William "Bill" O'Hagan (né William Bastard; 4 June 1944 – 15 May 2013) was a British journalist with ''

The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was f ...

'' and a butcher, known for his virtuosity in the making of top-quality

sausage A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat—often pork, beef, or poultry—along with salt, spices and other flavourings. Other ingredients, such as grains or breadcrumbs may be included as fillers or extenders. ...

s. He is credited with revitalizing the British sausage industry. He was the son of

Ebbo Bastard William Eberhardt Bastard, also known as Ebbo Bastard (10 February 1912 – 14 February 1949), was a South African rugby union player from Kokstad, Natal. He predominantly played as a flanker and played for Natal and the South Africa national r ...

, a

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...

n rugby union player, and took his mother's maiden name after Ebbo Bastard was murdered in 1949, when Bill was only four.

References

External links

O'Hagan's Sausages
— family business website British butchers British male journalists 1944 births 2013 deaths {{food-bio-stub