Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English
| Arthur C. Cockcroft | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1892[1] Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire, England[2] |
| Died |
1 July 1916 (aged 24)[3] Somme, France |
2nd Lt. Arthur Clarence Cockeroft (1892 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at club level for Knottingley Welfare ARLFC (in Knottingley, Wakefield) and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 206), playing as a Template:Rlp or Template:Rlp, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4. He signed for Wakefield Trinity on the same day as Jonty Parkin.[4]
Cockcroft was employed as a schoolteacher prior to World War I.[2] He was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, while serving with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.[3]
References
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 1911 England Census
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Casualty Details: Cockeroft, Arthur Clarence". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/191014/.
- ↑ Mike Rylance (22 August 2013). "Trinity: A History of the Wakefield Rugby League Football Club 1872-2013". League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1901347289