Albert Wade : Rugby Player

This is one of a series of posts to mark the international Rugby players who died during The Great War. If anyone has further information on the men concerned, I’d be most grateful if it could be added to the thread.

Gareth

Wade, Albert Luvian played for Scotland

Internationals: 1 : 1908 E+

Albert Wade was born on 20 September 1884 in Glasgow, son of T Luvian Wade.

Played as a Scrum-half for: Dulwich College, London Scottish, Barbarians

Remarks: Captain Dulwich XV, 1902-1904. Captained Scotland v England 1908. Played for Barbarians: v Cardiff (0-38) v Plymouth (6-15) in 1906; v Cheltenham (8-11) in 1910.

War service: Lieutenant, 17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (attached to Trench Mortar Battery), 6th Brigade, 2nd Division

He was killed in action on 28 April 1917, at Oppy Wood, and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France [Bay 7].

 

"The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex
Regiment).
17th Battalion (Football)—
The -undermentioned to be temporary
Second Lieutenants:—

Albert Luvian'Wade. -.Dated' 19th April 1915.

THE LONDON GAZETTE, 11 MAY 1915

Albert Wade
Scotland
Full name Albert Luvian Wade
Born September 20, 1884, Glasgow
Died April 28, 1917, Oppy Wood, Arras (aged 32 years 220 days)
Major teams Scotland
Position Scrum-half

(first represented Scotland in 1908)

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9C04EFDE133BEE3ABC4852DFB066838C609EDE

June 10, 1917, Sunday Page 19

In Memory of
Lieutenant ALBERT LUVIAN WADE

17th Bn., Middlesex Regiment
attd. T.M. Bty.
who died age 32
on 28 April 1917
Son of the late T Luvian Wade, of 38, West Kensington Gardens, London. Educated at Dulwich College. Captain Dulwich XV, 1902-4. International Capt. playing for Scotland against England, 1908, at Inverleith.

Remembered with honour
ARRAS MEMORIAL

 

Thanks for the additional information.

Gareth

 

Wade, from the Dulwich Roll of Honour.

Andy

 

Andy

Thanks for the extra detail. The article refers to Rugby as 'football' which I suppose shows that Dulwich was (is?) a Rugby-playing school. I'm intrigued by the mention of a pre-War trip to Germany, as we hear very little of German Rugby in those days.

Cheers

Gareth