Lt. Albert Luvian Wade (20 September 1884 – 28 April 1917) was a Scottish rugby union player. He was killed in World War I.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'', p. 109. (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 )

Early life

Wade, known as Bertie, was born in Glasgow. He attended Dulwich College, where he captained the First XV.

Rugby union career

He played for

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and was capped for on 21 March 1908, at Inverleith in the Scotland vs match which was won by Scotland.

Military service

Wade was killed at Oppy Wood, near

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on 28 April 1917, whilst serving as a Lieutenant in 17th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment, on temporary attachment to a trench mortar battery. He was 32 years of age and has no known grave, being commemorated on the Arras Memorial.

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