Full name Robert Craig Years Team Died Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | Place of birth Beith, Scotland Team Apps | |
Date of death 19 April 1918 (aged 33) Place of death Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | ||
Robert "Bob" Craig was a Scottish professional football full back who played in the Scottish Football League for Dundee Hibernian, Celtic and Morton.
Personal life
Craig served as a private in the South Wales Borderers during the First World War and was wounded during a German attack at Messines, Belgium on 11 April 1918, during the Spring Offensive. He was moved to No. 13 General Hospital, Boulogne-sur-Mer and died on 19 April 1918. He was buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.
References
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