10/ Major Roland Elphinstone GORDON (Daours 80)
Daours un international de rugby Ecossais inhumé au Communal Cemetery extension
Daours un international de rugby Ecossais inhumé au Communal Cemetery extension en 1918 L’extension du cimetière communal de Daours (communal cemetery extension) a été édifiée en juin 1916, au sud du cimetière communal, lorsqu’un hôpital de campagne (Casualty Clearing Station) s’est installé dans le village en prévision de la prochaine bataille de la Somme qui débuta le 1er juillet. Ce cimetière compte aujourd’hui mille deux cent trente-et-une tombes, plus que le nombre actuel d’habitants de Daours, c’est (...)
Roland Elphinstone GORDON (Daours 80)
Major Roland Elphinstone Gordon (died 30 August 1918, aged 25) was a Scottish rugby union player. He was killed in World War I. He played for Royal Artillery RFC and was capped for Scotland in 1913. He served as a Major with the Royal Artillery and was killed in World War I.
He played with Eric Milroy in 1913 against France to Parc des Princes Vélodrome, Scotland won 31-3 an Gordon scored two try during this match.
He was educated at the King’s School Canterbury from January 1907 to July (...)