Arthur Harrison Allard Vann (1 May 1884 – 25 September 1915) was a British Army officer killed in the First World War. He had been a professional football outside left who appeared in the Football League for Burton United.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Harrison Allard Vann[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Bugbrooke, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 1915 (aged 31)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Loos-en-Gohelle, France | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Northampton Town | |||
| 1906 | Burton United | 2 | (1) |
| 1907 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editVann was born on 1 May 1884 in Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire. His parents, Alfred George Collins Vann and Hannah Elizabeth Vann were teachers and his younger brother was Bernard William Vann.[3] He attended Chichele College, Higham Ferrers, where his father was headmaster.
Vann was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 5th Battalion, The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) on 29 June 1908.[4] This was a Territorial Force unit. He resigned his commission in August 1911.[5]
Both Vann and his brother Bernard attended Jesus College, Cambridge. Bernard matriculated in 1907[6] and Arthur in 1909, aged 25. He graduated in 1913.[7]
In the First World War, Vann was again commissioned in the Army as a temporary lieutenant on 1 October 1914.[8] He served in the 28th (County of London) Battalion of The London Regiment, (The Artists' Rifles)[9] and the West Yorkshire Regiment during the first year of the war.[10] He held the rank of captain and was adjutant of the 12th Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment when he was killed at the Battle of Loos on 25 September 1915.[10] His body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.[2]
Bernard Vann also served, winning a VC and an MC and Bar, before being killed in action in France on 3 October 1918.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 295. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Vann – Bernard William | Jesus College Cambridge". Jesus College, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "No. 28180". The London Gazette. 25 September 1908. p. 6952.
- ^ "No. 28519". The London Gazette. 4 August 1911. p. 5809.
- ^ "Vann – Bernard William | Jesus College Cambridge". www.jesus.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Arthur Harrison Allard Vann, Captain and Adjutant, West Yorkshire Regiment". Jesus College, Cambridge. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "No. 28969". The London Gazette. 10 November 1914. p. 9135.
- ^ Stagoll Higham, S. (1922). Artists Rifles. Regmental Roll of Honour and War Record 1914-1919. Howlett & Son.
- ^ a b "Arthur Harrison Allard Vann – Service Record – Football and the First World War". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Bernard Vann VC – Football and the First World War". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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