Harry Wattie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Benzie Wattie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1916 (aged 23)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tranent Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1915 | Heart of Midlothian | 57 | (17) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Henry Benzie "Harry" Wattie (2 June 1893 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian.[3][4]
Personal life
Wattie was the youngest of five brothers.[5] After serving four years in the Territorial Force, Wattie enlisted as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and was killed on the first day on the Somme.[1] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Henry Wattie | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf
- ↑ "Harry Wattie - Hearts Career - from 13 Sep 1913 to 04 Dec 1915". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ↑ "Heart of Midlothian & the Great War". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
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