Birth name | John Edward Crabbie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 April 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 August 1937 | (aged 58)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Port of Menteith, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Crabbie, also known as "Jack",[1] was a Scottish rugby union player.[2]
He played for Edinburgh Academicals.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played for Oxford University.[3]
Crabbie played for the Anglo-Scots in 1898.
He was capped six times for Scotland between 1900 and 1905.[2]
Crabbie served in the First World War with the 3rd (Perthshire) Battalion, Royal Highlanders (Black Watch). He started as a second lieutenant but was promoted to lieutenant (while temporary captain) on 12 August 1915.[4]
Crabbie became an advocate. He also became a Freemason in Lodge Blairhoyle. He became the Provincial Grand Master of Perthshire West, a post which he held for 20 years.[4]
He was the brother of George Crabbie who was also capped for Scotland.[2]