Alf Watson (rugby league)
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| Full name | Alfred Watson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 4 lb (78 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfred "Alf" Watson (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Leeds and Featherstone Rovers.[4]
During the Second World War, Watson served as a lance-corporal in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment and was captured by German forces during the Battle of France on 11 June 1940.[3] He was held in prisoner of war camps in Germany until his release in June 1945.[3]