William Mann (rugby union) explained

William Mann
Full Name:William Edgar Mann
Birth Date:19 January 1885
Birth Place:Edmonton, London, England
Death Place:Blyth, Suffolk, England
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1911
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:3

William Edgar Mann (19 January 1885 – 14 February 1969) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Edmonton, Mann was the second son of Sir Edward Mann, 1st Baronet, and attended Marlborough College.[2]

Mann, a forward, played rugby for United Services and was capped three times for England in the 1911 Five Nations Championship, missing the final fixture through injury.[2]

A graduate of the Royal Military Academy, Mann served in the Guards Division of the Royal Artillery in World War I, during which he was mentioned in dispatches three times and awarded with the Distinguished Service Order.[2]

Mann married a daughter of Scottish Unionist politician Alexander Sprot.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rugby Football . . 21 January 1911.
  2. News: Major W. E. Mann (Earl Soham) . . 21 February 1969.
  3. News: The Bridal Party At Stravithie . . 10 July 1913.