Archie McMillan
Appearance
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Archibald McMillan[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Campbeltown, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 23 November 1917 (aged 22–23)[1] | ||
Place of death | Cambrai, France | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1913–1914 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
1914–1915 | Ayr United | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Archibald McMillan (1894 – 23 November 1917) was a Scottish professional football outside left who played in the Scottish League for Ayr United.[2]
Personal life
McMillan served as a private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the First World War.[3] In November 1917, he and his regiment were involved in an attack on Bourlon Ridge during the Battle of Cambrai.[4] At some point between 21 and 23 November, McMillan was fatally wounded at Fontaine-Notre-Dame and he died of his wounds on 23 November.[4] He was buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery.[1][4]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ayr United | 1914–15[2] | Scottish First Division | 4 | 0 | ― | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2016.}
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1917–1918" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "A time of Remembrance". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
Categories:
- Scottish footballers
- 1917 deaths
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- 1894 births
- Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders soldiers
- Scottish Football League players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- People from Campbeltown
- Scottish football forward stubs
- Association football outside forwards
- Sportspeople from Argyll and Bute