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Plaque | War dead | WW1

London Welsh Rugby club - WW1

Erection date: 6/11/2021

Inscription

In memory of those London Welsh RFC players who lost their lives in the 1914 - 18 World War.
{A list of 23 names in alphabetical sequence each with the man's dates.}
London Welsh Cymry Llundain

Unusually the plaque gives the birth and death years for each name.

From a we learn that altogether 13 Welsh-capped players died in the war, 5 of whom also played for the London Welsh club.

At the London Welsh were joined by the Welsh Guards and the Mayor of Richmond.

Site: London Welsh Rugby Club (2 memorials)

TW9, Old Deer Park, 187, Kew Road, sports ground pavilion

has this building described as "Old Deer Park sports ground pavilion. Two storey brick and concrete modern flat-roofed pavilion designed by Frank Saunders & Partners, formed by six interlinked blocks set at angles, three cranked to face cricket pitch to west (southernmost with protruding viewing balcony), three in line facing archery ground to north. Metal windows throughout, some areas of exposed grey brick, others concrete or white timber cladding.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
London Welsh Rugby club - WW1

Subjects commemorated i

World War 1

We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...

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Thomas William Callinan

A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.

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David Brynmor Chiles-Evans

A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1. 2022...

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John Robert Collard Dunn

A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.

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William Henry Edmunds

A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
London Welsh Rugby club - WW1

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London Welsh RFC

The club was formed in 1885 to cater to ex-pat Welsh rugby players living in ...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
London Welsh Rugby club - WW1

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Old Deer Park clubhouse

Old Deer Park clubhouse

This clubhouse was built in 1969 with funds given by members and friends of t...

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