Bob Weighill
| Birth name | Robert Harold George Weighill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 September 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kings Norton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 October 2000 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Halton, Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wirral Grammar School for Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Harold George Weighill,
Life
Bob Weighill was born on 9 September 1920 in Kings Norton.[1] He was educated at Wirral Grammar School for Boys and was the freestyle swimming champion of Cheshire in 1935–36. Weighill served with Cheshire Constabulary between 1937 and 1941 and joined the RAF as a pilot. In 1944 he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and he eventually rose to the rank of Air Commodore and commanded the RAF No. 1 School of Technical Training at RAF Halton. He was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1970.[2]
Rugby union career
Weighill played club rugby for
As a rugby union administrator, Weighill was an England selector from 1959 and 1964 and Secretary of the RFU between 1974 and 1986. From 1986 to 1995 he was the Honorary Secretary of the Five Nations and Home Unions Committee.[2]