Full name | Aubrey Osler Dowson | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1874-11-10)10 November 1874 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 5 October 1940(1940-10-05) (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Hanging Langford, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Aubrey Osler Dowson (10 November 1874 – 5 October 1940) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Stockport, Dowson was educated at Rugby School and New College, Oxford. He gained a rugby blue in 1896 and was a varsity athlete, specialising in the throwing events. A forward, Dowson also played rugby with Birmingham club Moseley and in 1899 was capped for England against Scotland at Blackheath.
Dowson served in France with the 12th Rifle Brigade during World War I and was decorated with the Military Cross.
See also
References
- "Rugby Football Notes". Birmingham Evening Mail. 4 March 1899.
- "Internationals". Moseley Rugby.
- "Mr. A. O. Dowson". The Birmingham Post. 12 October 1940.
External links
- Aubrey Dowson at ESPNscrum
- 1874 births
- 1940 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union forwards
- Rugby union players from Stockport
- Birmingham Moseley Rugby players
- Oxford University RFC players
- Alumni of New College, Oxford
- People educated at Rugby School
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Military Cross