RWF Boxers Walters and Osborne

**Blairy** · 06-01-2012, 17:34

Does anyone know the first names of the two following 2^nd Bn. RWF men?
Corporal Walters who was Bantamweight Boxing Champion India and Burma 1909 he was born in 1886
Drummer G. Osborne Featherweight Champion of the Indian army from 1911-12 and Winner of the Kings Gold Medal, Coronation, Durbar 1911-12. He was born in 1892.

**LarsA** · 06-01-2012, 19:44

There is à medal index card for 9632 George Osborne, pte 2nd RWF. To France 11/8/1914, Kia later in 1914.

ATB,
Lars

**Blairy** · 06-01-2012, 23:18

Thanks Lars
But drew a blank on him as his initals G.W.J. Osborne but then ..no way of checking...seems this period in the RWF history has been forgotten and not recorded...pity as I have a few photo's but need names

**ap1** · 07-01-2012, 03:01

Hi Blairy,

I'm assuming you have a boxing interest. I have a medal and small cup(Best Coach) that belonged to Sgt ET Morse. Who coached the team that won the All India Championships in the early 1900's. Have you seen the reproduced picture of the winning team in the gallery?

**Bob Bacon** · 07-01-2012, 08:33

Here is a picture of a Drummer G Osbourne link

**Blairy** · 07-01-2012, 08:57

ap1. I have seen all the photo's, they all came from Don via me, I have a few medals from 1900c and Osborne, Walters, Smith are my main interest, a friend has the Middleweight championship of India 1906 cup Ranger - Hall Fight
I have photo's of most of the boxing trophies of the RWF from 1900 With a few of pics of Basham, Wilde, Matt & Billy Wells from the Great War period.

**Blairy** · 07-01-2012, 09:13

Bob, Thanks for the Link, I have the same photo's only issued by Willis, the Scissor series were issued to the soldiers overseas mainly India, both sets issued about 1913

**ap1** · 08-01-2012, 06:59

Do you have anything on "Pritchard" from 2nd Bn in the early 1900's in India, we think he was in the team that won the All-India Championships. His grandson is a good pal of mine. We did try and identify him on some of the pictures. But its quite difficult.

Thanks

**Blairy** · 08-01-2012, 09:10

Four Pritchard’s from round that time.. William, G. 6700, Albert, (welsh) John (welsh)
I have about six group photos of the boxers from John (Hammer) Lanes son but Pritchard is not named, do you have any photo of him in later life?

**ap1** · 08-01-2012, 09:20

ross.JPG

Sorry Blairy, got a bit mixed up there. I'm doing this from afar!!!

The guy is Albert Ross (1RWF), who fought in the All India Boxing Championships in 1924. Albert perished in the Gresford Colliery Disaster in 1934.

I have a boxing medal presented to ET Morse with the 3rd BN at Limerick in about 1919 I think. I also have his "Best Coach cup" from the 1924 Championships.

Thanks