Edwin Mayfiled (21 July 1870 – 18 January 1961)[1] was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cambridge University, and was also a member of the first official British Lions tour in 1891.
Mayfield was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Sussex Militia Artillery on 2 March 1900.
[3] He saw active service during the First World War, reaching the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel and also served with the newly formed Royal Air Force.
Mayfield first came to note as a rugby player, when he represented Cambridge during his student years.
In 1891 he won a sporting 'Blue' when he represented Cambridge in the 1891 Varsity Match.