Date of birth 1886 Date of death 9 May 1915 (aged 29) Years Team | Place of death Hainaut, Belgium | |
Full name Douglas Scott Hardcastle Died 9 May 1915, Hainaut, Belgium | ||
Douglas Scott Hardcastle (1886–9 May 1915) was an English professional football inside left who played in the Football League for Derby County.
Personal life
Hardcastle worked as a stove grate pattern maker. He served as a lance corporal in the Sherwood Foresters during the First World War and died on the Western Front on 9 May 1915. He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial.
References
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