Charles Taylor (Royal Navy officer)


Charles Taylor

Birth nameCharles Gerald Taylor
Born(1863-05-08)8 May 1863
Died24 January 1915(1915-01-24) (aged 51)
SchoolRoyal Naval College, Portsmouth
Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Rugby union career
Position Three-quarter
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Ruabon RFC
1885–? London Welsh RFC
Blackheath F.C.
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1884–1887 Wales 9 (0)

Engineer Captain Charles Gerald Taylor MVO (8 May 1863 – 24 January 1915) was a Royal Navy officer and Wales international rugby union player who played club rugby for Blackheath. He was the first Welsh international to be killed in action during World War I. Taylor was an all-round athlete, and at one time was the Welsh pole vault champion.