"its centre then (mounting) it, pushing it under the water like a toy boat."" Of the dead, 24 were recovered from the sunken hull. Most of the survivors were on the upper decks at the time of the collision. The dead included Francesca Dallaglio, elder sister of future England national rugby union captain Lawrence Dallaglio, and the skipper of ""Marchioness"", Stephen Faldo, father of Lee Faldo and of reality TV star Jeff Brazier. The disaster was found by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch to have been caused by the poor visibility from each ship's wheelhouse, the fact that both vessels"
"which lasted a number of hours, and involved passing through barbed wire defences, and infiltrating the trenches. During this action, he was shot in the thigh and, although he managed to get back to his trenches, he died soon after. Robert Pillman Robert Laurence Pillman (9 February 1893 – 9 July 1916) was an English rugby union player. He was the brother of Cherry Pillman. He played once for England, against France in the 1914 Five Nations Championship. He was killed during the First World War. Robert Pillman was born in Sidcup on 16 February 1893, the third son of"
"also on display When the Marquess died in 1907, the Marchioness moved into a London house with her unmarried sister-in-law, Lady Mary Hervey. Lady Bristol died on 25 January 1927 in St George's Hospital on Hyde Park Corner after being knocked down by a motor car in Hyde Park, London, and was buried in the grounds of the family home, Ickworth House, two days later. Geraldine Hervey, Marchioness of Bristol Geraldine Georgiana Mary Hervey, Marchioness of Bristol (1843 – 25 January 1927), was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Hon. George Anson, who was later Commander-in-Chief, India, in 1856. On 4 March"
"1888, at the age of 36. He is also listed in the Register with addresses in Scotland and New South Wales. His executor were his brother James Howe McClure and his stepmother's brother James Cholmeley Russell. George Buchanan McClure George Buchanan McClure was a Scottish rugby football player and along with his brother James Howe McClure, has the distinction of being the first twin to be capped in international rugby. George Buchanan McClure, also known as Joe, was born on 8 July 1851 in the Barony district of Glasgow, the son of James Howe McClure and Grace (née Buchanan). He"
"played club rugby for Moseley. Colin McFadyean is the son of the late Captain Angus Jameison McFadyean who was killed at Anzio on 9 March 1944 whilst Second in Command of C Company 1st Battalion London Scottish. He was killed by a German machine gun whilst leading the Company Headquarters out of the line during a relief operation. He was awarded an immediate Military Cross for gallantry in command of a composite Rifle Company of 8th Battalion Royal Fusiliers and 1st Battalion London Scottish troops on 25 February 1944 in the wadi country of the Anzio beachhead. Colin McFadyean Colin"
"monument to the dead Herakles Archer Toulouse. Alfred Mayssonnié Alfred Mayssonnié, nicknamed ""Maysso"" (10 February 1884 – 6 September 1914), was a French rugby union player who appeared three times for the country's national team, and was also the first rugby international from any country to die in action in World War I. A native of Lavernose, a village near Toulouse, he played as scrum-half and fly-half and is credited to this day by Stade Toulousain as the strategist of the club's first great teams in the early 20th century. Unlike most French players of his era, he did not"
"after the First Battle of the Marne earlier in September 1914. A shell exploded below the horse he was riding; both he and the horse were killed. He is buried at Moulins New Communal Cemetery in Aisne France. Ronald Simson Ronald Francis Simson (6 September 1880 – 14 September 1914) was a Scottish rugby union player for . Simson was the first Scottish rugby international to die in the First World War. Ronald Simson was born in Edinburgh on 6 September 1880. He attended Edinburgh Academy and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, where he represented the Woolwich XV in a"
"coroner determined that he died from compression of the brain, as a result of an accidental fall at the football match. Charles MacIvor Charles Vernon MacIvor (12 February 1891 - 18 October 1913) was an Irish rugby union player who played for the Ireland national rugby union team. MacIvor was born in the British Antilles on 12 February 1891. He was an engineering student at Trinity College, Dublin and club captain of Dublin University. A winger, MacIvor was described as a ""plucky"" player who had a ""good turn of speed"". MacIvor appeared in all four Tests for Ireland in the"
"were using the centre of the river and the lack of clear instructions to the lookout at the bow of ""Bowbelle"". In 1991, the skipper of ""Bowbelle"", Douglas Henderson, was tried for failing to keep a proper look-out but, after two juries were unable to reach a verdict, he was acquitted. A coroner's inquest on 7 April 1995 found the victims had been unlawfully killed. Following pressure from the Marchioness Action Group, whose publicity front had been handled by photographer and party guest Ian Philpott, on 14 February 2000, Environment Secretary John Prescott ordered a formal investigation into the circumstances"
"France, just after midnight, whilst taking part in an attacking advance as part of the 1st Infantry Battalion during the Battle of Pozières on the morning of Sunday, 23 July 1916. He was hit in the forehead by a machine gun bullet and died instantly, at 30 years of age. His body was never identified, and the precise location of his grave is unknown. He is commemorated at the Villers–Bretonneux Australian National Memorial, in France. Lewis Blackmore Lewis Gordon Blackmore (21 May 1886 – 23 July 1916) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football"
"and was also awarded the Military Cross. He was killed in action on 27 March 1918 and is commemorated at Etaples Military Cemetery. Noel Forbes Humphreys Noel Forbes Humphreys (1 December 1890 - 27 March 1918) was a Welsh rugby union international who was part of the first official British and Irish Lions team that toured South Africa in 1910. He was killed in action in the First World War. Noel Forbes Humphreys was born in 1891 in Llangan Rectory, Bridgend, Wales. He was the son of Henry James Humphreys and Sydney (née Williams) and one of at least six"
"riding accident, age 50. Gordon Neilson Colonel Walter Gordon Neilson, (1 October 1876 – 29 April 1927) was a Scottish rugby football player and Army officer in the Boer War and First World War. He was capped once for in 1894. He also played for Merchistonians RFC. Neilson was born in Glasgow and educated at Merchiston Castle School. His father was James Neilson, an Ironmaster and second cousin of Walter Montgomerie Neilson and his mother was Jane Thomson, daughter of George Thomson, the famous Glasgow shipbuilder. He was the brother of George, Robert and Willie Neilson who were also capped"
"a second lieutenant with the 8th Battalion, 48th Brigade of the 16th (Irish) Division, and with the 1st Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Hughes was awarded the Military Cross. He was killed on 6 August 1918, and is buried at the British Cemetery in Borre, Nord, France (Grave II. G. 2). Bryan Desmond Hughes Bryan Desmond Hughes MC (1888 – 6 August 1918) was an Australian soldier and international rugby union player. He was one of a number of Australian rugby internationals who were killed during the First World War. Bryan Hughes was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son"
"graves of some 2702 soldiers. Amongst these are the graves of three men executed by the Commonwealth military authorities - Privates Moles, Lawrence and McColl. Lewis Robertson, who played Rugby union for Scotland, is buried in this cemetery. Also buried at this cemetery is Brigadier General Francis Aylmer Maxwell, a holder of the Victoria Cross who was killed in Ypres by a sniper in 1917. Ypres Reservoir Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Ypres Reservoir Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western"
"November 2011. Murder of Shane Geoghegan Shane Geoghegan (7 March 1980 – 9 November 2008) was a rugby player for Garryowen who was shot and killed in a case of mistaken identity as part of a gang feud in Dooradoyle, a suburb in the city of Limerick, Ireland. The murder took place in the early hours of Sunday morning, 9 November 2008. He had no links with organised crime gangs. Shane Geoghegan was a 28-year-old native of Limerick City. He worked for Air Atlanta as an aircraft fitter and was a keen rugby fan, playing as prop with Garryowen and"
"Charles Taylor (rugby union) Engineer Captain Charles Gerald Taylor LVO (8 May 1863 – 24 January 1915) was a Royal Navy officer and Wales international rugby union player who played club rugby for Blackheath. He was the first Welsh international to be killed in action during World War I. Taylor was an all-round athlete, and at one time was the Welsh pole vault champion. Born in Ruabon, Wales on 8 May 1863, Taylor joined the Royal Navy on 1 July 1885, when he was rated an acting assistant engineer. Following his initial training he was confirmed in the rank on"
"another daughter. Dyson Wilson Dyson Stayt ""Tug"" Wilson (7 October 1926 – 20 April 2011) was a British international rugby player. He was born at Wilderness, Western Cape, South Africa and moved to England, following his parents' divorce, at the age of eight. He was accompanied by his mother and siblings and was subsequently adopted by his aunt in Staffordshire. He was educated at the King Edward VI Grammar School in Stafford and Rydal Penrhos School. He joined the Metropolitan Police Force and was capped for England while playing rugby for them as a wing-forward. He also played for Harlequins"
"Murder of Shane Geoghegan Shane Geoghegan (7 March 1980 – 9 November 2008) was a rugby player for Garryowen who was shot and killed in a case of mistaken identity as part of a gang feud in Dooradoyle, a suburb in the city of Limerick, Ireland. The murder took place in the early hours of Sunday morning, 9 November 2008. He had no links with organised crime gangs. Shane Geoghegan was a 28-year-old native of Limerick City. He worked for Air Atlanta as an aircraft fitter and was a keen rugby fan, playing as prop with Garryowen and was captain"
"on 9 November 1915. Herbert Jones was killed in Action by shell fire on 4 November 1916, being the only member of the battalion killed that day. He is buried in the AIF Burial Ground at Flers, plot IX row B Grave 4. As he was unmarried, his mother Mary was granted a pension of one pound per fortnight. During the 1980s, one of his surviving sisters donated Herbert's Australian and New South Wales touring caps to the Newcastle Regional Museum. Jones, a centre, claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia. Hubert Jones (rugby union) Herbert Jones"
"""a real roughouse of a man, and a great leader."" Mark Coxon Morrison was born to John Morrison (1839-1923) and Jane Begg (1846-1911) in Dalmeny, West Lothian. He was a farmer by trade. Mark Coxon Morrison Mark Coxon Morrison (2 April 1877 – 10 May 1945) was a Scottish international rugby union footballer who captained both Scotland and the British and Irish Lions. Morrison played for Royal HSFP. Morrison played for Edinburgh District and played in the Inter-City matches against Glasgow District. He played two games for Leicester, one in 1898 and one in 1902. He played for Scotland twenty"
"down the rue de Dunkerque in Armentières, northern France, and died at a casualty clearing station. He was the fourth Irish international rugby player to be killed in action in the First World War. His commanding officer said of him: He is buried at the Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension Nord (II.B.63), and is commemorated at the entrance to the reading room at Trinity College, Dublin. Robert Burgess (rugby) Robert Balderston Burgess (25 December 1890 – 9 December 1915) was a rugby union player, who represented . He died at Armentières during the First World War. Burgess was born on 25"
"Alfred Mayssonnié Alfred Mayssonnié, nicknamed ""Maysso"" (10 February 1884 – 6 September 1914), was a French rugby union player who appeared three times for the country's national team, and was also the first rugby international from any country to die in action in World War I. A native of Lavernose, a village near Toulouse, he played as scrum-half and fly-half and is credited to this day by Stade Toulousain as the strategist of the club's first great teams in the early 20th century. Unlike most French players of his era, he did not have a professional occupation; he was instead"
"Corps was killed six months later in France. Their oldest brother was Royal Navy Commodore Thomas Milne Henderson (1888–1968). James Milne Henderson Lt. James Young Milne Henderson (9 March 1891 – 31 July 1917) was a Scottish rugby union player and British Army officer who was killed in World War I. Milne Henderson was born James Young Henderson in Edinburgh to John, a chartered accountant and bank manager, and Edwardina ""Ina"" Young Henderson. (The family added the Milne to their surname a few years after he was born.) He had four brothers and one sister. He was educated at George"
"of the Ascension in Blackheath on 21 June. Stone was the sixth of ten siblings, the youngest of whom was Walter Stone. Stone was educated at Harrow School. Francis Stone Francis Le strange Stone MC (14 June 1886 – 7 October 1938) 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"
"Bryan Desmond Hughes Bryan Desmond Hughes MC (1888 – 6 August 1918) was an Australian soldier and international rugby union player. He was one of a number of Australian rugby internationals who were killed during the First World War. Bryan Hughes was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of the Hon. John Francis Hughes and his wife, Mary Rose Gilhooley. His elder brother James was also an Australian rugby union representative player. He attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview. Playing as a flanker, Hughes claimed two international rugby caps for Australia. Placed into action during World War I as"
"in which both sides scored five tries, but London managed to convert three, while Paris only one. Guillemin's final plaudit came as part of the team that played Stade Toulousain in the final of the Championnat de France, and finished runner-up. Although favourites to win and leading 0–6 at half time, the visitors were narrowly beaten 8–6. Guillemin joined the as a lieutenant. While on a photographic reconnaissance mission over Bois le Prêtre in Belleville sur Meuse, he was killed on 18 August 1915. Pierre Guillemin Pierre Guillemin (13 September 1887 – 18 August 1915) was a French rugby union"
"Francis Stone Francis Le strange Stone MC (14 June 1886 – 7 October 1938) 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. Stone was born in Lewisham, in 1886 to Edward Stone, a solicitor, and his wife Emily Francis (""née"" Mieville). He was christened at the Church"
"Warriors at the end of the 2011-2012 season. He is former athlete Fiona May's cousin. Marcel Garvey Marcel Garvey (born 21 April 1983) is an English rugby union player. He is first generation British born with Jamaican parents. He went to St Peter's High School, Gloucester, the same school as former Gloucester teammate Ryan Lamb. Garvey currently plays for Castres Olympique in France. Garvey started his career at Gloucester where he made a staggering start to life with hat-trick of tries against Bristol. Whilst at Gloucester he started and scored a try in the 2003 Powergen Cup Final in which"
"died at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney on 10 June 2014. ""He was at the front of the queue when they were handing out talent, but unfortunately he was right at the back of the queue when they handed out health and good luck,"" said his captain Ian Chappell. His older brother, Greg ""Sleepy"" Gilmour was the main force behind the Hunter Jaegers joining the national netball league and played first-grade rugby union for Merewether-Carlton and Wanderers. His three sons, Clint, Ben and Sam Gilmour and nephews, Mitch and Nathan Gilmour, all played cricket. Gilmour was married to Helen"
"by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in the adjoining Mortlake Cemetery. Vivian Davies Vivian Gordon Davies (22 January 1899 – 23 December 1941) was an English rugby union player. He won two caps for England, the first at fly-half in the 1922 Five Nations Championship loss away to Wales at the National Stadium in 1922, and the latter at centre in another loss to the touring New Zealanders at Twickenham in 1925. During the Second World War he was a captain in the Royal Artillery, and died during the war in 1941 aged 42. He was cremated at Mortlake Crematorium"
"Division. He served on the Western Front and was awarded the Légion d’Honneur. He was killed in action on 17 September 1914 during the Battle of the Aisne, on the River Aisne. He is buried in Paissy Churchyard, Aisne, France [Grave 2], and was survived by his wife Mabel (née Carr) and their two sons. Wilson played rugby at a high standard as a forward. He represented the Army and top class side Blackheath F.C., and was an active member of the club in 1895, the year he was offered and accepted an invitation to tour with the Barbarians. In"
"ferry rescuers to the bridge using the farm's tractor. He retired from first class rugby in 1991 to run the Llangadog farm, though he continued to play for his local village team. He died aged only 32 on 10 February 1997 after being found dead in his fume-filled car at his home. He had 2 daughters- Elen Mair and Catrin Anna Carwyn Davies Carwyn Davies (1964–1997) was a Welsh international rugby union player. Davies was born 17 April 1964 in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. He was a rugby union player for Llanelli and also played seven international matches for Wales between 1988"
"was a Major in 'B Battery' of the 122nd Brigade of the 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division, and was mentioned in Despatches. He was killed in action at Ypres on 2 April 1917, after the enemy shelled the rear of B Battery, hitting the mess where Lewis was situated, killing him instantly. He is buried at Ferme-Oliver Cemetery. Bryn Lewis Major Brinley Lewis (4 January 1891 – 2 April 1917), known as Bryn Lewis, was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Newport and Cambridge University. He is one of twelve Welsh internationals to have died in"