William Campbell Church

Bill Church

Birth name	William Campbell Church
Date of birth	(1883-08-05)5 August 1883
Place of birth	Partick, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	28 June 1915(1915-06-28) (aged 31)
Place of death	Gallipoli, Turkey
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Glasgow University () 1904-07 Glasgow Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Glasgow District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1906 Scotland 1 (0)

Capt. William Campbell Church (5 August 1883 – 28 June 1915) was a Scottish rugby union player.

Early life

Church was born in Partick, Glasgow, to William Reginald Monteith Church, a chartered accountant and stockbroker, and Christina Ainslie Church. He was educated at Glasgow Academy but left for Switzerland in 1902. He was educated at South African College.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He moved back to Scotland to attend university, where he played for Glasgow Academicals. He played on the wing for rugby union side.

Provincial career

He was capped by Glasgow District in 1906.

International career

Church was capped for Scotland in 1906. He was also selected to play against New Zealand but he declined this.

Military career

He was killed in action in World War I while serving with the Cameronians during the Gallipoli campaign. He is on the Helles Memorial for the missing at Gallipoli.

External links

• "An entire team wiped out by the Great War". The Scotsman, 6 November 2009