| Full name | Archibald Leslie Gracie | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1896-10-15)15 October 1896 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Colombo, Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 August 1982(1982-08-02) (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Northampton, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Eltham College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Jesus College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
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Lieutenant colonel Archibald Leslie Gracie (15 October 1896 — 2 August 1982) was a British Army officer and Scotland international rugby union player of the 1920s.
Gracie was born in Colombo, Ceylon. His father, a missionary from Ayrshire, was in Ceylon as secretary to the British and Foreign Bible Society. He attended Eltham College and Jesus College, Oxford. In World War I, Gracie was commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps. He was awarded a Military Cross while serving on the Western Front.
A centre, Gracie played rugby for Harlequins after being demobilised and gained 13 Scotland caps from 1921 to 1924, having previously declined an offer to be an England reserve. He scored two tries for Scotland, including the match-winner against Wales at Cardiff in the 1923 Five Nations.
See also
References
- "Death of Mr T. Gracie". Horley & Gatwick Mirror. 26 September 1952.
- "Gracie, Lt Col Archibald Leslie (1896-1982) - King's Collections / Archive Catalogues". archives.kingscollections.org.
- "A. L. Gracie To Play In Scottish Trial". The Times. 6 January 1921.
- "Sporting Gossip". Gloucestershire Echo. 5 February 1923.
External links
- Leslie Gracie at ESPNscrum
- 1896 births
- 1982 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Harlequin F.C. players
- People educated at Eltham College
- Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford
- Sportspeople from Colombo
- King's Royal Rifle Corps officers
- British military personnel of World War I
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- Sri Lankan people of Scottish descent
- Scottish people of Sri Lankan descent