| Full name | Charles Arthur Bolton | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1882-01-03)3 January 1882 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kensington, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 November 1963(1963-11-23) (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Eastbourne, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Marlborough College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | New College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
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Charles Arthur Bolton (3 January 1882 – 23 November 1963) was an English international rugby union player.
Biography
Born in Kensington, Bolton was educated at Marlborough College and New College, Oxford.
Bolton played rugby for United Services and was called up by England as a reserve for their match against the 1908–09 Wallabies, before gaining his only cap in a win over France at Leicester, utilised as a wing-forward.
A brigadier in the British Army, Bolton was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1919.
Bolton married the daughter of colonial official Sir Henry John Jourdain.
See also
References
- ^ "Obituary". The Tank (534–545): 96. 1963.
- "United Services". Army and Navy Gazette. 16 January 1909.
- "Rugby International". The Globe. 30 January 1909.
- "Personal Notes". Eastbourne Gazette. 17 July 1912.
External links
- Charles Bolton at ESPNscrum
- 1882 births
- 1963 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union wing-forwards
- Rugby union players from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- United Services players
- People educated at Marlborough College
- Alumni of New College, Oxford
- British Army brigadiers
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Oxford University RFC players