Full name John Wilkinson Place of birth Partick, Scotland Playing position Position Goalkeeper | Date of birth 1886 Place of death Dojran, Greece Died Dojran, Macedonia (FYROM) | |
Date of death 19 September 1918 (aged 32) | ||
John Wilkinson (1886 – 19 September 1918) was a Scottish amateur football goalkeeper who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.
Personal life
Wilkinson worked as a coal salesman. After Britain's entry into the First World War in August 1914, he enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was sent with his battalion to Salonika in November 1915. Wilkinson was serving with the rank of lieutenant when he was killed during the Third Battle of Doiran on 19 September 1918, less than three months before the Armistice. He was buried in Doiran Military Cemetery.
References
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