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As the world stops to pay its respects to the millions of people who died in the two Great Wars on Remembrance Sunday, the WRU pays tribute to the Welsh internationals who gave their lives. 

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The charity bucket collection at Principality Stadium is on behalf of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Welsh Rugby fans are historically very generous with their donations and have helped to raise thousands for pounds for worthy causes like the British Royal Legion. 

LEST WE FORGET – WELSH RUGBY INTERNATIONALS WHO FELL IN THE TWO WORLD WARS 

Word War I 

Charles Taylor  
Born: 8 May, 1863 in Ruabon  
KIA: 24 January, 1915 in Battle of Dogger Bank, North Sea  
Wales: 9 caps, 1884-1887 

William Geen  
Born: 14 March, 1891 in Newport  
KIA: 31 July, 1915, in Hooge, Belgium  
Wales: 3 caps, 1912-1913 

Richard Garnons-Williams  
Born: 15 June, 1856 in Llowes  
KIA: 25 September, 1915 at Battle of Loos, France  
Wales: 1 cap, 1881 

Louis Phillips  
Born: 24 February, 1878 in Newport  
KIA: 14 March, 1916 in Cambrai, France  
Wales: 4 caps, 1900-1901 

Dick Thomas  
Born: 14 October, 1883 in Ferndale  
KIA: 7 July, 1916 Mametz Wood, France  
Wales: 4 caps, 1906-1909 

Johnnie Williams  
Born: 3 January, 1882 in Cardiff  
Died of Wounds: 12 July, 1916 at Corbie, France  
Wales: 17 caps, 1906-1911 

David Watts  
Born: 14 March, 1886 in Maesteg  
KIA: 14 July 1916 at Bazentin Ridge, France  
Wales: 4 caps, 1914 

Charles Pritchard  
Born: 30 September, 1882 in Newport  
Died of Wounds: 14 August, 1916 in  Chocques, France  
Wales: 14 caps, 1904-1910 

Wyndham Thomas  
Born: 28 July, 1890 Pentyrch  
KIA: 3 September 1916, at Ancre, France  
Wales: 2 caps, 1912-1913 

Brin Lewis  
Born: 4 January, 1891 in Pontardawe  
KIA: 2 April, 1917 in Ypres, Belgium  
Wales: 2 caps, 1912-1913 

Dai Westacott  
Born: 10 October, 1882 in Cardiff  
KIA: 28 August, 1917, in Wieltje, Belgium  
Wales: 1 cap, 1906 

Phil Waller  
Born: 28 January, 1889, in Bath  
KIA: 14 December, 1917, in Arras, France  
Wales: 6 caps, 1908-1910. 

Fred Perrett  
Born: 9 May, 1891, in Briton Ferry  
Died of Wounds: 1 December, 1918 in a clearing station weeks after the armistice  
Wales: 5 caps, 1912-1913 

World War II

Cecil Davies  
Born: 12 September, 1912, in Pontypridd  
KIA: 24 December, 1941 over Brittany, France  
Wales: 1 cap, 1934 

John Evans  
Born: 12 September, 1911, in Newport  
KIA: 8 March, 1943, in Tunisia  
Wales: 1 cap, 1934 

Maurice Turnbull  
Born: 16 March, 1906, in Cardiff  
KIA: 5 August, 1944 in Montchamp, France  
Wales: 2 caps, 1933 

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