Jack Eddison Explained

Jack Eddison
Full Name:John Horncastle Eddison
Birth Date:August 25, 1888
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1912
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:3

John Horncastle Eddison (25 August 1888 – 18 November 1982) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Eddison grew up in Yorkshire, where his parents were from.[2]

Eddison, a forward, played his rugby for Leeds club Headingley and represented Yorkshire, including for a match against the 1908–09 Wallabies. He was capped in all four of England's matches in 1912 Five Nations Championship.[2]

An officer in the Royal Field Artillery, Eddison was mentioned in dispatches and awarded a Military Cross.[3]

Eddison worked for North British and Mercantile Insurance and became their Manager for Scotland.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rumours over fate of those called to serve attacked for insensitivity . . 7 May 2015.
  2. News: Mr Jack Eddison . . 19 November 1982.
  3. News: Awarded Military Cross . . 14 January 1916.