John Gordon A'Bear
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Birth nameJohn Gordon A'Bear
Date of birth16 July 1913
Place of birthCheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Date of death3 October 1979 (aged 66)
| Birth name | John Gordon A'Bear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 July 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 October 1979 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Gloucester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The Crypt School[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John A'Bear (16 July 1913 – 3 October 1979)[1] was an English rugby union player. He played club rugby for Gloucester and was their youngest captain. Although he never won a cap for England, he did tour Argentina with the British Isles team in 1936.
John Gordon A’Bear was born in Cheltenham on 16 July 1913, the son of James Horace A'Bear (1879–1945), an ironmonger, and his wife, Nellie (née Winstone) (1885–1958). He had an older sister, Lottie, (born 1912) and two younger siblings, Charles (b. 1916) and Nellie (b. 1921).[2] He was educated at The Crypt School, Gloucester.[1]