Allan Smith

Allan Smith (10 January 1875 - 31 March 1926) was a Scotland international rugby union player A former headmaster at Loretto School in Musselburgh, which he attended as a pupil, his sermons to the pupils were published in a book in 1929.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Smith went to Loretto School in Musselburgh between 1884 and 1894. He played many sports including rugby union.

He went to Trinity College in Oxford University. He graduated with second class honours.

Smith played rugby union for Oxford University.

Provincial career

He was capped by Provinces District in 1894.

International career

He was capped 11 times for the Scotland international side.

He captained the Scotland side on a world tour. Smith remained in post until his death. noted as after a short illness.

His estate on death was valued at £63,524. He left £100 to each servant that was in his employment for ten years and "failing issue who shall attain an interest", left the ultimate residue of his property to Loretto School.

A memorial of a clock and tablet was first erected to Smith at the school.

Loretto School later erected another memorial to him and his brother in law Charles Russell. The Musselburgh News of 9 March 1928: A new memorial has been erected by Loretto School in memory of the late headmaster, Mr Allan Ramsay Smith. B.A. (Oxon.). It takes the form of a two leaf door of oak, installed at the west end of the school chapel, and is very much in keeping with this old and picturesque edifice. Two inscribed panels are displayed on the inside of the memorial. They read "To the glory of God and in memory of Allan Ramsay Smith, headmaster here 1908 till his death in the service of the school, March 1926" — "and of his friend and brother Charles Russell, O.L., Indian Education Service, captain. 3rd Gurkha Rifles, who fell in action within sight of Jerusalem. November 1917." Captain Russell, who was a son of Lady Russell, was the brother-in-law of Mr Smith. The outside of the door is a mass of beautiful carvings, thistles, roses, lilies. etc. all being portrayed. An exquisitely carved atone tablet placed on the dovecots in the orchard was the first memorial to the late school headmaster.