| Thomas Knibbs | |
|---|---|
| Born | Burton upon Trent, England |
| Died |
21 August 1915[1] Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey |
Thomas Henry Knibbs was an English amateur football outside left who played in the Football League for Burton Swifts .[2]
Personal life[]
Knibbs worked as an engine fitter and served as a private in the York and Lancaster Regiment during the First World War.[3][4] He was killed during the Gallipoli Campaign on 21 August 1915 and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Casualty". https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/690019/knibbs,-thomas/. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 166. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ↑ "Thomas Henry Knibbs | Service Record" (in en). https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/thomas-henry-knibbs-service-record/. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ↑ FC, Preston North End (26 October 2018). "Private Thomas Henry Knibbs was a member of the York and Lancaster Regiment, he was killed in action in Gallipoli, Turkey, on 10th August 1915." (in en). https://twitter.com/pnefc/status/1055819250336780288. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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