Photograph of the men’s rugby team of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation London office, UK

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Photograph showing the staff rugby team, accompanied by several individuals dressed in suits. The caption on the photograph states this is the "First rugby football XV to turn out for the bank in 1886". Some individuals have been identified. Front row, from left to right: Thompson Brown; possibly H V Dickinson; R A Anderson; Arthur Riach; W S Edwardson; H D Monro; C W May. Middle row: Gordon Stitt; Reggie Roe; A M Reith; William Reid; E C Fearon. Back row: W H Tweed; G C Murray, team captain; C F Pratt; J M Dow; unknown; G S Purvis; Fred Wright; possibly Fenton Wake; Jasper Young.
Date
1886 - 1887
HSBC Reference Number
HQ HSBCPH 0530-0006-0005-0015
Archive Record Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph
Measurements
18 x 23
Units
cm
Colour
Sepia