John Crabbie
John Crabbie, also known as "Jack",[1] was a Scottish rugby union player.[2]
Birth name | John Edward Crabbie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 April 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 August 1937 58) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Port of Menteith, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh Academicals.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played for Oxford University.[3]
Provincial career
Crabbie played for the Anglo-Scots in 1898.
Military career
Crabbie served in the First World War with the 3rd (Perthshire) Battalion, Royal Highlanders (Black Watch). He started as a second lieutenant but was promoted to lieutenant (while temporary captain) on 12 August 1915.[4]
Outside of rugby
Crabbie became an advocate. He also became a Freemason in Lodge Blairhoyle. He became the Provincial Grand Master of Perthshire West, a post which he held for 20 years.[4]
Family
He was the brother of George Crabbie who was also capped for Scotland.[2]
References
- "John Edward Crabbie". ESPN scrum.
- Bath, Richard, ed. (2007). The Scotland Rugby Miscellany. Vision Sports Publishing Ltd. p. 137. ISBN 1-905326-24-6.
- "George Fuller Eberle". Clifton RFC History.
- "John Crabbie : Rugby Player". Military History Forum.
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