Full name John R Barbour Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland Place of death Somme, France Died 1916, Somme, France | Date of birth 1890 Date of death 15 July 1916 (aged 26) Years Team | |
John R Barbour (1890 – 15 July 1916) was a Scottish professional football inside right who played for Queen's Park, Dundee and Preston North End.
Personal life
Barbour attended Hutchesons' Grammar School and later worked in the audit office for a railway company, in addition to serving as a territorial. Barbour served as a lance corporal in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was killed at High Wood during the Battle of the Somme on 15 July 1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
References
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