This is one of a series of posts to mark the international Rugby players who served in, and survived, 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 Jones, Douglas Marsden CBE played for Wales and the British Isles (Some references have his name as Marsden-Jones) Internationals: 2 : 1921 E- ; 1924 NZ- British Isles Internationals: 2 : 1924 SA- SA- Douglas Marsden Jones was born in 1894. Played as a No 8/lock for: Bishop Gore Grammar School Swansea, University College Swansea, Cardiff, London Welsh Profession: Business manager/civil engineer War service: Gloucester Yeomanry and Tank Corps Remarks: Director of Factories in the Ministry of Supply 1939-1945. Later manager of the labour relations division of the Ford Motor Company. CBE 1952. He died on 5 January 1955, in London
Douglas Marsden-Jones (1893 – 5 January 1955) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and London Welsh. Marsden-Jones was also a member of Ronald Cove-Smith's British Isles team that toured South Africa in 1924. Marsden-Jones played just two games for Wales. The first was the opening game of the 1921 Five Nations Championship against England on 15 January. Marsden-Jones was one of seven new caps to play under the captaincy of Jack Wetter at Twickenham, and after a string of serious injuries, Wales lost the game 18-3. His second game would take over three years, when he was selected to face the touring New Zealand team in 1924. It was another heavy defeat for the Welsh side and Marsden-Jones was not selected again. In 1924 Marsden-Jones was selected to tour South Africa with the British Isles team and played in two tests.
