Date of birth 16 September 1878 Place of death France Team Apps | Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland Years Team Died 7 October 1916 | |
Date of death 7 October 1916(1916-10-07) (aged 38) | ||
William Strang (16 September 1878 – 7 October 1916) was a Scottish professional football full back who played in the Scottish League for Celtic.
Personal life
Strang emigrated with his family to Calgary, Canada in 1905. Strang served in the 56th and 31st Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War and held the rank of acting lance corporal at the time he died of wounds in France on 7 October 1916. He was buried in St Sever Cemetery, Rouen.
References
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