international whilst playing for the club. Military career and later life D'Aguilar attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He followed in the footsteps of Charles Sherrard in gaining international honours shortly after leaving that institution. On 1 December 1870 was promoted from Gentleman Cadet to Lieutenant, with temporary rank. He was promoted from the rank of captain to major in 1889. D'Aguilar spent most of his life in India and was married there to Frances Louisa Stockwell in 1874. In 1876 they had a son, John Burton Stockwell D'Aguilar, in 1885 a daughter, Frances Windfred D'Aguilar, and in 1887 a daughter, Violet Marion D'Aguilar, all christened in Dalhousie, West Bengal, India. In 1889 another daughter was born, Rose Aileen D'Aguilar, in Mean Meer, Bengal, India. Francis' son, John, like his father played rugby for Bath as well as Somerset. References 1849 births 1896 deaths English people of Portuguese-Jewish descent English rugby union players England international rugby union players Rugby union forwards Place of birth missing Royal Engineers officers