Jock Munro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Invergordon, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 8 May 1917 (aged 24)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Aberdeen East End | |||
| 1914–1915 | Aberdeen | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Munro (1898 – 8 May 1917) was a Scottish professional football full back who played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen.[2]
Personal life
Munro served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and was killed near Arras, France on 16 May 1917.[3] He was buried in Anzin-Saint Aubin British Cemetery.[1]
References
- 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ↑ http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf
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