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 Assinder, Eric Walterplayed for England Internationals: 2: 1909 A- W- Eric Assinder was born on 29 August 1888 Played as a Centre for: King Edward’s School Birmingham, Old Edwardians, Midland Counties Profession: Medicine. Director of the VD Department at Birmingham Hospital 1924. War service: Captain, Royal Army Medical Corps Remarks: Played for Combined Midlands and East Midlands Counties (16-5) v the 1908-1909 Wallabies, scoring a try for the home team. He died on 11 October 1974
Full name - Eric Walter Assinder Born - August 29 1888, Kings Norton Died - October 11 1974, (registered in) Stratford-on-Avon (aged 86 years 43 days) Major teams - England Position - Centre UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM FACULTY OF MEDICINE. THE following is the list of successful candidates at the examinations for medical degrees in June, 1909 FINAL M.B., CH.B.-(a) Official: William Frederick Haslam, Percival Pasley Cole. (b) Under Ordinary Regulations: +Walter Charles Blackham, Herbert Henry Sampson, Harold Cairns Terry, Ethel Annie Waldron, Kenneth Douglas Wilkinson. FOURTH M.B., CH.B. (Forensic Medicine and Toxicology and Hygiene antd Public Health).-Class I: *Eric Walter Assinder. Class II: Elizabeth Stephens Impey, Arthur Harry JohnLichtenstein Ritchie, Cranston Walker. * Queens Scholarship http://www.bmj.com/cgi/issue_pdf/admin_pdf/2/2535.pdf
