William Penman (rugby union)
William Mitchell Penman (12 May 1917 – 3 October 1943) was a Scottish international rugby union player who was killed in World War II when he, serving as a captain of a Lancaster bomber, was shot down over Kassel.[1][2]
He was capped once for Scotland in 1939.[1][2] He also played for the Royal Air Force Rugby Union.[1]
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Player profile on scrum.com
- CWGC entry
Categories:
- 1917 births
- 1943 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish airmen
- Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II
- Royal Air Force pilots of World War II
- Royal Air Force rugby union players
- Aviators killed by being shot down
- Royal Air Force wing commanders
- Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)
- Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs