John Strand-Jones

Life Strand-Jones was born on 2 December 1877 in Caio, Carmarthenshire. He was educated at St David's College, Lampeter, at Jesus College, Oxford, from 1898 to 1901, graduating B.A. in 1899, and finished his theological training at St Michael's College, Aberdare. He played rugby for Oxford University RFC in 1899 at centre and in 1900 and 1901 at fullback.

He made his debut for Wales in the Home Nations Championship against England on 11 January 1902, playing at fullback and scoring a penalty.

Strand-Jones was ordained in the Church of England as deacon in 1903 and priest in 1904. He was curate at Mold, Flintshire, from 1903 to 1908, and at Corwen, Denbighshire, During the First World War he served within India and became senior chaplain to the Waziristan Field Force on the North-West Frontier in 1916–17. He was remembered as a keen organiser of hockey, football and cricket matches for troops.