Bill Pepper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William George Pepper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Faversham, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 October 1918 (aged 22–23)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Iraq | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sheppey United | |||
| 1913 | Leicester Fosse | 1 | (0) |
| 1913 | Gillingham | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
William George "Bill" Pepper (1895 – 25 October 1918) was an English professional football goalkeeper who appeared in the Football League for Leicester Fosse.[1]
Personal life
Pepper enlisted in the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) during the First World War.[3] He spent time with the regiment in India before being deployed to the Middle Eastern theatre in December 1917.[3] Pepper was serving as an acting lance corporal when he was killed in Iraq during the Battle of Sharqat on 25 October 1918.[3][4] He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.[2]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 229. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 "Commonwealth War Graves Commission". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 City, Leicester. "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part 19". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ↑ "William George Pepper | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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