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William Penman
Birth nameWilliam Mitchell Penman
Date of birth(1917-05-12)12 May 1917
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death3 October 1943(1943-10-03) (aged 26)
Place of deathRothwesten, Germany
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Royal HSFP ()
- United Services ()
- RAF ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1938 F. J. C. Moffat XV ()
1939 East of Scotland District 1 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1939 Scotland 1 (0)
1939 Barbarians 3 (19)

William Penman (12 May 1917 – 3 October 1943) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was killed in World War II when he, serving as a captain of a Lancaster bomber, was shot down over Kassel.[1][2]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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He was educated at the Royal High School of Edinburgh and then played for Royal HSFP.[3]

He played for United Services.[4]

He joined the RAF in 1935. He played and captained the Royal Air Force Rugby Union team.[1][5]

Provincial career

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He played for the Scottish selector F. J. C. Moffat's XV against Watsonians in 1938. This was an annual match against Watsonians and looked on as an unofficial trial match.[6]

He played for East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District on 23 December 1939.[7]

International career

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He was capped once for Scotland in 1939, in a match against Ireland.[1][2] At the time, he was the first Royal HSFP player to be capped for 4 seasons, and the first Royal HSFP player to be capped at Full Back.[8]

He played 3 times for the Barbarians, all in 1939.[9]

Military career

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He was a Wing Commander in the 61st squadron of the RAF.[10]

He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Force Cross.[11]

Death

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He was shot down in a night raid. His Lancaster bomber crashed at Rothwesten, north east of Kassel.[12]

He is commemorated at Hanover War Cemetery.[13]

On his death, his widow was left with a 10 month old daughter.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Bath, p. 109
  2. ^ a b Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19420428/077/0003
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19420428/077/0003
  5. ^ http://www.no-50-and-no-61-squadrons-association.co.uk/veterans-album/wg-cdr-w-m-penman-dfc-afc-kia/
  6. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000577/19381227/021/0003
  7. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19391226/168/0009
  8. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19390919/070/0003
  9. ^ https://www.barbarianfc.co.uk/player/penman-william-mitchell/
  10. ^ https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2075102/william-mitchell-penman/
  11. ^ https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/82451/Penman-William-Mitchell.htm
  12. ^ https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/118387
  13. ^ https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2075102/william-mitchell-penman/
  14. ^ https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/118387

Sources

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  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
  • Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
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