Carlton Troop

Group captain Carlton Lang Troop CBE (10 June 1910 – 2 June 1992) was an English international rugby union player.^[1]

Carlton Troop

CBE

Birth name	Carlton Lang Troop
Date of birth	(1910-06-10)10 June 1910
Place of birth	Malton, Yorkshire, England
Date of death	2 June 1992(1992-06-02) (aged 81)
Place of death	Rye, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1933 England 2 (0)

Life and career

A forward, Troop played his rugby for Aldershot Services, the Army and Harrogate Old Boys. He was capped twice for England in the 1933 Home Nations Championship. On debut against Ireland at Twickenham, Troop was part of an all new back-row, with Ted Sadler and Bill Weston also gaining their first caps. They performed well in an England win and he retained his place for their next fixture against Scotland at Murrayfield.^[2]

Troop flew Stirling bombers during World War II and undertook glider towing operations for the No. 38 Group RAF. He was an air attaché in Stockholm before retiring from the RAF in 1960.^[3]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players