Joseph Edward Crawshay Partridge
South Africa international rugby union footballer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lieutenant-colonel Joseph Edward Crawshay Partridge (21 July 1879 – 28 August 1965) known as "The Bird" or "Birdie",[3] was a Welsh born British Army officer and international rugby union player who was capped for South Africa and was a member of the Barbarians in that side's first international, played against Wales in 1915.[4] He was also the founder of the Army Rugby Union.[3]
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Birth name | Joseph Edward Crawshay Partridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1879-07-21)21 July 1879[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Llanthewy Court, Abergavenny, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 28 August 1965(1965-08-28) (aged 86)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Dulwich College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Professional Soldier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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