Category Archives: Services
Lest We Forget – Alexander James Ridland (New Zealand) 05/11/1918
Alexander James (Jimmy) Ridland died at Le Quesnoy in France on 5th November 1918 during the final week of the First World War. A rifleman in the 1st Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, he was the last of the 13 All Blacks who lost their lives in the war. Continue reading
Flying Lions: Elfed Jones
Flying Lions: Elfed Jones
Continuing our series of biographies by David Smith, covering some of the British & Irish Lions who served with the RAF.
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Lest We Forget – Walter Riddle Sutherland (Scotland) 04/10/1918
More than 60 Scottish rugby internationals have come from the Hawick club in the borders of Scotland but few have been more beloved than Walter “Wattie” Sutherland who was killed by a stray enemy shell in the village of Hulluch in France on 4th October 1918 aged twenty seven. Continue reading
Lest We Forget – Frank Jacob Gard (USA) 29/09/1918
Frank Jacob Gard (1892-1918) was a flanker who captained Stanford University and the All-American team that played Australia (1912) and New Zealand (1913). He was a Lieutenant in the infantry who was killed in action at the Battle of Argonne Forest, France. Continue reading
Flying Lions: Peter Larter
Flying Lions – Peter Larter
Continuing our series of biographies by David Smith, covering some of the British & Irish Lions who served with the RAF. Continue reading
Flying Lions: Ken Jones
Flying Lions: Ken Jones
Continuing our series of biographies by David Smith, covering some of the British & Irish Lions who served with the RAF.
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Flying Lions: Bleddyn Williams
Flying Lions: Bleddyn Williams
Continuing our series of biographies by David Smith, covering some of the British & Irish Lions who served with the RAF. Continue reading
