CAN you help to find the grave of a Warrington Wolves scrum half who starred in the club's fifth Challenge Cup final?

James Daintith is thought to have been the last surviving member of the Wire side who fell to a 9-5 defeat to Huddersfield in the controversial 1913 cup final, which was played in front of more than 20,000 people in Leeds.

Known as 'Shint', Daintith received his nickname as he was also skilled in a game called shinty - which was similar to hockey and popular among youngsters of his day.

He played 155 times for the club between 1908 and 1921, starring alongside the legendary winger Jack Fish.

And he would go on to become an assistant coach for the Wire under Fish in 1927.

Also a keen bowls enthusiast in later life, Daintith lived on Clifton Street in Latchford.

Birchwood resident Grahame Clarke discovered that James was his granddad's step brother after finding after finding a newspaper clipping about the rugby star in his aunt's possession following her death.

Grahame said: "At the time we wondered why it was in my aunt's belongings, then put it away and forgot about it.

"Then, after the passing of my father, I again started to wonder why we had this clip and who he was.

"My mum remembered meeting him briefly, and that he was my dad's father's step brother."

A search for information on Daintith has so far proved fruitless despite extensive efforts, and Grahame is hoping that readers of the Warrington Guardian may be able to help him to find his relative's grave.

Grahame, of Forbes Close, added: "I have tried to locate more information or lost relatives, and I would love to find his grave.

"I really wanted to know more, so I contacted Warrington but they could not help me.

"The staff at the graves records have been great, but also could not find a record of James.

"Then I put a post on a rugby league website, and rugby league historian Neil Ormston supplied me with fantastic pictures of James which I am so grateful to him for.

"I hope to find relatives of James that could help with with information, but more than anything I would like to find his final resting place."

If you are a relative of James Daintith or know where his grave is, email adam.everett@nqnw.co.uk.