Date of birth 1889 Date of death 12 July 1915 (aged 26) Playing position Died Gallipoli, Turkey | Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland Place of death Gallipoli, Turkey Years Team Position Goalkeeper | |
Andrew McDermott (1889 – 12 July 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Leith Athletic.
Personal life
McDermott worked as a lithographer. After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, McDermott enlisted in the Royal Scots. He was serving as a lance corporal when he received facial wounds at Gallipoli on 28 June 1915, from which he died on 12 July 1915. He was commemorated on the Helles Memorial.
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