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CodeDS/UK/9705
NameWatkins; Tasker (1918-2007); Welsh Lord Justice of Appeal, deputy Lord Chief Justice, president of the Welsh Rugby Union
Dates1918-2007
GenderMale
BiographySir Tasker Watkins, VC, GBE (18 November 1918, Nelson, Wales – 9 September 2007, Cardiff, Wales) was a Lord Justice of Appeal and deputy Lord Chief Justice. He was President of the Welsh Rugby Union from 1993 to 2004. In World War II, he was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest British award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.

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