Date of birth 1889 Place of death West Flanders, Belgium Team Apps | Place of birth Crossgates, Scotland Years Team Died West Flanders, Belgium | |
Date of death 22 October 1917 (aged 28) | ||
George McLay MM (1889 – 22 October 1917) was a Scottish professional football right half who played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers.
Personal life
McLay served as a sergeant in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and was awarded the Military Medal. He was killed in action during the Battle of Passchendaele on 22 October 1917 and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
References
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