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Full name | Arthur Clarence Cockcroft | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1892
[1] Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 July 1916 (aged 24)
[3] Somme, France | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Wing or Centre, 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]
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Full name | Arthur Clarence Cockcroft | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1892
[1] Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 July 1916 (aged 24)
[3] Somme, France | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Wing or Centre, 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]