Robert Johnston (VC)
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Major Robert Johnston was an Irish rugby union player and soldier. During the Second Boer War, Johnston was awarded the Victoria Cross while serving with the Imperial Light Horse. He played rugby for
Taddy cigarette card of Johnston
Charge of the 5th Lancers at Elandslaagte
1896 British Isles tour to South Africa was a rugby union tour undertaken by the British Isles, one of the first British and Irish Lions tours. The team toured South Africa for the second time in 1896
Robert Johnston (VC)
…Horse in the Second Boer War, and Frederick Harvey who served in the First World War. Johnston, Crean and Harvey all played club rugby for Wanderers. In 1896 Johnston and Crean were also members of the same British Lions squad that toured South Africa. Johnston was also one of three alumni of King William's…
The Touring team
The South African team that won the Fourth Test, the very first international rugby victory for the country