Full name Harold Arthur Wileman Years Team | Date of birth 1886 | |
Date of death 28 April 1918 (aged 31–32) Died 1918, West Flanders, Belgium | ||
Harold Arthur Wileman MM (1886 – 28 April 1918), sometimes known as Nippy Wileman, was an English professional football inside right who played in the Football League for Chelsea and Burton United.
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Personal life
Wileman's brother Heneage was also a footballer and the brothers played together at Burton United, Chelsea and Southend United. Prior to 1909, Wileman worked as a miner at Stanton Colliery in Derbyshire. Four months into the First World War, Wileman enlisted in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) on 16 December 1914. After transferring to the 11th Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment, he was sent to the front in March 1916. Wileman rose to the rank of sergeant, was awarded a Military Medal for bravery in the field in January 1918 and was killed near Ypres on 28 April 1918. His name is inscribed on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing.
Honours
Newhall Swifts