William Edgar Mann (19 January 1885 – 14 February 1969) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | William Edgar Mann | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 January 1885 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 February 1969 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Blyth, Suffolk, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Edmonton, Mann was the second son of Sir Edward Mann, 1st Baronet, and attended Marlborough College.[2]
Mann, a forward, played rugby for United Services and was capped three times for England in the 1911 Five Nations Championship, missing the final fixture through injury.[2]
A graduate of the Royal Military Academy, Mann served in the Guards Division of the Royal Artillery in World War I, during which he was mentioned in dispatches three times and awarded with the Distinguished Service Order.[2]
Mann married a daughter of Scottish Unionist politician Alexander Sprot.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rugby Football". Newcastle Journal. 21 January 1911.
- ^ a b c "Major W. E. Mann (Earl Soham)". Diss Express. 21 February 1969.
- ^ "The Bridal Party At Stravithie". Dundee Courier. 10 July 1913.
External links
edit- William Mann at ESPNscrum