Anthony Roncoroni | |
Birth Date: | 16 March 1909 |
Birth Place: | Hendon, London, England |
Death Place: | Middleton-on-Sea, Sussex, England |
School: | Rossall School |
Position: | Forward |
Repyears1: | 1933 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Major Anthony Dominic Sebastian Roncoroni (16 March 1909 – 20 July 1953) was a British Army officer and England international rugby union player of the 1930s.
Roncoroni, one of four brothers, was born in London and educated at Rossall School in Lancashire.[1]
A forward, Roncoroni played for West Herts, Richmond, East Midlands and was capped three times for England in the 1933 Home Nations Championship. His rugby career was ended by the war.[2]
Roncoroni served as a Royal Artillery with the 7th Medium Regiment during World War II. He was held as a German prisoner of war at a camp in Italy, from which he successfully escaped, trekking over 400 miles to the safety of the British lines.[3] In 1945, Roncoroni was awarded a Military Cross for his wartime leadership and service.[4]