James Wilson (footballer, born 1895)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Gilmour Wilson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 15 December 1917 (aged 22)[1] | ||
| Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kilwinning Rangers | |||
| 1914–1918 | Queen's Park | 29 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James Gilmour Wilson (1895 – 15 December 1917) was a Scottish professional football left back who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[2][3]
Personal life
Wilson attended Kilwinning Higher Grade School and Irvine Royal Academy and later worked as an accountant in Charing Cross.[4] In September 1915, just over a year after Britain's entry into the First World War, Wilson enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.[4] He later transferred to the Black Watch and saw action with the battalion on the Somme.[4] In 1917, Wilson was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and was killed by a sniper during the Battle of Passchendaele on 15 December 1917.[4] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ↑ http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1917-1918_(Fell).pdf
- ↑ "QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- 1 2 3 4 "1917 « Kilwinning War Memorial". blogs.glowscotland.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
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