Douglas Clark - Rugby league and wrestling legend who became a hero in World War I
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mirror.co.ukCalling on his famed rugby league and wresting skills, Douglas Clark became a World War I hero by scooping fallen soldiers onto his broad shoulders while delivering crucial ammunition to the frontline.
Cumbrian-born Clark played loose forward in the Huddersfield ‘Team of All Talents’ that swept all before them at the start of the 20th century.
As a Great Britain international he featured in the historic 1914 ‘Rorke’s Drift’ test against Australia in Sydney where the Lions won despite being decimated by injury, before later becoming the All-in Wrestling Champion of the World.
But Clark’s most heroic deeds occurred on the harrowing battlefields of Belgium, earning him the prestigious Military Medal.
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