Arthur Vann

Arthur Vann
Personal information
Full name Arthur Harrison Allard Vann[1]
Date of birth 1884
Place of birth Bugbrooke, England
Date of death 25 September 1915 (aged 31)[2]
Place of death Loos-en-Gohelle, France
Playing position Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Northampton Town
1906 Burton United 2 (1)
1907 Derby County 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Arthur Harrison Allard Vann (1884 – 25 September 1915) was an English professional football outside left who appeared in the Football League for Burton United.[1]

Personal life

Vann's younger brother Bernard was a sportsman and teacher.[3] Both attended Jesus College, Cambridge.[4] Vann served in the London Regiment and the West Yorkshire Regiment during the first year of the First World War.[5] He held the rank of lieutenant and was adjutant of the 12th Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment when he was killed at Loos on 25 September 1915.[5] He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.[2] Vann's brother Bernard also served, winning a VC and an MC and Bar, before being killed in action in France on 3 October 1918.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 295. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Bernard Vann VC – Football and the First World War". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Vann – Bernard William | Jesus College Cambridge". www.jesus.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Arthur Harrison Allard Vann – Service Record – Football and the First World War". Retrieved 28 September 2016.


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