Rowland Fraser
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Rowland Fraser was a rugby union
player. He was killed in France
in World War I
, during the Battle of the Somme
He played for Cambridge University RFC and was capped for in 1911.
He was in the Rifle Brigade. which was said to be "part of a division which included 27 rugby internationals he had played with or against."
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. He was killed in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, during the Battle of the Somme
He played for Cambridge University RFC and was capped for in 1911.
He was in the Rifle Brigade. which was said to be "part of a division which included 27 rugby internationals he had played with or against."
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