Date of birth | 29 June 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Gagny, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 31 May 1916 | (aged 27)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | near Dornitz, German Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (11 st 11 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allegiance | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit | 4ème Zouaves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memorials | Monument au Morts 1914–1918, Gagny |
Paul Dupré (29 June 1888 – 31 May 1916) [a] was a French rugby player, who represented Racing Club de France and was selected for France for one match.
He was born in Gagny. In the First World War he was a private in the 4ème Zouaves regiment of the French Army, and died from wounds in the German prisoner-of-war camp at Altengrabow.
Paul Dupré was born on 29 June 1888 in Gagny, France. [2]
Dupré played for Racing Club de France, and earned selection on one occasion for France, in the 1909 fixture against Wales at Colombes. The French were beaten 5–47, [2] having lost the first encounter between the two countries, the previous year in Cardiff 36–4. [3]
Opposition | Score | Result | Date | Venue | Ref(s) |
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5–47 | Lost | 23 February 1909 | Colombes | [4] [5] |
In the First World War, Dupré was a soldat deuxième classe with the 4ème Zouaves light infantry regiment of the French Army. He was captured by the Germans, and died of his wounds in a prisoner-of-war camp in Altengrabow, Germany, on 31 May 1916. He is commemorated on the Monument au Morts 1914–1918 in his birthplace, Gagny, France. [2]
Date of birth | 29 June 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Gagny, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 31 May 1916 | (aged 27)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | near Dornitz, German Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (11 st 11 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Military career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allegiance | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit | 4ème Zouaves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memorials | Monument au Morts 1914–1918, Gagny |
Paul Dupré (29 June 1888 – 31 May 1916) [a] was a French rugby player, who represented Racing Club de France and was selected for France for one match.
He was born in Gagny. In the First World War he was a private in the 4ème Zouaves regiment of the French Army, and died from wounds in the German prisoner-of-war camp at Altengrabow.
Paul Dupré was born on 29 June 1888 in Gagny, France. [2]
Dupré played for Racing Club de France, and earned selection on one occasion for France, in the 1909 fixture against Wales at Colombes. The French were beaten 5–47, [2] having lost the first encounter between the two countries, the previous year in Cardiff 36–4. [3]
Opposition | Score | Result | Date | Venue | Ref(s) |
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5–47 | Lost | 23 February 1909 | Colombes | [4] [5] |
In the First World War, Dupré was a soldat deuxième classe with the 4ème Zouaves light infantry regiment of the French Army. He was captured by the Germans, and died of his wounds in a prisoner-of-war camp in Altengrabow, Germany, on 31 May 1916. He is commemorated on the Monument au Morts 1914–1918 in his birthplace, Gagny, France. [2]