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In the country's final game before the outbreak of the First World War, on 21 March
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on 5 August 1914, while still an undergraduate. There were suggestions at the time that he was the first undergraduate to go into action but they were not substantiated. After two weeks' training at
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at the start of the First World War and departed for the
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940:"Amazing Win for Wales".
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801:First Battle of the Aisne
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1227:Corsan, James (2009).
1208:Collins, Tony (2009).
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19:For other uses, see
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399:player. He played
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124:Rugby union career
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1250:. Pen and Sword.
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1185:"No. 29279"
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1145:"No. 28922"
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1009:Corsan 2009
925:Sewell 1919
900:Sewell 1919
822:, 1st Wing
809:Frelinghien
397:rugby union
351:, attached
276: /
134:Position(s)
1484:Categories
1439:Sutherland
1092:ESPN scrum
1074:ESPN scrum
1056:ESPN scrum
1038:ESPN scrum
865:References
861:, France.
840:lieutenant
777:RAF B.E.2c
758:, Scotland
756:Inverleith
660:Twickenham
615:Opposition
492:Early life
476:'s senior
339:Lieutenant
290:Allegiance
261:50°22âē51âģN
114:University
54:1892-09-23
1414:Robertson
1389:Hutchison
662:, England
498:Edinburgh
420:Edinburgh
331:1914â1915
264:2°44âē30âģE
216:1913â1914
172:1912â1914
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