William Mortimer (rugby union)
| Born | William Mortimer 2 April 1874 Warrington, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 31 October 1916 (aged 42) Crowborough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marlborough College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Mortimer (2 April 1874 – 31 October 1916)[1] was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Marlborough Nomads and was capped for England, and was part of the British Isles tour to South Africa in 1896.
Early life
Mortimer was born in Warrington, Cheshire in 1874 to William Mortimer of Frodsham. He was educated at Marlborough College before matriculating to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1893.[2] He worked on the London Stock Exchange.
Bibliography
References
- ↑ William Mortimer player profile Scrum.com
- ↑ "Mortimer, William (MRTR893W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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