Full name George Andrew Lake Place of birth Eastham, England Years Team | Date of birth 1889 Place of death Nord, France Died 1918, Nord, France | |
Date of death 6 November 1918 (aged 29) | ||
George Andrew Lake (1889 – 6 November 1918) was an English professional football left half who made one appearance in the Football League for Chelsea.
Personal life
In 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Lake enlisted as a private in the 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Divisional Cyclist Company. He was later transferred to the Royal Hampshire Regiment for service overseas. Lake died of wounds on 6 November 1918, five days before the armistice, two days after his battalion's attempt to cross the Sambre–Oise Canal near Frasnoy, France. He was buried in Frasnoy Communal Cemetery. Lake was the final English footballer to die in the war. His great-nephew, Paul, would also become a footballer.
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