William Penman (rugby union)
Appearance
William Mitchell Penman (12 May 1917 – 3 October 1943) was a Scottish international rugby union player who was killed in World War II when he, serving as a captain of a Lancaster bomber, was shot down over Kassel.[1][2]
He was capped once for Scotland in 1939.[1][2] He also played for the RAF rugby team.[1]
See also
Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
References
External links
- Player profile on scrum.com
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- 1917 births
- 1943 deaths
- British military personnel killed in World War II
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
- Royal Air Force rugby union players
- Aviators killed by being shot down
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs