George Pugh (rugby union)

Lt. George Harold Pugh (16 January 1890 – 5 September 1916) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

George Pugh
Birth nameGeorge Harold Pugh[1]
Date of birth16 January 1890[2][1]
Place of birthGlebe, New South Wales[1]
Date of death5 September 1916 (aged 26)[3]
Place of deathFrance[4]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) lock[1]
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1912[1] Wallabies 1[1] (0[1])

Pugh, a lock, was born in Glebe, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.[5]

Pugh enlisted in the British army in 1912 and trained for six weeks in Liverpool, and joined the Liverpool Regiment as a second lieutenant. He joined the Australian Expeditionary Force in 1915.[2] He was killed in action in the First World War while serving with the 4th Battalion of the Australian Infantry. He is buried at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground in Ypres.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Scrum.com player profile of George Pugh". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Australia, WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
  3. ^ a b "Casualty Details: George Harold Pugh". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. ^ Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1837-2003
  5. ^ Australian Rugby Team (Touring America), 1912, The Daily Telegraph, (Wednesday, 18 September 1912), p.15.
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