Bobby_Williams_(Scottish_footballer)

Bobby Williams (Scottish footballer)

Bobby Williams (Scottish footballer)

Scottish footballer (died 1916)

Robert Williams was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 110 appearances in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians as a right half.[3]

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Personal life

Williams enlisted as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers in February 1916, during the First World War.[2] He was killed on the Western Front on 31 August 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Airdrieonians F.C. And The First World War" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. [3]
    Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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