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 Bruce-Lockhart, John Harold played for Scotland Internationals: 2: 1913 W- ; 1920 E- (1dg) John Bruce-Lockhart was born on 4 March 1889, in Beith, Ayrshire. Played as a Centre for: Sedburgh School, Cambridge University (Blue 1910), London Scottish, Barbarians Profession: Schoolmaster War service: 2nd Lieutenant, Seaforth Highlanders from 24 August 1917, Mentioned in Despatches. (In the Cambridge University War List, he is shown as Lockhart, John Harold Bruce). Remarks: Father of Internationals Rab and Logie Bruce-Lockhart. Nephew of International Stewart Bruce. Played for Barbarians: v Cheltenham (9-3) in 1909. Cricket for Scotland as a right hand bat and a leg break googly bowler. He died on 4 June 1956, in Marylebone, London
Hi Gareth, Here's the picture of the 1910 Cambridge XV and his Who Was Who entry in Volume V. 1951-1960. Andy
Andy Thanks for the extra data on the man. I suppose that he must be a relation of Robert Bruce Lockhart, the British agent ion Russia during the Revolution. Regards Gareth
