Walter Butcher

Walter Vincent Butcher was an English international rugby union player.
Butcher was born in Surrey and attended Carlisle Grammar School.
A scrum-half, Butcher played his early rugby in London, but won his England selection via Bristol and was capped seven times from 1903 to 1905. He was regarded as a clever player and solid in defence. For his initial England appearances, Butcher was a halfback partner to Pat Hancock, a former Streatham teammate.
Butcher was a railway engineer by profession and served as an officer in the Royal Engineers during World War I.