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Frank Linden Pilley

JS Greer – A Dedicated Saracens Club Man

John Stanley Greer was a member of the 1913-14 1st XV who served in WW1

February 21, 2016 in Frank Linden Pilley, JS Greer, Saracens 1913-14, Saracens History, Saracens pre-1914, Sydney Sylvester, Walter Cairns Black.

FL Pilley – Our North London Saracen from ‘ackney!

During the course of our research on the Saracens players of the 1914 era, we have become accustomed to tracing their migratory routes from all corners of the UK to North London, where many of them settled as young men, combining employment in the capital with lacing on their rugby boots at Saracens each weekend.…

May 4, 2015 in Frank Linden Pilley.

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