Henry Purver | |
|---|---|
| File:PrivateHenryGeorgePurver.jpg | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 May 1891[1] Isleworth, England[1] |
| Died |
31 July 1916 (aged 25) Delville Wood, France |
Henry George Purver (3 May 1891 – 31 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Southern Football League for Brentford.[2]
Personal life[]
As of 1911, Purver worked as a newspaper reader, and by the time of the First World War, he worked as a reporter for The Times.[1] In July 1915, eleven months after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in Hounslow as a private in the 24th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers.[1][3] Shortly after enlisting, Purver was gassed and underwent a lengthy period of convalescence, during which he married Margaret Clifford in October 1915.[1] He returned to the frontline in April 1916 and was reported missing in action, presumed killed at Delville Wood on 31 July 1916.[1][2] His body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[4]
See also[]
- List of people who disappeared
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brentford | 1911–12[2] | Southern League First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Henry George Purver". https://www.isleworthww1.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Purver-Henry-George.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lane, Dave (10 November 2019). "Brentford Football Club – Remembering the Fallen – 2019". https://beesotted.com/brentford-football-club-remembering-the-fallen-2019/.
- ↑ "Henry George Purver | Service Record". https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/henry-purver-service-record/.
- ↑ "Casualty Details: Henry George Purver". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1549801/.
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