JS Greer – A Dedicated Saracens Club Man
John Stanley Greer was a member of the 1913-14 1st XV who served in WW1
Remembering Our Scottish Roots, Pre-1914
In a week that our Saracens Professional side welcome London Scottish RFC to Allianz Park for a pre-season match, it is good to reflect upon the distinctly Scottish influence that helped shape the Club in the period prior to August 1914. Saracens has long had a tradition of attracting exiles from foreign shores, and embracing them…
The Call to Arms – Voluntary Recruitment in Britain in August 1914
Although Europe’s great powers had not engaged one another in land-based conflict since 1871, Great Britain’s standing armed forces in 1913 numbered 522,000 men (more than 5 times higher than our current levels in 2014, by way of comparison). At the outbreak of war on August 4th 1914, however, none of these troops were stationed…
Saracens Rugby Club and W.W.1 