George Gallie

George Gallie

Birth name	George Holmes Gallie
Date of birth	(1917-09-09)9 September 1917
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	16 January 1944(1944-01-16) (aged 26)
Place of death	Minturno, Italy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1939 Scotland 1 (0)

George Holmes Gallie (17 September 1917 – 16 January 1944) was a Scotland international rugby union player, who played at prop. ^[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Academicals RFC. ^{[2] [3]}

Provincial career

He was capped for Edinburgh District. ^[3]

International career

He was capped once for Scotland in 1939. ^{[2] [4] [5]}

Death

Gallie, a major in the British Army, was killed in the Second World War at Minturno, Italy, during the First Battle of Monte Cassino in January 1944. He was serving with the 78th (Lowland) Field Regiment of the Royal Artillery at the time of his death. ^{[2] [4] [6]}

Family

He was the son of Capt Robert Arthur Gallie, MC, (1893-1948), who represented Scotland at hooker in 1920 and 1921.

See also

• List of Scottish rugby union players killed in World War II

References

1. "George Holmes Gallie". ESPN scrum.
2. Bath, p109
3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
4. Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010
5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - George Gallie - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
6. CWGC

Sources

1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN   1-905326-24-6)
2. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN   0-904919-84-6)