About George Ledingham
Lived 1890 – 1978 (aged 88). George Ledingham was a rugby union player.
Colonel George Alexander Ledingham (6 March 1890 – 8 November 1978) was a British Army officer and Scottish international rugby union player.
Ledingham was born in Aberdeen and educated at Aberdeen Grammar School.
A forward, Ledingham played for Aberdeen and was capped for Scotland in a 1913 Five Nations match against France in Paris. He also had the distinction of captaining United Services against the touring 1917 Springboks.
Ledingham was a commander with the Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry during World War II. He was decorated with a D.S.O. in 1940, On the liberation of South Brabant in 1944, Ledingham served as commander of their Military Government and was later secretary general of the United Nations War Crimes Commission.
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Who was George Ledingham?
rugby player
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George Ledingham was born on 6 March 1890.
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George Ledingham died on 8 November 1978.
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George Ledingham was a rugby union player.
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