Charles Backman

Charles Backman
Personal information
Full name Charles James Backman
Born (1884-04-14)14 April 1884
Adelaide, Australia
Died 25 April 1915(1915-04-25) (aged 31)
Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire
Source: Cricinfo, 11 April 2018

Charles James Backman (14 April 1884 – 25 April 1915) was an Australian cricketer. He played in one first-class match for South Australia in the 1911–12 Sheffield Shield season.[1][2] He was killed during the Gallipoli Campaign[3][4] and was the first Australian cricketer who played in the Sheffield Shield to be killed in World War I.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Charles Backman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Remembering Gallipoli". Bradman Foundation. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Charles James Backman". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Charles James Backman". UNSW Canberra. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "How Australian sport dealt with World War I". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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