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William Guest MBE was a rugby player for Wakefield RFC, a major in the Territorial Army and was awarded the MBE for services to Army sport. William Guest was from Ackworth, near Wakefield and educated at QEGS Wakefield from 1913 to 1921.〔QEGS 1874-1987 A history of school rugby〕 He played for the school team and captained it during the 1921/22 season with a playing record of 18 wins in 22 games. The QEGS 1874-1987 A history of school rugby booklet described him
He also played for South Elmsall RFC before joining Wakefield RFC in 1923 until his retirement through injury in 1939, playing in 372 games - the fourth highest number of games for the club. He was captain of Wakefield between 1928 and 1936 (two spells), Honorary secretary between 1933 and 1939 and club President between 1980 and 1989. He also held posts at Wakefield Sports Club limited and remained active at the rugby club until his death. His contribution to the club was described in Wakefield Rugby Football Club—1901-2001 A Centenary History book as "probably unsurpassed". He also represented Yorkshire 22 times between 1922 and 1928 and was in the county team that won the County Championship by beating Cornwall at Bradford in 1928. In 1940 he was called up as a member of the Army Officer's Emergency Reserve to the 6th Gordon Highlanders and served throughout the war in North Africa, Italy and the Far East. He served for a time as a staff officer and left with the rank of major. In 1946 he joined the Territorial Army (KOYLI) transferring in 1954 to the Army Cadet Force. In January 1971 he was awarded the MBE for his work as County Sports officer for the Army Cadet Force.〔London Gazette 1 January 1971〕 He was a manufacturing confectioners agent. ==References== *Wakefield Rugby Football Club—1901-2001 A Centenary History. Written and compiled by David Ingall in 2001. *Wakefield RFC programmes - various dates. *Wakefield Express newspaper - various dates *QEGS 1874-1987 A history of school rugby booklet *London Gazette 1 January 1971 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Guest (rugby union)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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