arthur mud october august rugby union centre wing won caps england played county durham oxford_university born raised county durham attending head boy excelled sports especially rugby went study oxford playing rugby college team final year played varsity match scored try selected england february ireland picked oxford year graduating returned master played scoring tries season hat tricks county durham helping reach county championship finals picked england scotland france international matches outbreak world war member oxford officers training corps second lieutenant 6th battalion east yorkshire regiment took bay landing gallipoli campaign august battalion took hill august great loss life forced tactical withdrawal august ensued disaster britain allies killed following day defending trench earlier captured commemorated memorial missing dead early life born october hole county durham eldest son née reverend brother arthur attended head school displayed cricket rowing rugby went oxford read theology anticipation ordained rugby career oxford played college captained team final year played saturdays joining school friend club soon selected play oxford centre winning blue varsity match spectators december cambridge clear favourites win oxford lost previous games leadership oxford won decisive victory leading half time second half tries described magnificent sealed victory following season november oxford hosted south african team touring united_kingdom france played centre close contest south_africa coming win convincing victory cambridge little later oxford favourites win varsity match add winning series unable play injury missing game went odds got england national team face ireland february playing centre alongside selected play oxford times described debut performance strong defence altogether success described fair lacking finishing power poor england gained easy victory failed turn opportunities points picked match scotland march season graduated played richmond surrey returning durham master old school played captained team county level played durham significant helping team reach finals scoring seven matches total scored tries season durham early season england played south winning outstanding performances johnson played final trial england won selection nations came match scotland replacing roberts left wing poor game prior encounter ireland scotland match march described english team best visit scotland having defeated wales ireland england beat scotland close fought game scotland wind opened scoring half try england half time break england got lead victory certain scotland responded closed gap point leg broken tackle england playing fourteen men managed hold winning triple crown calcutta cup opening minutes missed try scoring opportunity knocked pass positive impact parts game england international test british soil world war players went killed including died day kept final match tournament france england overwhelmed france defeat french crowd behaviour visiting team times critical performance weakest failed passes slow getting stride outbreak world war competitive rugby matches suspended despite captain invitation organised match april team day military personnel including contributed try victory team mates day england international die action war international appearances military service school master exempt military service having member oxford_university officers training corps having set sought permission enlist commissioned august temporary second lieutenant east yorkshire regiment promoted temporary lieutenant december regiment sent gallipoli took landings august battalion soon took small hill loss lives days later temporary captain battalion captured great loss life tactical withdrawal august acting commanding officer men company battalion involved major assault recapture hill ended disaster shot temple killed dawn august defending captured trench overwhelming odds possible recover body england team mates played scotland final calcutta cup match start war died john lines commemorated panels memorial missing rugby commemorated monument include william englishman memorials church durham college richmond oxford rugby club tournament played schools adopt rugby winning team awarded cup
Arthur James Dingle