| Full name | William Watson Pike | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1860-03-10)10 March 1860 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glendararry, County Mayo, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 June 1941(1941-06-26) (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Sir William Watson Pike (10 March 1860 — 26 June 1941) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Biography
Born in Glendararry, County Mayo, Pike was capped five times for Ireland as a three-quarter from 1879 to 1883, and also represented Ireland as a field hockey player.
Pike served in the Second Boer War and was Director of Medical Services with the 1st British Army Expeditionary Force in World War I, during which he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.
See also
References
- "Pike?". The Telegraph. 15 August 1933. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Sir William Pike Dead". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 1 July 1941.
- "Personal". Lincolnshire Echo. 26 June 1941.
External links
- William Pike at ESPNscrum
- 1860 births
- 1941 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from County Mayo
- Rugby union three-quarters
- Ireland international men's field hockey players
- British military personnel of the Second Boer War
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British Army officers
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order