James Haldane (footballer)

James Haldane
Personal information
Date of birth 19 December 1890[1]
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 27 August 1915(1915-08-27) (aged 24)
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hearts of Beath
1914–1915 Lochgelly United 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Haldane (19 December 1890 – 27 August 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Lochgelly United.[3] He was killed in action during the First World War.[4]

Personal life

Soon after the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Herbertson enlisted as a private in the Royal Scots.[3] He was killed in action in France on 27 August 1915 and buried in Cambrin Churchyard Extension.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
  2. 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "James Haldane | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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