Tasker Watkins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tasker Watkins

Recipient of the Victoria Cross

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1918

Place of Birth: Nelson, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Sep-2007

Profession: judge

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Major Sir Tasker Watkins (18 November 1918 – 9 September 2007) was a Lord Justice of Appeal and deputy Lord Chief Justice.
He was President of the Welsh Rugby Union from 1993 to 2004.
In World War II, he was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest British award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.
A war hero who was prominent in the law and in Rugby Union, Watkins was described as The Greatest Living Welshman.