LAUNCELOT BEAUMONT TODD

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Lance Todd was killed in a road accident on November 14th. 1942, while returning from Home Guard duties. The Lance Todd Trophy is presented to the Man of the Match at the Challenge Cup Final. The Trophy belongs to the Red Devils Association, the official body representing ex-Salford players, and it has been awarded to the Man of the Match at Challenge Cup Finals since 1946.
He arrived in England with the 1907 New Zealand tourists, and was signed up by Wigan, for whom he played 185 matches. He transferred to Dewsbury in 1914, and went on to become team manager at Salford.

Lance Todd's grave, Wigan Cemetery, Ince-in-Makerfield

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Name: TODD, LAUNCELOT BEAUMONT
Initials: L B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: General List
Age: 58
Date of Death: 14/11/1942
Service No: 188093
Additional information: Son of John and Letitia Todd; husband of Ann Blaylock Todd, of Salford. Mentioned in Despatches whilst serving with the New Zealand Forces in the 1914-18 War.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. B. Nonconformist. Grave 583.
Cemetery: WIGAN CEMETERY