Alexander William Walker (25 October 1908 — 26 January 1976) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Alexander William Walker | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 October 1908 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 January 1976 (aged 67) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bournemouth, England | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Businessman | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Irvine, Ayrshire, Walker was a Cambridge blue and also played rugby for Birkenhead Park.[1] He gained five Scotland caps from 1931 to 1932, utilised as both a second row and back row forward.[2]
Walker served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in World War II, attaining the rank of wing-commander.[3]
A prominent Liverpool businessman, Walker was a member of the executive committee of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. He held the chairmanship of Lever Brothers Pakistan and Unilever Merseyside Ltd.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A. W. Walker Gets Vacancy". Daily News. 2 December 1930.
- ^ "Scots Rugby Trial". Edinburgh Evening News. 15 December 1932.
- ^ a b "Former Rugby international". Liverpool Daily Post. 26 June 1963.
External links
edit- Alexander Walker at ESPNscrum