About Alexander Walker
Lived 1908 – 1976 (aged 67). Alexander Walker was a rugby union player.
Alexander William Walker (25 October 1908 – 26 January 1976) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
Born in Irvine, Ayrshire, Walker was a Cambridge blue and also played rugby for Birkenhead Park. He gained five Scotland caps from 1931 to 1932, utilised as both a second row and back row forward.
Walker served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in World War II, attaining the rank of wing-commander.
A prominent Liverpool businessman, Walker was a member of the executive committee of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. He held the chairmanship of Lever Brothers Pakistan and Unilever Merseyside Ltd.
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Who was Alexander Walker?
rugby player
When was Alexander Walker born?
Alexander Walker was born on 25 October 1908.
When did Alexander Walker die?
Alexander Walker died on 26 January 1976.
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Alexander Walker was a rugby union player.
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