David Izatt Explained
| David Izatt |
| Fullname: | David Heron Izatt |
| Birth Date: | 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| Death Date: | 1 July 1916 (aged 24) |
| Death Place: | Somme, France |
| Position: | Half back |
| Years1: | 1912–1915 |
| Clubs1: | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Caps1: | 62 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
David Heron Izatt (1892 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Dunfermline Athletic as a half back.[1]
Personal life
Izatt was a plumber by trade. Soon after the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, he enlisted as a private in the Royal Scots.[2] [3] Izatt was killed in Sausage Valley on the first day of the Somme and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[4]
Notes and References
- Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
- Web site: They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916 . live . 15 May 2018 . 4. https://web.archive.org/web/20180515183717/http://www.scotlandswar.co.uk/pdf_Season_1915-1916_(Fell).pdf . 15 May 2018 .
- Web site: A Brief Memorial To The Players Of Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Who Served In The Great War . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170410133021/https://sites.google.com/site/dunfermlineathleticthegreatwar/ . 10 April 2017 . 10 April 2017 . Dunfermline Athletic & the Great War.
- Web site: Private David Herron Izatt . 17 April 2020 . Lochnagar Crater.
