Albert Luvian Wade

Albert Wade
Full name Albert Luvian Wade
Date of birth 20 September 1884
Place of birth Glasgow[1]
Date of death 28 April 1917
Place of death Oppy Wood, Arras (aged 32 years 220 days)
School Dulwich College
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Scrum-half
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
London Scottish F.C.
Barbarian F.C.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1908  Scotland 1 Pts:0;
Tries:0;
Conv:0;
Pens:0;
Drop:0

Albert Luvian Wade (died on 28 April 1917, aged 32.) was a Scottish rugby union player. He was killed in World War I[2]

Early life

Albert Wade was born on 20 September 1884 in Glasgow. He attended Dulwich College, where he captained the First XV.[3]

Rugby union career

He played for London Scottish FC and was capped for Scotland on 21 March 1908,[2] at Inverleith in the Scotland vs England match which was won by Scotland.

Military Service

Wade was killed at Oppy Wood, near Arras on 28 April 1917, whilst serving as a Lieutenant in 17th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment, on temporary attachment to a trench mortar battery. He was 32 years of age and has no known grave, being commemorated on the Arras Memorial.[3]

References

  1. Albert Wade Profile on scrum.com
  2. 1 2 Bath, p109
  3. 1 2 CWGC Certificate Retrieved: 2 July 2012.

External links


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