Clive Wallis Explained

Clive Wallis
Full Name:Clive O'Neill Wallis
Birth Date:16 October 1913
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Position:Prop
Repyears1:1935
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Clive O'Neill Wallis (16 October 1913 — 26 October 1981) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in Dublin, Wallis was a nephew of Ireland three-quarter Thomas Wallis. He attended Cranleigh School in England and remained in the country for his later rugby, playing with the British Army. In 1935, Wallis was capped as a forward for Ireland in a match against the touring All Blacks at Lansdowne Road in his hometown Dublin.[1]

Wallis received a commission to the East Surrey Regiment and in 1938 got posted with the 2nd Battalion to Singapore. He served as a company commander during the Malayan Campaign and was held for over three years as a prisoner of war by the Japanese, later receiving a Military Cross for his leadership while in captivity.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Four New Caps in Irish XV . . 2 December 1935.
  2. Web site: Lt Col C O'N Wallis . www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk.
  3. Book: Blackburn . Kevin . The Sportsmen of Changi . 2012 . 174224100X . 17.