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Fraser Gore
Fraser Gore (10 July 1857 – 23 September 1914) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] His regular playing position was Forward. Rugby Union careerAmateur careerGore played for the Wasps in 1877.[2] Gore then played rugby union for London Scottish.[3][4][5][6] He was part of the 1883-84 side that was unbeaten by any London club.[7] Provincial careerGore played for Surrey on Monday 6 December 1880, in a match against Kent.[8][9] He played again for Surrey in 1882 against Middlesex.[10][11] International careerGore was capped just the once by Scotland, against Ireland in 1882.[12] Military careerGore began a private in the 15th battalion of Middlesex Regiment in 1878.[13] Gore was a volunteer in the Auxiliary Forces, becoming a Lieutenant in the 7th battalion of Middlesex Regiment.[14] In 1889, Gore was in the London Scottish Rifles.[15] Other sportsRowingGore was named in the North London Rowing Club in 1878[16] and in the Thames Rowing Club in 1879.[17] He rowed in the Thames Challenge Cup.[18] WrestlingGore won a wrestling event at the Scottish Athletic Gathering - a Highland Games event in London - at Stamford Bridge in 1888.[19][20] FamilyGore's parents were James Arthur Gore (1827-1901) and Catherine Louise Bazalgette (1832-1921). They married in 1854, and Fraser was the eldest of their 10 children. Fraser married Mary Ohlsson (1875-1961) in Rondesbosch, South Africa in 1897. Gore died on 23 September 1914 and was buried in Maitland Cemetery.[21] References
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