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]
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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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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 edit
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- ^ a b 1911 England Census
- ^ a b "Casualty Details: Cockeroft, Arthur Clarence". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Mike Rylance (22 August 2013). "Trinity: A History of the Wakefield Rugby League Football Club 1872-2013". League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1901347289