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, playing as a wing or centre. 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