Albert Luvian 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. |
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| 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
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
External links
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