Background
Peter Denny Strang was born on 26 April 1889, in London, the son of William, an artist and Agnes.
Peter Denny Strang was born on 26 April 1889, in London, the son of William, an artist and Agnes.
He attended Merchant Taylors School where he featured in the School first fifteen rugby squad in 1904-1905.
He left school in 1905 and for some time studied at Aspatria Agricultural College in Cumberland. Strang played his rugby for his school"s old boys club, Old Merchant Taylors. Although he was never selected to play rugby for England, he was selected to tour with the Combined British on the 1910 tour to Argentina where he played in what Argentina count as their first test match.
After his time at Aspatria College he joined a firm of Shipping Agents in Le Havre, France.
He then served in the First World War as a Lieutenant in the 14th London Regiment in the Army Pay Department. He resided at 7 Hamilton Terrace, London NW8.