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Scotland international rugby union player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Penman (12 May 1917 – 3 October 1943) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was killed in World War II when he, serving as a captain of a Lancaster bomber, was shot down over Kassel.[1][2]
Birth name | William Mitchell Penman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 May 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 3 October 1943 26) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Rothwesten, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was educated at the Royal High School of Edinburgh and then played for Royal HSFP.[3]
He played for United Services.[4]
He joined the RAF in 1935. He played and captained the Royal Air Force Rugby Union team.[1][5]
He played for the Scottish selector F. J. C. Moffat's XV against Watsonians in 1938. This was an annual match against Watsonians and looked on as an unofficial trial match.[6]
He played for East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District on 23 December 1939.[7]
He was capped once for Scotland in 1939, in a match against Ireland.[1][2] At the time, he was the first Royal HSFP player to be capped for 4 seasons, and the first Royal HSFP player to be capped at Full Back.[8]
He played 3 times for the Barbarians, all in 1939.[9]
He was a Wing Commander in the 61st squadron of the RAF.[10]
He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Force Cross.[11]
He was shot down in a night raid. His Lancaster bomber crashed at Rothwesten, north east of Kassel.[12]
He is commemorated at Hanover War Cemetery.[13]
On his death, his widow was left with a 10 month old daughter.[14]
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