| Full name | Clive O'Neill Wallis | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 October 1913 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 October 1981 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||
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Clive O'Neill Wallis (16 October 1913 — 26 October 1981) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dublin, Wallis was a nephew of Ireland three-quarter Thomas Wallis. He attended Cranleigh School in England and remained in the country for his later rugby, playing with the British Army. In 1935, Wallis was capped as a forward for Ireland in a match against the touring All Blacks at Lansdowne Road in his hometown Dublin.[1]
Wallis received a commission to the East Surrey Regiment and in 1938 got posted with the 2nd Battalion to Singapore. He served as a company commander during the Malayan Campaign and was held for over three years as a prisoner of war by the Japanese, later receiving a Military Cross for his leadership while in captivity.[2][3]