had fielded for some time. The loss to Wales was 18 points to 28, and Wales would go on to win the grand slam that year. Ireland then defeated England at Richmond. The final match of the international season was against Scotland at Inverleith on 21 March and this proved to be Slocock's last game for England. As well as playing for England he had been secretary of the Liverpool club for the 1907–8 seasons. Slocock captained the side and scored a try, though this was not enough to wrest the Calcutta Cup from the Scots. Life outside sport Slocock had a seemingly premature international retirement, but this was due to his career in the cotton trade, requiring frequent trips abroad, most commonly to the United States. As amateurs, business took priority over sport. He married in 1912 Lena (Elinor) Cook, and they had one son, Anthony, born in 1914. The family moved to Savannah, Georgia, United States. However, Lancelot returned to England to fight in the First World War. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 1/10th Battalion of the King's Regiment (Liverpool), a Territorial Battalion, more commonly known as Liverpool Scottish. He arrived in France in January 1916, joining his battalion, the 1/10th, as part of the 55th division. He was then to take part in the Somme offensive, and was involved in the push to capture the village of Guillemont. The first attacks in this area on 8 August had failed and were followed by further attacks on the 9th, two of them made by the 1/10th Battalion of the King's Regiment. Second Lieutenant Lancelot Slocock whilst leading his men in one of these attacks was killed in action. Another former international, Lance Corporal John Abbott King, also serving with the 1/10th Battalion, died in the offensive. They were two of the eighty two thousand casualties incurred in this part of the campaign, resulting in a total advance of one thousand yards. References 1886 births 1916 deaths British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme England international rugby union players English rugby union players Lancashire County RFU players People educated at Marlborough College Rugby union forwards Rugby union players from Stratford-upon-Avon Military personnel from Warwickshire King's Regiment (Liverpool) officers