Full name Thomas Callaghan Place of birth Birmingham, England Years Team | Date of birth 1886 Place of death Zillebeke, Belgium Died 1917, Zillebeke, Belgium | |
Date of death 20 February 1917 (aged 30–31) | ||
Thomas "Tommy" Callaghan (1886 – 20 February 1917) was an English professional football outside right who played in the Football League for Glossop and Manchester City. He also played in the Scottish Football League for Partick Thistle and St Mirren.
Personal life
In March 1916, in the middle of the First World War, Callaghan enlisted in the British Army. He served as a private in the Somerset Light Infantry and the London Regiment and was killed by German shellfire at Hill 60, Belgium on 2 February 1917. He was buried in Chester Farm Cemetery near Ypres.
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