During the First World War, his skills were put to use by the Royal Engineers. He was first deployed to France, where his many engineering projects led to a promotion to lieutenant colonel, and then to Mesopotamia, where he was engaged in building the new Port of Basra over the Tigris and Euphrates. He fell ill with a fever and was sent to Sri Lanka to recover, but his conditioned worsened and he died in February 1918. He is buried in the non-conformist section of Colombo (Kanatte) General Cemetery, in Borella.[4]
References
^ abcBath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany, p. 109. (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN1-905326-24-6)
^ abMcCrery, Nigel (2014). Into Touch: Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. pp. 184–185. ISBN9781781590874. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
^"The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
george, lamond, george, alexander, walker, lamond, july, 1878, february, 1918, scotland, international, rugby, union, player, george, lamondbirth, namegeorge, alexander, walker, lamonddate, birth, 1878, july, 1878place, birthglasgow, scotlanddate, death25, feb. Lt Col George Alexander Walker Lamond 23 July 1878 25 February 1918 was a Scotland international rugby union player 1 George LamondBirth nameGeorge Alexander Walker LamondDate of birth 1878 07 23 23 July 1878Place of birthGlasgow ScotlandDate of death25 February 1918 1918 02 25 aged 39 Place of deathColombo Sri LankaRugby union careerPosition s CentreAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points Kelvinside Academicals Provincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points Glasgow District National team s YearsTeamApps Points 1894Scotland3 4 He later joined the British Army as an officer but he died during World War I 2 Contents 1 Rugby Union career 1 1 Amateur career 1 2 Provincial career 1 3 International career 2 Engineering career 3 References 4 External linksRugby Union career EditAmateur career Edit He played for Kelvinside Academicals in his native Glasgow 1 Provincial career Edit He was capped by Glasgow District He scored a drop goal in the Inter City match of 1898 3 International career Edit Lamond had three caps for Scotland in 1899 1905 1 Engineering career EditHis rugby career was interrupted by his professional career a civil engineer Lamond joined the firm of Sir John Aird and moved to Egypt For his services in the Middle East he was decorated with the Order of the Medjidie and Order of Osmanieh by the Ottoman Empire 2 During the First World War his skills were put to use by the Royal Engineers He was first deployed to France where his many engineering projects led to a promotion to lieutenant colonel and then to Mesopotamia where he was engaged in building the new Port of Basra over the Tigris and Euphrates He fell ill with a fever and was sent to Sri Lanka to recover but his conditioned worsened and he died in February 1918 He is buried in the non conformist section of Colombo Kanatte General Cemetery in Borella 4 References Edit a b c Bath Richard ed The Scotland Rugby Miscellany p 109 Vision Sports Publishing Ltd 2007 ISBN 1 905326 24 6 a b McCrery Nigel 2014 Into Touch Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War Pen and Sword pp 184 185 ISBN 9781781590874 Retrieved 23 June 2018 The Glasgow Herald Google News Archive Search news google com Retrieved 4 August 2021 Casualty Details Lamond G A W Commonwealth War Graves Commission Retrieved 24 June 2018 External links Edit An entire team wiped out by the Great War The Scotsman 6 November 2009 This Scottish rugby union biography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article related to the British Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George A W Lamond amp oldid 1079358851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
