| Birth name | Donald Kenneth Andrew Mackenzie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 November 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 June 1940 (aged 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Donald Kenneth Andrew MacKenzie (30 November 1916 – 12 June 1940, Edinburgh) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
His home club was Edinburgh Wanderers. [2] [3]
Provincial career
He was capped for Edinburgh District. [3]
International career
He played for Scotland twice at number eight in the 1939 Home Nations Championship. [2] [4]
Death
He was the first Scottish rugby internationalist to be killed in World War II. [2] He died in June 1940 when his Spitfire crashed near Edinburgh during a training flight.
See also
References
- ^ "Donald Kenneth Andrew Mackenzie". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b c Bath, p109
- ^ a b "Edinburgh Break Inter-City Rugby Spell". The Herald. Glasgow. 5 December 1938.
- ^ Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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- 1916 births
- 1940 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II
- Edinburgh Wanderers RFC players
- Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
- Military personnel from Edinburgh
- Royal Air Force officers
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
- Rugby union number eights
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs
| Birth name | Donald Kenneth Andrew Mackenzie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 November 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 June 1940 (aged 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Donald Kenneth Andrew MacKenzie (30 November 1916 – 12 June 1940, Edinburgh) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
His home club was Edinburgh Wanderers. [2] [3]
Provincial career
He was capped for Edinburgh District. [3]
International career
He played for Scotland twice at number eight in the 1939 Home Nations Championship. [2] [4]
Death
He was the first Scottish rugby internationalist to be killed in World War II. [2] He died in June 1940 when his Spitfire crashed near Edinburgh during a training flight.
See also
References
- ^ "Donald Kenneth Andrew Mackenzie". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b c Bath, p109
- ^ a b "Edinburgh Break Inter-City Rugby Spell". The Herald. Glasgow. 5 December 1938.
- ^ Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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| This Scottish rugby union biography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1916 births
- 1940 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II
- Edinburgh Wanderers RFC players
- Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
- Military personnel from Edinburgh
- Royal Air Force officers
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
- Rugby union number eights
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs