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William Penman (rugby union)

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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

  1. ^ a b c Bath, p109
  2. ^ a b Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010