Charles Taylor Rugby player

Engineer Captain Charles Gerald Taylor LVO (8 May 1863 – 24 January 1915) was a Royal Navy officer and Wales international rugby union player who played club rugby for Blackheath. He was the first Welsh international to be killed in action during World War I. Taylor was an all-round athlete, and at one time was the Welsh pole vault champion.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 08, 1863
Birth place
Wales , Ruabon
Date of deathJanuary 24, 1915
Place of death
North Sea , Dogger Bank
School
Royal Naval College Greenwich
Royal Naval Academy

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