Birth name | Andrew Wemyss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 May 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 January 1974 | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew "Jock" Wemyss (pronounced "Weemz") (22 May 1893, Galashiels – 21 January 1974, Edinburgh) was a Scottish rugby union player, who played at prop. Wemyss lost one of his eyes in World War I, but continued to play after the war (games were suspended during the conflict).