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Charles Bolton (rugby union)

Charles Bolton
CBE
Full nameCharles Arthur Bolton
Date of birth(1882-01-03)3 January 1882
Place of birthKensington, England
Date of death23 November 1963(1963-11-23) (aged 81)
Place of deathEastbourne, England
SchoolMarlborough College
UniversityNew College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing-forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1909 England 1 (0)

Charles Arthur Bolton (3 January 1882 – 23 November 1963) was an English international rugby union player.

Biography

Born in Kensington, Bolton was educated at Marlborough College and New College, Oxford.[1]

Bolton played rugby for United Services and was called up by England as a reserve for their match against the 1908–09 Wallabies, before gaining his only cap in a win over France at Leicester, utilised as a wing-forward.[2][3]

A brigadier in the British Army, Bolton was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1919.[1]

Bolton married the daughter of colonial official Sir Henry John Jourdain.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Obituary". The Tank (534–545): 96. 1963.
  2. ^ "United Services". Army and Navy Gazette. 16 January 1909.
  3. ^ "Rugby International". The Globe. 30 January 1909.
  4. ^ "Personal Notes". Eastbourne Gazette. 17 July 1912.
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