User:Aedis1/R1164
| Date of birth | 1 July 1922 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Burgersdorp, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 February 2004 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
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Charlie Wilhelm ( ) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He fought for South Africa in the Second World War.
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]He played in a Scottish Services team in the Inverleith Sevens tournament of 1945.[1]
International career
[edit]Wilhelm played in the 24 February 1945 Services International match against England for Scotland.[2] As a Services international, Wilhelm was finally given a retrospective cap in 2023.[3]
Military career
[edit]He fought for South in the Second World War, and became a Sub-Lieutenant.[4]
Family
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19450406/117/0004
- ^ https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19450219/050/0003
- ^ https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/borders/news/rugby-scotland-retrospective-caps-gala-melrose-hawick/
- ^ https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001547/19450616/047/0002
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/categories/42/?name=Charles_Wilhelm&birth=1922_burgersdorp-eastern+cape-south+africa_1416868&death=2004&gender=m
Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:Scotland international rugby union players