Eric Milroy
Encyclopedia
Eric "Puss" MacLeod Milroy (4 December 1887 - 18 July 1916) was a Scottish rugby union
player who played club rugby for Watsonians
and international rugby for .
He was capped for Scotland between 1910-14 and was selected for the 1910 British Isles tour to South Africa
. In 1914, he captained Scotland.
Milroy was killed in Delville Wood
, France in World War I, while serving with the Black Watch
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who played club rugby for Watsonians
Watsonians RFC
Watsonian Football Club is a rugby union club based in Edinburgh and part of the Scottish Rugby Union. The club is connected with George Watson's College as a club for former pupils, but now accepts players who did not attend the school...
and international rugby for .
He was capped for Scotland between 1910-14 and was selected for the 1910 British Isles tour to South Africa
1910 British Lions tour to South Africa
The 1910 British Isles tour to South Africa was the eighth tour by a British Isles team and the fourth to South Africa. It is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950. As well as South Africa, the tour included a game in...
. In 1914, he captained Scotland.
Milroy was killed in Delville Wood
Delville Wood
The Battle of Delville Wood was one of the early engagements in the 1916 Battle of the Somme in the First World War. It took place between 14 July and 3 September, between the armies of the German Empire and allied British and South African forces...
, France in World War I, while serving with the Black Watch
Black Watch
The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The unit's traditional colours were retired in 2011 in a ceremony led by Queen Elizabeth II....