Alfred MacIlwaine
| Full name | Alfred Herbert MacIlwaine | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 March 1889 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sculcoates, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 April 1983 (aged 94) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Clifton College | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Farmer / Landowner | ||||||||||||||||
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Alfred Herbert MacIlwaine (27 March 1889 – 6 April 1983) was an English international rugby union player.
Biography
[edit]MacIlwaine was born in Sculcoates, Kingston upon Hull, and attended Clifton College.[1]
A forward, MacIlwaine played his club rugby for Harlequins and Hull & East Riding. He also featured in services rugby and represented Yorkshire at county level. In 1912, MacIlwaine gained four of his five England caps.[2]
MacIlwaine served as an officer with the Royal Field Artillery in World War 1, during which he was decorated with both the Military Cross and Croix de Guerre (with Palm) for gallantry.[3]
In 1920, MacIlwaine was recalled by England for a match against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.[4]
MacIlwaine immigrated to Rhodesia.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "War Honours". Bristol Evening Post. 25 February 1916.
- ^ "Other Sport In Brief". Daily Mirror. 29 November 1921.
- ^ "Yorkshire Names In French List Of Honours". Yorkshire Evening Post. 25 February 1916.
- ^ "Capt. A. W. Mac.Ilwaine Included". Hull Daily Mail. 3 February 1920.
- ^ Wood, J.R.T. (2 August 2012). A Matter of Weeks Rather Than Months. ISBN 1466934107.
External links
[edit]- Alfred MacIlwaine at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1983 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- British emigrants to Rhodesia
- Rugby union props
- Rugby union players from Kingston upon Hull
- People educated at Clifton College
- Harlequin F.C. players
- Yorkshire County RFU players
- Royal Field Artillery officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- British recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)