His Irish birth made him also the first Irish-born player to play in a rugby international and he was additionally, along with Lieutenant Charles Sherrard RE, the first member of the armed forces to represent their national side.

[3] Charles Arthur Crompton was born in Cork, Ireland on 21 October 1848.

Crompton played for Blackheath F.C., an open membership club originally set up for the old boys of Blackheath Proprietary School, which by the time Crompton was playing was dominated by old boys from Rugby School.

Lieutenant Charles Arthur Crompton, of the Royal Engineers, entered service January 1869.

[2] Whilst doing duty with the Bengal Sappers and Miners, at Roorkee, he died on 6 July 1875, at Cherat, Punjaub.