Ernest Deane
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Ernest Cotton Deane was an Irish
rugby
international. He won one cap against England
in 1909.
Like fellow international Basil Maclear
, Deane was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a captain with the Royal Army Medical Corps
, attached to the Leicestershire Regiment near Laventie
. He was buried in the Rue-du-Bacquerot No.1 Military Cemetery nearby.
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
international. He won one cap against England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
in 1909.
Like fellow international Basil Maclear
Basil Maclear
Basil Maclear was an Irish rugby international. He won eleven caps between 1905 and 1907.The son of a doctor from Bedford, he was later sent to Fermoy in County Cork by the British Army....
, Deane was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a captain with the Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps
The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
, attached to the Leicestershire Regiment near Laventie
Laventie
Laventie is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming and light industrial town, situated some northeast of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D166, D173 and D174 roads. Famous for its...
. He was buried in the Rue-du-Bacquerot No.1 Military Cemetery nearby.