External links
- William Penman at ESPNscrum
- CWGC entry
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| Birth name | William Mitchell Penman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 May 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 October 1943 (aged 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rothwesten, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Penman (12 May 1917 – 3 October 1943) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He 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 educated at the Royal High School of Edinburgh and then played for Royal HSFP. [3]
He played for United Services. [3]
He joined the RAF in 1935. He played and captained the Royal Air Force Rugby Union team. [1] [4]
He played for the Scottish selector F. J. C. Moffat's XV against Watsonians in 1938. This was an annual match against Watsonians and looked on as an unofficial trial match. [5]
He played for East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District on 23 December 1939. [6]
He was capped once for Scotland in 1939, in a match against Ireland. [1] [2] At the time, he was the first Royal HSFP player to be capped for 4 seasons, and the first Royal HSFP player to be capped at Full Back. [7]
He played 3 times for the Barbarians, all in 1939. [8]
He was a Wing Commander in the 61st squadron of the RAF. [9]
He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Force Cross. [10]
He was shot down in a night raid. His Lancaster bomber crashed at Rothwesten, north east of Kassel. [11]
He is commemorated at Hanover War Cemetery. [9]
On his death, his widow was left with a 10 month old daughter. [11]
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