John Skinner Wilson

Rugby career Wilson was a forward with a reputation for keeping busy and remaining close to the action. He played for United Services RFC, and was captain of the team in 1908 and 1909, considered to be his best years of rugby, according to E. H. D. Sewell. It was in 1908 that he earned his first cap for , against Ireland, on 29 February 1908. Wilson also played for the Navy against the Army 1907–1908 and again in 1913.

Off the rugby field, he was also a good oarsman and sailor.

International appearances

Opposition Score Result Date Venue 16–11 Lost 29 February 1908 Lansdowne Road 3–5 Lost6 February 1909 Inverleith

First World War Wilson served aboard HMS Indefatigable from 1913. On 31 May 1916, the ship was engaged in the Battle of Jutland, and blew up and sank after coming under fire from . Only two survivors were rescued by the German torpedo boat S.68.

Wilson is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, and, alongside his brother Harry, on the Chandler's Ford War Memorial.