Whalley Stranach
| Born | Whalley Seath Stranach 22 August 1886 Durban, Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 17 January 1966[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Michaelhouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Guy's Hospital Medical School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Whalley Seath Stranach (22 August 1886, Durban-17 January 1966, Durban) was a South African Rugby player who toured Argentina with the Combined British team in 1910.[2] Stranach was a dentist who qualified at Guy's Hospital in 1912[3]. He played for Guy's, Kings and St Thomas' Rugby Football Club. He also played for Barbarians[4] and Kent.[2]
Following the 1910 tour, Stranach returned to England later that year.[5]
Military service
During the First World War, Stranach served as an officer with the University of London Officers' Training Corps and later with the London Regiment (Territorial Force). He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in October 1914, promoted to lieutenant in 1917, and served as a temporary captain from March 1918 until February 1919, retaining the rank of captain on relinquishing his commission.[6]
Family life
Whalley was a descendant of the Stranacks of Margate,[7] the son of William Stranack and Elizabeth Jane Spencer[8]. Whalley married Mabel Clare in Marylebone in 1916[9] , whom he divorced, remarrying Vivienne Strelitzia Royston on 7 February 1931 in Durban, Natal, South Africa. They had one son, John Seath Stranack, who emigrated to the United States[10].
References
- ^ "Whalley Seath Stranack". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "#165 Whalley Stranack". British & Irish Lions. Lions Rugby. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Dental Record: A Monthly Journal of Dental Science, Art and Literature. British Society for the Study of Orthodontics. 1912.
- ^ "TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL,1910-03-28". The South Wales Daily Post. 28 March 1910. Retrieved 13 July 2021 – via newspapers.library.wales.
- ^ Board of Trade: Inwards Passenger Lists. BT26. The National Archives (UK).
- ^ Roll of War Service, 1914–1919. London: Military Education Committee of the University of London. 1921. p. 200.
- ^ Ponting, Caroline. "Vol. IV - Appendix H :: Pontings-family-history". www.ponting-family-history.org. Caroline Ponting. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Methodist Parish Registers, Durban. Durban, Natal: Methodist Church of Southern Africa. 1886.
- ^ England and Wales Civil Registration Index. Vol. 1a. London: General Register Office. 1916. p. 1422.
- ^ New York City Petitions for Naturalization Index petition number 750491. New York City: U.S. District Court. 1963.