Percy Dale "Toggie" Kendall (21 August 1878 – 25 January 1915) was a rugby union international who represented

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from 1901 to 1903.Toggie Kendall Profile on scrum.com
/ref> He also captained his country.

Early life

Toggie Kendall was born on 21 August 1878 in Prescot.

Rugby union career

Kendall made his international debut on 9 March 1901 at Rectory Field, Blackheath in the

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match. Of the 3 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 0 occasions. He played his final match for England on 21 March 1903 at

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in the

match. Played most of his career at Birkenhead park Football Club captaining the 1905 Cheshire Lancashire and Cumberland Combined side V New Zealand in 1905 Kendall was killed at Ypres in 1915. He was buried in the Kemmel churchyard next to Fred Turner who captained Scotland in 1914. His grave was prepared by Dr

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VC and Bar, MC, who also died at Ypres in August 1917. The battlefield consumed both graves and Kendal and Turner's remains have never been found.

References

1878 births 1915 deaths British military personnel killed in World War I England international rugby union players English rugby union players Sportspeople from Prescot Rugby union players from Merseyside Rugby union scrum-halves Military personnel from Merseyside British Army personnel of World War I King's Regiment (Liverpool) officers {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub