William Elphinstone Gordon
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Major Roland Elphinstone Gordon MC (died 30 August 1918, aged 25) was a Scottish rugby union
player. He was killed in World War I
He played for Royal Artillery RFC and was capped for in 1913. He served as a Major with the Royal Artillery and was killed in World War I.
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 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...
He played for Royal Artillery RFC and was capped for in 1913. He served as a Major with the Royal Artillery and was killed in World War I.