Name Albert Wade Died April 28, 1917 | ||
Albert Luvian Wade (died on 28 April 1917, aged 32.) was a Scottish rugby union player. He was killed in World War I
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Early life
Albert Wade was born on 20 September 1884 in Glasgow. He attended Dulwich College, where he captained the First XV.
Rugby union career
He played for London Scottish FC and was capped for Scotland on 21 March 1908, at Inverleith in the Scotland vs England match which was won by Scotland.
Military Service
Wade was killed at Oppy Wood, near Arras on 28 April 1917, whilst serving as a Lieutenant in 17th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment, on temporary attachment to a trench mortar battery. He was 32 years of age and has no known grave, being commemorated on the Arras Memorial.
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