in the Royal Engineers. He served in the theatre of war and was awarded the 1914 Star, Victory Medal and the British War Medal. Following the war he moved to Tunbridge Wells in Kent and worked as an upholsterer, continuing the trade he had learned in Glasgow before his professional football career. References 1878 births 1949 deaths Scottish footballers Benburb F.C. players Third Lanark A.C. players Arthurlie F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Association football wingers Footballers from East Ayrshire Scottish Junior Football Association players Black British sportsmen British Army personnel of World War I Middlesex Regiment soldiers Royal Engineers soldiers People from Mauchline Scotland junior international footballers