George Gallie

George Holmes Gallie (17 September 1917 – 16 January 1944) was a Scotland international rugby union player, who played at prop.[1]

George Gallie

Birth name	George Holmes Gallie
Date of birth	(1917-09-09)9 September 1917
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	16 January 1944(1944-01-16) (aged 26)
Place of death	Minturno, Italy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh District () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1939 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Academicals RFC.[2][3]

Provincial career

He was capped for Edinburgh District.[3]

International career

He was capped once for Scotland in 1939.[2][4][5]

Death

Gallie was killed in World War II at Minturno.[2][4]

Family

He was the son of Capt Robert Arthur Gallie, M C, (1893-1948), who represented Scotland at hooker in 1920.

See also

• List of Scottish rugby union players killed in World War II

References

1. "George Holmes Gallie". ESPN scrum.
2. Bath, p109
3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
4. Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010
5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - George Gallie - Test matches". ESPN scrum.

Sources

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