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Full name | William Eric Carlsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | January 1892 Hoetjies Bay, Cape Colony, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 July 1916 (aged 24) Longueval, Somme, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1910/11 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Eric Carlsson (January 1892 – 14 July 1916) was a South African first-class cricket, rugby union player and a soldier in the South African Army.
Carlsson was born at Hoetjies Bay in January 1892. [1] He was educated at both the Diocesan College and St George's Grammar School. [2] [3] Carlsson played first-class cricket for Western Province in the 1910–11 Currie Cup, making four appearances against Eastern Province, Border, Natal, and Griqualand West. [4] He scored 44 runs in his four matches, with a highest score of 24. [5]
Carlsson played club rugby for Villagers RFC and provincial rugby for Western Province, making his debut in 1914. He was a member of the Western Province team that won the Currie Cup in 1914, by winning all nine of their matches in the competition. [6] [7]
Carlsson served in the South African Army during the First World War as a private in the 1st Infantry Brigade, which travelled to Europe as part of the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force. [1] He saw action on the Western Front, where he fought in the Battle of the Somme in July 1916. He was killed in action at Delville Wood on 14 July. [8] He is commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial. [9]
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Full name | William Eric Carlsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | January 1892 Hoetjies Bay, Cape Colony, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 July 1916 (aged 24) Longueval, Somme, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1910/11 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
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Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Eric Carlsson (January 1892 – 14 July 1916) was a South African first-class cricket, rugby union player and a soldier in the South African Army.
Carlsson was born at Hoetjies Bay in January 1892. [1] He was educated at both the Diocesan College and St George's Grammar School. [2] [3] Carlsson played first-class cricket for Western Province in the 1910–11 Currie Cup, making four appearances against Eastern Province, Border, Natal, and Griqualand West. [4] He scored 44 runs in his four matches, with a highest score of 24. [5]
Carlsson played club rugby for Villagers RFC and provincial rugby for Western Province, making his debut in 1914. He was a member of the Western Province team that won the Currie Cup in 1914, by winning all nine of their matches in the competition. [6] [7]
Carlsson served in the South African Army during the First World War as a private in the 1st Infantry Brigade, which travelled to Europe as part of the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force. [1] He saw action on the Western Front, where he fought in the Battle of the Somme in July 1916. He was killed in action at Delville Wood on 14 July. [8] He is commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial. [9]
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