George Gallie
{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
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| birth_name = George Holmes Gallie
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|09|09|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age|1944|01|16|1917|09|09|df=yes}}
| death_place = Minturno, Italy
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| ru_position = Prop
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| amatteam1 = Edinburgh Academicals
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George Holmes Gallie (17 September 1917 – 16 January 1944) was a Scotland international rugby union player, who played at prop.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scotland/rugby/player/4689.html|title=George Holmes Gallie|website=ESPN scrum}}
Rugby Union career
=Amateur career=
=Provincial career=
He was capped for Edinburgh District.
=International career=
Death
Gallie, a major in the British Army, was killed in the Second World War at Minturno, Italy, during the First Battle of Monte Cassino in January 1944. He was serving with the 78th (Lowland) Field Regiment of the Royal Artillery at the time of his death.Bath, p109Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010[https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2634315/george-holmes-gallie/ CWGC]
Family
He was the son of Capt Robert Arthur Gallie, MC, (1893-1948), who represented Scotland at hooker in 1920 and 1921.
See also
References
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;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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Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:Scotland international rugby union players
Category:Rugby union players from Edinburgh
Category:People educated at Edinburgh Academy
Category:British Army personnel killed in World War II
Category:Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players
Category:Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
Category:Royal Artillery officers
Category:Military personnel from Edinburgh
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