man . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Afghan ▁War ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁dispatch es . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁a ▁police - o ffic er ▁in ▁Sierra ▁Le one , ▁but ▁ended ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁dis gra ce ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁causing ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁native ▁by ▁f logging . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁football ▁four ▁times ▁for ▁Scotland ▁in ▁the ▁representative ▁matches ▁played ▁between ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁scoring ▁the ▁opening ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁match . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁first ▁class ▁cr icket ▁for ▁M . C . C . ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁ ▁Family ▁and ▁education ▁C raw ford ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Elizabeth ▁Castle , ▁Jersey ▁where ▁his ▁father , ▁Captain ▁Robert ▁Fitz ger ald ▁C raw ford ▁was ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Art illery . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁before ▁att ending ▁H arrow ▁School ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁At ▁H arrow , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁football ▁XI ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁and ▁represented ▁the ▁school ▁at ▁cr icket ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁" C op land - C raw ford " ▁in ▁September