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 Gowlland, Geoffrey Cathcart played for Scotland Internationals: 7 : 1908 W- ; 1909 W- E+ ; 1910 F+ (1t) W- I+ E- Geoffrey Gowlland was born on 27 May 1885 Played as a Forward for: Fettes College, RMA Sandhurst, Royal Engineers, The Army, London Scottish Profession: The Army War service: Captain, Royal Engineers. Assistant Director, Military Works Department, Egyptian Army. Awarded Fourth Class Order of the Nile 31 August 1917. Remarks: Played for the Officers of the Army v the Officers of the Royal Navy in February 1907 (14-15), 1909 (0-25), 1910 (10-19), 1913 (8-18) and 1914 (26-14), as well as for Combined Navy and Army (6-8) v the 1908-1909 Wallabies. He died on 9 October 1980
This will probably tell you everything you want to know ! .... but I found these few sentences interesting ! http://www.gowlland.me.uk/biographies.htm#zzgeoffreycathcartgowlland
