| Full name | William Edgar Pratten | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1907-05-29)29 May 1907 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 August 1969(1969-08-25) (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Canterbury, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Denis Pratten (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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William Edgar Pratten (29 May 1907 – 25 August 1969) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Lewisham, Pratten played his club rugby for Blackheath and was a front row forward, who was fast in open play. He represented Kent and was capped twice for England in the 1927 Five Nations.
Pratten was the director of an engineering company and served as governor of Sir Roger Manwood's School.
During World War II, Pratten was a gunner with the Territorial Army in the Middle East.
See also
References
- "England's Team". Western Morning News. 7 March 1927.
- "Slump in Cheshire Stock". Liverpool Daily Post. 8 March 1927.
- ^ "Mr W. E. Pratten". Kentish Express. 29 August 1969.
External links
- William Pratten at ESPNscrum