William Joseph Ashby
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| Birth name | William Joseph Ashby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 November 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sandhurst, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 December 1953 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Mercy Home, Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Queen's College, Cork | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Medical Doctor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dr William Joseph Ashby (6 November 1885 – 1 December 1953) was an Irish
British Isles team that toured South Africa in 1910
. Although he played for the Lions, he was never selected to play for Ireland.
Early life
William Joseph Ashby was born in
M.D.
in 1913.
Rugby career
Ashby was a sprinter but excelled as a rugby player, playing forward for
British tour to South Africa
(in that it was sanctioned and selected by the four Home Nations official governing bodies).
Career and First World War
After graduation Ashby held house appointments at the
oedema.[1]
Personal life and family
William Joseph Ashby married Hilda Sayer in 1914.Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham and then held posts with the Gateshead hospital group and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1963. He married Yvette Lennox Percy and together they had six children.[4]
Following retirement to Ireland, Ashby spent much of his time salmon-fishing at
Donemark, doing so at one point having suffered a broken ankle only days before. After a short illness late in 1953 William Ashby died at the Mercy Home, Cork, on 1 December 1953 at the age of 68.[1]
References
- ^ PMID 13106447.
- ^ FreeBMD "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Beaumont Union Obituaries - 2015