William Pratten
| Full name | William Edgar Pratten | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 May 1907 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 August 1969 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Canterbury, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Denis Pratten (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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William Edgar Pratten (29 May 1907 – 25 August 1969) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Lewisham, Pratten played his club rugby for Blackheath and was a front row forward, who was fast in open play. He represented Kent and was capped twice for England in the 1927 Five Nations.[1][2]
Pratten was the director of an engineering company and served as governor of Sir Roger Manwood's School.[3]
During World War II, Pratten was a gunner with the Territorial Army in the Middle East.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "England's Team". Western Morning News. 7 March 1927.
- ^ "Slump in Cheshire Stock". Liverpool Daily Post. 8 March 1927.
- ^ a b "Mr W. E. Pratten". Kentish Express. 29 August 1969.
External links
- William Pratten at ESPNscrum (archive)