Birth name | John Edward Crabbie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 April 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 August 1937 58) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Port of Menteith, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Crabbie, also known as "Jack", [1] was a Scottish rugby union player. [2]
He played for Edinburgh Academicals. [2] While studying at Oxford, he played for Oxford University. [3]
Crabbie played for the Anglo-Scots in 1898.
He was capped six times for Scotland between 1900 and 1905. [2]
Crabbie served in the First World War with the 3rd (Perthshire) Battalion, Royal Highlanders (Black Watch). He started as a second lieutenant but was promoted to lieutenant (while temporary captain) on 12 August 1915. [4]
Crabbie became an advocate. He also became a Freemason in Lodge Blairhoyle. He became the Provincial Grand Master of Perthshire West, a post which he held for 20 years. [4]
He was the brother of George Crabbie who was also capped for Scotland. [2]
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