About Gwilym Michael
Lived 1892 – 1941 (aged 48). Gwilym Michael was a rugby union player.
Gwilym Morgan Michael (8 July 1892 – 24 May 1941) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Michael hailed from Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley and attended Swansea Grammar School.
A fast and versatile forward, Michael played for Swansea RFC and was the club's second top scorer in the 1922-23 season. His three Wales caps all came during their 1923 Five Nations campaign. He also represented a combined England and Wales XV in that's year centenary match at Rugby School.
Michael was a veteran of World War I and served as a Commander of Signals for the Home Guard during World War II. He collapsed and died in 1941 after participating in a parade with his Home Guard unit.
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Gwilym Michael was born on 8 July 1892.
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Gwilym Michael died on 24 May 1941.
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Gwilym Michael was a rugby union player.
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