Charles Gummer
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Full nameCharles Henry Alexander Gummer
Born20 November 1905
Peshawar, British Raj
Died17 January 1995 (aged 89)
Wheathampstead, England
Position
Back row
| Full name | Charles Henry Alexander Gummer | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 November 1905 Peshawar, British Raj | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 January 1995 (aged 89) Wheathampstead, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Charles Henry Alexander Gummer (20 November 1905 – 17 January 1995) was an English international rugby union player of the 1920s.[1]
Gummer played for Plymouth Albion and also had a stint with Moseley while up north.[2] He represented both Devon and North Midlands. His solitary England cap came as a wing-forward against France at Colombes in 1929 and he contributed a try in a 16–6 win.[3]
A policeman, Gummer was a detective inspector in the Plymouth CID and served for 25 years before retiring in 1952.[4]