The Beamish brothers were a family of four Irish brothers, Victor (1903–42), George (1905–67), Charles (1908–84) and Cecil (1915–99), who were all accomplished sportsmen - George and Charles played international rugby for Ireland, and Victor and Cecil played top-level club rugby for Leicester, Harlequins and London Irish - they were also quite good at golf [1] - and all served as RAF officers during the Second World War, wherein Victor was killed on active service, [2] and George and Cecil reached air ranks after the war. They were the sons of Frank George Beamish.
References
- ^ "RAF Golf Association - the Beamish brothers". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Casualty Details | CWGC".
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The Beamish brothers were a family of four Irish brothers, Victor (1903–42), George (1905–67), Charles (1908–84) and Cecil (1915–99), who were all accomplished sportsmen - George and Charles played international rugby for Ireland, and Victor and Cecil played top-level club rugby for Leicester, Harlequins and London Irish - they were also quite good at golf [1] - and all served as RAF officers during the Second World War, wherein Victor was killed on active service, [2] and George and Cecil reached air ranks after the war. They were the sons of Frank George Beamish.
References
- ^ "RAF Golf Association - the Beamish brothers". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Casualty Details | CWGC".
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