Full name Robert Suart Place of birth Stockport, England Playing position Position Wing half | Date of birth 1882 Place of death Nord, France Died 1918, Nord, France | |
Date of death 27 September 1918 (aged 35–36) | ||
Robert "Bob" Suart (1882 – 27 September 1918) was an English professional football wing half who played in the Football League for Stockport County and Fulham. He was killed in action in World War I.
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Football career
Suart played for Stockport County and Fulham, before joining Central League club Port Vale in July 1911. He helped the "Valeites" to win the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1912, the Birmingham Senior Cup in 1913 and the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1915. Vale went into abeyance in 1915 and Suart began guesting for Stockport County.
World War I
During the second year of the First World War in 1915, Suart enlisted as a private in the South Lancashire Regiment. He transferred to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment later that year and went on to see action at High Wood, Guillemont, Flers-Courcelette, Morval, Le Transloy, Arras and the Third Battle of Ypres during 1916 and 1917. His division was transferred to the Italian Front following the Third Battle of Ypres, but returned to France in April 1918. Suart was killed during a German counter-attack near Gouzeaucourt on 27 September 1918, just over six weeks before the Armistice. He is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial.