Francis Stone

Francis Stone

Full name	Francis Le Strange Stone
Date of birth	14 June 1886
Place of birth	Lewisham, England
Date of death	7 October 1938 (aged 52)
Place of death	London, England
School	Harrow School
Notable relative(s)	Walter Stone, brother
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Number 8
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Blackheath F.C. Barbarian F.C. London Counties
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1914	England	1	(0)

Francis Le strange Stone MC (14 June 1886 – 7 October 1938)^[1] was an English international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Blackheath and county rugby for London Counties. Stout played international rugby for England on just one occasion but also represented the Barbarians. Stone fought in the British Army during the First World War and was brother to Walter Stone who was awarded the Victoria Cross in the same conflict.

Early life

Stone was born in Lewisham, in 1886 to Edward Stone, a solicitor, and his wife Emily Francis (née Mieville).^[2] He was christened at the Church of the Ascension in Blackheath on 21 June.^[3] Stone was the sixth of ten siblings, the youngest of whom was Walter Stone. Stone was educated at Harrow School.

References

1. "Francis Stone". ESPN Scrum.com. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
2. "Francis le Strange Stone". familysearch.org. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
3. Howard, Joseph Jackson, ed. (1893). Visitation of England and Wales. p. 63.