Frederick Archibald Leslie-Jones (9 July 1874 – 24 January 1946) was an English international rugby union player.
| Full name | Frederick Archibald Leslie-Jones | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 July 1874 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fylde, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 January 1946 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Upton, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Bromsgrove School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Lincoln College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Schoolmaster | ||||||||||||||||
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Leslie-Jones, the son of a doctor, was born in the Fylde, Lancashire and attended Bromsgrove School. A three-quarter, Leslie-Jones was capped twice as a centre for England in 1895, scoring a try on debut against Wales at Swansea. He gained three Oxford rugby blues while studying at Lincoln College and captained the varsity XV in 1896.[1]
Post rugby, Leslie-Jones had many years as a schoolmaster in British India. He served as principal of Lahore's Aitchison College from 1904 to 1917, then was the principal at Mayo College in Ajmer until 1928. During World War I, Leslie-Jones was a lieutenant colonel with the 1st Punjab Rifles in Lahore and president of the Ajmer-Merwara Publicity Board, for which he was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE).[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Malvern School Has New Head". Birmingham Gazette. 5 April 1941.
- ^ "Mr. F. A. Leslie-Jones and Aitchison College". Civil & Military Gazette. 1 March 1946.
External links
edit- Frederick Leslie-Jones at ESPNscrum