About George Dobbs
Lived 1884 – 1917 (aged 32). George Dobbs was a British rugby union player.
George Eric Burroughs Dobbs (21 July 1884 – 17 June 1917) was an Irish-born international rugby union player for England (2 caps as a flanker in the 1906 Home Nations Championship ), and served with the British Army from 1904. He served during the First World War, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel. He was killed at Poperinge in 1917 while surveying a cable trench when a stray artillery shell fatally wounded him. He died of wounds later that day.
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Who was George Dobbs?
British rugby union player
When was George Dobbs born?
George Dobbs was born on 21 July 1884.
When did George Dobbs die?
George Dobbs died on 17 June 1917.
What was George Dobbs's occupation?
George Dobbs was a rugby union player.
What nationality was George Dobbs?
George Dobbs was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). George Dobbs. https://biography.guide/george-dobbs/
MLA: "George Dobbs." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/george-dobbs/.
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