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 Cattell, Richard Henry Burdon played for England Internationals: 7 : 1895 W+ I+ S- ; 1896 W+ (2t) I- S- ; 1900 W- Richard Cattell was born on 23 March 1871, in Erdington, Birmingham Played as a Half-back for: Trinity College Stratford-on-Avon, Oxford University (Blue 1893), Blackheath, Moseley, Barbarians, Midland Counties Profession: Clergyman; perpetual curate at St Michael and All Angels, Sunnyside with St Johns. War service: Chaplain to the Armed Forces (4th Class). Remarks: Played for Barbarians: v Cardiff (3-14), v Newport (0-19) in 1893; v Hartlepool Rovers (8-8) v South Shields (27-5) in 1895; v West of England XV (0-0) v Newport (0-16) in 1896, v Stade Français 1899 (33-0); and v Le Havre (41-3) in 1900. He was ordained in 1897. He switched to football in 1898, and played for Welwyn Association Football Club (AFC) and Tring AFC until 1906. He died on 19 July 1948
Gareth, Blues register:- Rev. Richard Henry Burdon CATTELL. Born 1871. Educated at Trinity College, Stratford-on-Avon, and Exeter College, Oxford. Played in Oxford Fifteen 1893, and football, Englad v. Scotland 1895 & 1896; v. Ireland 1895 & 1896; v. Wales 1895, 1896 & 1900. Ordained 1897. Perpetual Curate of St. Michael and All Angels, Sunnyside, with St. John's, Broadway, 1909. Address: St. Michael's Vicarage, Great Berkhamsted. Andy
