About David Thomas
Lived 1909 – 1952 (aged 43). David Thomas was a rugby union player.
David Leyshon Thomas (27 March 1909 — 28 September 1952) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Neath, Thomas started his senior rugby career with Briton Ferry RFC, before transferring to Neath RFC. He was capped for Wales in a 1937 Home Nations match against England at Twickenham, partnering his brother Harold in the second row, then ascended to the captaincy of Neath for the 1937–38 season.
Thomas served with the Royal Air Force in World War II.
While working at Llandarcy Oil Refinery in 1952, Thomas suffered severe burns when gas cylinders exploded and died at his home a month later of his injuries, at the age of 43.
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David Thomas was born on 27 March 1909.
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David Thomas died on 28 September 1952.
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David Thomas was a rugby union player.
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