsity Match at Lord’s and 99 in 1905. Played against 1904 South Africans for Oxford University (46, 5) and Surrey (56, 22 and...
I'm looking to try to build up a picture of their war service and to find any pictures or other references to their lives. The sporting aspect I've...
Reference to the Officer of the US Legion of Merit is mentioned in his biography in the Centenary History of the RFU, by Titley and Ross McWhirter.
Engineer Commander Sydney F Cooper Born October 1878 and died 16 January, 1961 Playd for Blackheath, Devon, Royal Navy and Barbarians. Won seven...
Captain William Baynard Hynes was born in 1889 and played once for England as a forward. His one cap came against France in 1912. He played for the...
Apologies. He did play in one Test v New Zealand, which the Lions lost 9-3. He was a forward.
Can anybody flesh out some of these details. Ronald Joseph (Ron) Rogers toured with the 1904 British & Irish Lions in Australia and New Zealand....
Anybody got any more details on this Scottish rugby international George Mitchell Frew Born: 9 September, 1883, Larkhall. Died: 6 April, 1942....
Played for Combined Army / Navy v 1908 Wallabies at rugby. As a cricketer, he was a batsman with a delightfully free style who came to the fore in...
Butcher played two games for Surrey 2nd X1 in 1905, a Minor Counties match v Yorkshire and another one against Lancashire. He was a top order batsmen...
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