Hiley Royal Bamsey (8 October 1916 – 31 December 1943) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Exeter City as a centre half.[1][3]

Hiley Bamsey
Personal information
Full name Hiley Royal Bamsey[1]
Date of birth 8 October 1916
Place of birth Woodbury, England
Date of death 31 December 1943(1943-12-31) (aged 27)[2]
Place of death Kingdom of Iraq
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1935 Woodbury
1935–1938 Exeter City 42 (0)
Barrow 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Bamsey served as a sergeant in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers during the Second World War and was killed in Iraq on 31 December 1943.[2][4] He was buried in Khayat Beach War Cemetery, near Haifa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Bamsey, Hiley". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ "New plaques added to WW1 and WW2 memorials". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2020.