Charles Taylor (rugby union)
Engineer Captain Charles Gerald Taylor LVO (8 May 1863 – 24 January 1915) was a Royal Navy officer and Wales international rugby union player who played club rugby for Blackheath. He was the first Welsh international to be killed in action during World War I. Taylor was an all-round athlete, and at one time was the Welsh pole vault champion.
| Birth name | Charles Gerald Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 May 1863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ruabon, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 January 1915 (aged 51) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | HMS Tiger, Dogger Bank, North Sea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Royal Naval College, Portsmouth Royal Naval College, Greenwich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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