WRITTEN BY

MEMBER OF QUEEN’S PARKFRANK McCROSSAN

QUEEN’S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918

THE QUEEN’S PARK MENWHO SERVED AND SURVIVED

AS AT OCTOBER 2016

Ludere Causa Ludendi150 in 2017

2 JAMESBENNETT 12 TOMFITCHIE 13 GORDONHOARE16 FREDMACKIE 17 JAMESMcBEAN 18 R.S.McCOLL20 JOHNMcKECHNIE 21 WILLIAMMcKENNA 22 HECTORMcKENZIE23 CHARLIEMILLER 24 PETERMOODIE 25 ARTHURMURRAY26 HAROLDPAUL 27 GRAHAMPRIMROSE 29 RALPHRISK,CBE,MC30 JOHNROBERTS 33 DAVIDSORLEY 34 FRANKWALKER35 JAMESWALKER 37 WILLIAMWALKER 38 JAMESL.WEST39 BOBYOUNG 40 JOHNCAMERON 41 DANDRUMMOND42 ROBERTMcFARLANE 43 WILLIAMSTEWART 44 WILLIAMWISEMAN

Updated biographical details and football and military careersof 44 Queen’s Park Players and Members (listed alphabetically) including:-

From the list of 193 Queen’s Park Members and Playerswho served in the Forces and survived.

(See back page of this Appendix for full list of names)

APPENDIX 1

FOREWORD TO APPENDIX 1 - OCTOBER 2016

TheQueen’sParkRollofHonourandRichardRobinson’sbook

“HistoryofQueen’sParkFootballClub1867-1917”(publishedin

1920)providethenamesof187membersoftheclubwhoserved

withtheforcesinWorldWarOneandsurvivedtheconflict.At

thecentenaryoftheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,aprojectwas

launchedtolearnmoreaboutthose187membersandalso

aboutpastandfutureQueen’sParkfootballerswhosurvivedthe

hostilitiesbutwerenotmembersoftheclubatthetime.

LittleinformationwasreadilyavailableabouttheQueen’sPark

memberswhoserved.Newspapersofthetimeandgenealogy

andmilitaryhistorywebsiteshavebeenaccessedand,insome

cases,descendantsofthemenconcernedhavecomeforward

withinformation.Aninitialresearchpaperon44ofthese

membersandplayerswasissuedinApril2016.Thisresultedin

moreinformationbeingsubmittedonthesemenandourfindings

todatearereproducedinthisappendix.Theindividualshave

beennumberedforeaseofreference.

Theresearchundertakenhasrevealedsomeinterestingfacts

abouttheindividualsconcerned:-

• Eighteenareknowntohavebeeninjuredinthewar.They

wereJamesBennett(2),CharlesBoyce(4),HughBrown(5),

WilliamBrown(6),AndrewLeslie(15),DavidMcIntosh(19),John

McKechnie(20),CharlesMiller(23),PeterMoodie(24),Graham

Primrose(27),JackReid(28),RalphRisk(29),JohnRoberts(30),

ThomasWalker(36),WilliamWalker(37),BobYoung(39),Dan

Drummond(41)andWillieWiseman(44).HectorMcKenzie(22)

mayalsohavebeeninjured.

• Fourreceivedbraveryawards.TheywereFredMackie

(16),PeterMoodie(24),RalphRisk(29)andJohnRoberts(30).

(Othersmayalsohavebeenhonouredbutproofisrequired.)

• FourwentontobecomePresidentofQueen’sParkin

lateryears.TheywereWilliamMcKenna(21),ArthurMurray(25),

GrahamPrimrose(27)andRalphRisk(29).

• FivewerecappedforScotlandwhileQueen’sParkplayers.

TheywereTomFitchie(12),BobMcColl(18),HaroldPaul(26),

JohnCameron(40)andWillieWiseman(44).Asixthplayer,Alan

Morton,playedwithQueen’sParkthroughouttheperiodofthe

GreatWarandwascappedasaSpiders’player.Thelittlewinger

wastrainingtobeaminingengineer.Thiswasascheduled

(reserved)occupationsohedidnotserveintheforces.Alan

wascappedagainstWalesandIrelandin1920beforeturning

professionalwithRangers.

RALPHRISK,CBEMC.SeePaper29

BOBMcCollSeePaper18

JOHNROBERTSSeePaper30

BOBYOUNGSeePaper39

WILLIEWISEMANSeePaper44

The11playerswhoenlistedidentifiedinred,5ofwhomarefeaturedinthispaper.

QP 1st XI 1913-14 MiddleRow:AndrewMcCrae,ColinBuchan(49),ThomasMiller(68),RobertRhind(84),BobYoung(39)BackRow:MauriceWIlson(90),WilliamWalker(37)

FrontRow:ElijahCresswell(11),JohnRoberts(30),EddieGarvie,GordonHoare(13)

ThefollowingaresomeoftheQueen’sParkmembersandplayerswhoservedintheforcesandsurvivedthewar:-

1. Alex BennettAlexJBennettplayedinthefirsttwogamesofseason1907/08forQueen’sPark,scoringonegoal.Hewasthenreplacedbyleading

playerTomFitchie,whopresumablywasnotavailableforthoseopeningtwomatches,andhedidnotfeatureinthefirstelevenagain.

Inhisbook“HistoryoftheQueen’sParkFootballClub1867-1917”,RichardRobinsonreferstoGunnerAlexGBennettoftheRoyal

GarrisonArtillery(RGA).TheAncestrywebsiteincludestheenlistmentformofAlexanderJosephBennettwhowas34yearsand3

monthsinMarch1917andaGunnerintheRGA.Hewasanunmarriedmastertilelayerwholivedat70ParkRoad,Glasgow.Given

thattheQueen’sParkplayerfrom1907wasAJBennett,itseemslikelythatAlexanderJosephBennettwastheQueen’sParkmember.

However,thereisalsoarecordofanotherGunnerAlexanderBennettinRGAbutnothingfurtherisknownabouthim.

OneGunnerABennettoftheRGAwasawardedtheMilitaryMedalbutitisnotknownwhichone.

2. James B BennettJamesBryceBennettwasbornat140MainStreet,RuthergleninMay1891.HisfatherRobert

wasadraper.HismotherCatherine’smaidennamewasBryce,whichexplainsJames’middle

name.

JamesBBennettplayedforQueen’sParkbetweenseasons1909/10and1913/14inavariety

offorwardpositions.HemadehisdebutagainstFalkirkon20April1910.Heplayedtwomore

gamesinthatseason,twogamesinthefollowingseason,andafurthertwogamesinseason

1913/14.HisfinalgamewasagainstPartickThistleon28April1914.

JamesenlistedintheHighlandLightInfantryinNovember1914andreceivedagunshotwound

inthebackon15July1916.Atthatpoint,hewas25yearsofageandaSergeantinthe9th

Battalion.

3. Dan BroadheadDanMcKayBroadheadwasborninPeebleson16November1891,thesonofafarmstoreman.In1911,Danwaslivingat36Ledard

RoadinGlasgow’sLangsideareawithhisfather,mother,twosistersandthreebrothers.Hewasastudentteacher.

DanBroadheadmadeninecompetitiveappearancesatwinghalforinsideforwardforQueen’sParkbetween1912and1914.Hemade

hisdebutagainstClydeon19October1912butdidnotfeatureinthefirstelevenagainuntilseason1914/15whenheplayedoneight

occasions.

DanservedasaPrivateintheHighlandLightInfantryintheGreatWar.

4. Charles BoyceCharlesHBoycemade13competitiveappearancesforQueen’sParkbetween1915and1917.Hemadehisdebutatinsiderightagainst

Celticon4December1915.Hisfinalmatchwason27January1917.

CharlesHBoyceof75StanmoreRoad,MountFloridareceivedtheSilverWarBadgein1916whenhewashonourablydischargeddue

towoundsorsickness.HewasaLieutenantintheRoyalEngineers.TherewasanotherCharlesHBoycewhowasatemporarySecond

LieutenantintheRoyalEngineersbuttheformerseemsmorelikelytohavebeentheQueen’sParkplayer.

ACharlesHislopBoycewasbornat5GordonTerrace,Cathcarton6January1899.Hisfatherwasacivilandminingengineer.Could

thisCharlesBoycehaveplayedforQueen’sParkandservedintheforcesatsuchatenderage?

5. Hugh BrownOn11May1917,Glasgow’sSouthernPressnewspaperreported,“IntimationhasbeenreceivedbyMr.andMrs.Brown,2Grantly

Gardens,Shawlands,thattheirsecondson,SecondLieutenantHughBrown,RoyalScotsFusiliers,hadbeenadmittedtohospitalin

Francesufferingfromgunshotwounds.Lieut.Brown,whowasintheLovatScoutspriortobeingcommissioned,isthewell-known

Pollok–Perthshire–Queen’sParkfootballplayer”.

JAMESBENNETTinQP1stXI1909-10

HughBrownfeaturedinasinglecompetitivefirstteammatchforQueen’sPark.ThatwasatrightbackagainstThirdLanarkon6March

1915.

6. William BrownWilliamPBrownwasaninsideforwardwithQueen’sParkfromseason1909/10toseason1912/13.Heplayedmainlyforthesecond

eleven,theStrollers,butfeaturedin11competitivefirstteamgames,scoringtwogoals.HemovedtoMotherwellatthestartofseason

1913/14.

Williamenlistedinthe17th(ChamberofCommerce)BattalionoftheHighlandLightInfantry(HLI)intheautumnof1914androsetothe

rankofSergeant.On4August1916,theSouthernPressreportedthathehadbeeninjured.Nodetailsofhisinjuryareknown.

Williamcontinuedhisplayingcareerafterthewar,firstlywithHeartsandthenwithDunfermlineAthletic.

7. Peter BuchananPeterBuchananwasthegrandfatheroflong-servingQueen’sParkplayer,committeememberandpastpresidentPeterBuchanan.He

wasnotaQueen’sParkfirstteamplayerbutisbelievedtohaveplayedfortheclub’sminorelevens.Peterwasalsoaprominentofficial

inamateurfootballbeforetheGreatWarandisthoughttohavebeensecretaryofeithertheScottishAmateurFootballAssociationor

theScottishAmateurFootballLeague,aswellasbeingaQueen’sParkcommitteemember.

PeterjoinedtheHighlandLightInfantryintheGreatWarandrosetotherankofSergeant.TherewasmorethanoneSergeantPeter

BuchananintheHLIandclarificationisrequiredastowhichonewastheQueen’sParkmember.Oneofthesesergeants,whoenlisted

inthe9thBattalionon9September1914,livedat68StirlingRoadinGlasgowandlatertransferredtotheLondonRegiment(London

Scottish).Anotherservedinthe14thBattalionandwasMentionedinDespatches.

Inthepost-waryears,PeterBuchananlivedinKennyhillGardensinDennistounandlaterat724ClarkstonRoadinStamperland.He

wasHeadTeacherofWellshotSchoolinTollcross.

8. David CameronDavidFraserCameronwasborninMaxwellStreetinPartickon12September1895,thesonoftheChiefConstableoftheBurghof

Partick.DavidwastheyoungerbrotherofMacdonaldCameron,oneoftheQueen’sParkplayerswholosttheirlivesintheGreatWar.

Davidwasawinghalfwhomade39competitiveappearancesforQueen’sParkbetween1915and1920.HewasregisteredwiththeSFA

on15January1915andmadehisdebutagainstAirdrieoniansonthefollowingday.Thiswashisonlygameuntilhereturnedafterthe

war.Hewasafirstteamregularinseason1919/20beforesigningforChelseainthesummerof1920.Hemade83appearancesforthe

StamfordBridgesidebeforereturningtoScotlandinDecember1926tofinishhiscareerwithHelensburgh.

DavidCameronwasaSergeantinthe5thCameronHighlandersintheGreatWar.

9. Robert CameronRobertJCameronwasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerfrom1909/10to1911/12butonlyplayedfivecompetitivefirstteamgames.

Hefeaturedtwiceatleftbackinseason1909/10andthreetimesatcentrehalfinseason1910/11.

IntheGreatWar,RobertwasaLanceCorporalintheCameronHighlanders.

10. Claude CraigieClaudeValentineCraigiewasborninMontroseon2July1886,thesonofabankaccountant.

ClaudeCraigiemade106competitiveappearancesforQueen’sParkbetween1908and1912

andscored10goals.HemadehisdebutatcentreforwardagainstMortonon20March1909

andplayedafurtherfourgamesthatseason.Hewasafirstteamregularatlefthalforleft

backinthefollowingthreeseasonsandplayedthreematchesinseason1912/13.Hisfinal

appearancewasagainstHeartson15February1913.

IntheGreatWar,ClaudeservedasaBombardierintheRoyalGarrisonArtillery.CLAUDECRAIGIEinactionagainstCelticQP1stXI1908-12

11. Elijah CresswellElijahCresswellwasbornon20July1889at448NewRoadinGlasgow’sParkheaddistrict.His

fatherwasanironworker.

WhenElijahenlistedasaGuardsmaninthe3rdColdstreamGuardsattheageof26in1915,he

livedat18ParkgroveTerraceinGlasgow’sTollcrossarea.HehadmarriedMaryAnnBlackhurst

in1912andtheyhadtwochildren,JohnandElizabeth,atthetimeofhisenlistment.Elijahwas

employedasaClaimsInspector.

ElijahCresswellmade111competitiveappearancesforQueen’sParkbetween1913and1917,

scoring13goals.HewasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerfrom1913/14to1918/19.Hemade

hisfirstteamdebutatoutsiderightagainstMotherwellon13December1913andwasaregular

inthesidefortheremainderofthatseason.Heplayed21gamesinthefollowingseason,37

gamesinseason1915/16andsixearlyseasongamesin1916/17.HisfinalmatchwasagainstThirdLanarkon14October1916.

12. Tom FitchieThomasTindalFitchiewasborninEdinburghinDecember1881.Hewasacommercialtraveller

dealinginsportsgoodsandremainedanamateurthroughouthisfootballcareer.Hesignedfor

WoolwichArsenalattheageof19but,beinganamateur,couldguestforotherclubsandalso

featuredforthelikesofTottenham,Fulham,BrightonandNorwich.

TomFitchieplayedforQueen’sParkinScottishCuptiesinseasons1904/05and1905/06

andtheGlasgowMerchants’CharityCupFinalinMay1906,althoughprimarilyanArsenalplayer

atthatpoint.HethenplayedforQueen’sParkthroughoutseasons1906/07and1907/08before

returningtoArsenalinSeptember1908.DuringhisperiodatHampden,hewasregarded

asoneofthecountry’stopplayers.DespitehisreturntoEngland,heremainedamember

ofQueen’sPark.

In1909,TomtravelledtoAmericawiththeEnglishtouringsideThePilgrims.Hegotmarriedin1912andthismarkedtheendofhis

timeasafootballer.

TomwascappedfourtimesforScotland,oneoftheseasaQueen’sParkplayeragainstWalesinMarch1907.Hescoredtheonly

goalofthegameinScotland’sdefeatofIrelandinMarch1906.

TomFitchiewasaSergeantintheArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersintheGreatWar.He

contractedalungdisorderduringhiswarserviceinFranceandthiscontributedtohisdeath

on17October1947.

13. Gordon HoareGordonHoarewasbornintheBlackheathareaofLondonon18April1884.Hestartedhisfootball

careerwithjuniorsidesbeforejoiningWoolwichArsenalin1907.Hemadehisleaguedebutagainst

SheffieldWednesdayon20April1908.Althoughheplayed11Leaguematchesin1908-09,scoring

fivegoals,hewasunhappyatthelackofregularfirstteamfootballandmovedtoGlossopNorth

EndinDecember1909.HeremainedatGlossopforayearbeforereturningtoWoolwichArsenal

inDecember1910.HescoredsixtimesinfourteengamesforArsenalintheseason1910-11but

rejoinedGlossopinFebruary1912.Intotal,heplayed34timesforArsenalandscored13goals.

GordonwasanamateurfootballerandhewaspartoftheEnglandteamthatrepresentedGreat

Britainatthe1912OlympicGamesandwonthegoldmedal.Heplayedinallthreematchesandscoredtwogoals.

AfterhissecondspellatGlossop,GordonHoarejoinedQueen’sParkinNovember1913andmade20appearancesatinsideforward

inseason1913/14,scoringthreegoals.GordonenlistedintheArmyServiceCorps(ASC)intheGreatWar.Hewascommissioned

asaSecondLieutenantintheASCinJuly1917andbytheendofthewarhadbeenpromotedtoLieutenant.Afterthewarended,

GordonreturnedtoLondonandplayedforQueen’sParkRangersandFulham.Heretiredfromfootballin1920anddiedin1973

attheageof89.

ELIJAHCRESSWELLQP1stXI1913-17

GORDONHOAREQP1stXI1913-14

TOMFITCHIEQP1stXI1904-08

14. John LeckieJohnSandsLeckiewasbornabout1882.In1891,hewasagedeightandlivinginGovan.

JohnLeckiewasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerfromseason1907/08toseason1911/12.Heplayedmainlyatcentreforwardbut

sometimesatinsideright.In38competitiveappearances,hescored16goals.HemadehisfirstteamdebutagainstFalkirkon8April

1908andplayedhisfinalgameagainstPartickThistleon22October1910.

JohnLeckieenlistedintheforcesin1916.Hewas33yearsofageatthetimeandacommercialtraveller.Helivedat11Kildonnan

TerraceinIbrox.JohnwentontobecomeaSergeantinthe7thBattalionoftheArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders.

15. Andrew LeslieAndrewLeslieplayedforQueen’sParkfrom1914to1919.Hemadeatotalof13competitiveappearancesinthatperiod,withhis

footballcareerclearlydisruptedbyhisserviceintheforces.HewasahalfbackwhomadehisdebutatMotherwellon21November

1914andmadespasmodicappearancesthereafter,endingwithtwogamesinMarch1919.

AndrewLeslie’sArmyMedalRollsIndexCardstatesthatheservedasaLanceCorporalinthe9thBattalionoftheHighlandLight

Infantryandthenasa2ndLieutenantinthe19thLondonRegiment.Thiscontrastswiththeentryin“TheHistoryofQueen’sPark

FootballClub1867-1917”whichdescribesAndrewLeslieasaLieutenantinthe9thBattalionoftheHLI.

TheArmy’sMedalRollsIndexCard,datingfromtheearly1920s,givesAndrewLeslie’saddressas37HamiltonCrescent,PeelStreet,

Partick.

The1911censusincludesanAndrewLesliewhowasan18-year-oldapprenticeengineerlivingatintheScotstounhillarea.The

1930UScensuslistsa36-year-oldAndrewLesliewhowaslivinginPitsfield,Berkshire,MassachusettswithhiswifeMary.Hewasa

transformerassemblerinelectricalmanufacturingwhohademigratedfromScotlandin1923.DotheserecordsrelatetotheQueen’s

ParkAndrewLeslie?

16. Fred MackieFrederickWilliamMackie,knownasFred,wasborninCathcarton9August1892.BeforevolunteeringforserviceintheGreatWar,he

hadkeptgoalforQueen’sPark’sthirdteam,theHampdenEleven,andhadbeenemployedwiththeplumbingfirmHughTwaddleand

SonsinGlasgow’sGallowgate.

On25August1916,theSouthernPressreported,“SapperFrederickWm.Mackie,RoyalEngineers,sonofMr.Mackie,118LedardRoad,

Langside,hasbeenawardedtheMilitaryMedalforbraveryinthefield,ofwhichofficialintimationhasbeenreceived.”Thereport

stated‘Thatonthenightof10thJuly,whilethecompanywerereturningfromwork,andwereproceedingovertheopenthroughan

artillerybarrage,oneofSapperMackie’scomradeswasseverelywounded.SapperMackiedisplayedconspicuousgallantryinthathe,

underheavyshellfire,remainedwiththewoundedmanandfinallywasmainlyinstrumentalinbringinghimtoaplaceofsafety’.

17. James McBeanJamesLearmontMcBeanmade73competitiveappearances,mainlyatleftback,forQueen’s

Parkbetween1908and1912.HejoinedQueen’sfromAyrFCandmadehisfirstelevendebutin

amatchagainstClydeon22April1909.Hewentontoplay17gamesin1909/10and25games

in1910/11.Hedidnotfeatureinseason1911/12butreturnedasafirstteamregularin1912/13.

JameswasanAyrshiremanandturnedoutattimesforAyrUnitedandKilmarnock.Thispartly

explainshisabsencefromthefirsteleveninseason1911/12.Amateurplayerscouldplayfor

morethanoneclubatthattime.

In1911,Jameswasa20-year-oldmedicalstudentlivingwithhismother,fatherandfoursisters

at212GlasgowRoad,Ardrossan.

JamesservedinIndiaasaCaptainintheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsintheGreatWar.In1920,he

wasstilllivingat212GlasgowRoad,Ardrossan.JAMESMcBEANQP1stXI1911-12

18. Bob McCollRobertSmythMcColl,knownasBoborBobby,wasborninthe

TownheadareaofGlasgowon13April1876.Hemadehisdebut

forQueen’sParkin1894attheageofeighteenandwentonto

becomeoneoftheclub’sgreatestplayers.

BobMcCollwasquicktomakethecentreforwardposition

atHampdenParkhisownandsoonreceivedinternational

recognition.HewascappedeleventimesforScotlandbetween

1896and1901andhadthedistinctionofscoringhattricks

againstWales,IrelandandEngland.Hewentontowinafurther

twocapsafterleavingHampden.

Afterpreviouslyturningdownanumberofoffersfrom

professionalclubs,BobsignedforNewcastleUnitedinOctober

1901.Heusedpartofhissigning-onfeetobecomeapartnerin

hisbrotherTom’snewsagentandconfectionerybusiness,which

wasrenamedRSMcColl’s.

BobMcCollstayedatNewcastlefortwoyearsbeforesigning

forRangersinSeptember1904.HeremainedatIbroxuntil

November1907atwhichpointhewasreinstatedasanamateur

withhisfirstlove,Queen’sPark.Bobretiredfromfootballin

1910attheageof34,scoringsixgoalsinhispenultimategame

forQueen’sagainstPortGlasgowAthletic.InhisHampden

career,Bobscored112goalsin180competitivematches,aswellasnumerousgoalsin

challengematchesintheperiodbeforeQueen’sParkjoinedtheScottishLeague.

InJanuary1916,attheageof39,BobenlistedinthearmedforcesandservedinaMechanical

TransportcompanyoftheArmyServiceCorps,risingtotherankofSergeant.Bob’saddressat

thetimeofenlistmentwas66MonreithRoad,Newlands,Glasgow.

BobMcColldiedin1958andisburiedinCathcartCemetery.In2011,hewasinductedintothe

ScottishFootballHallofFame.

19. David McIntoshTheEveningTimesreportedon28December1917that“AnotherQueen’sParkplayer,Sergt.

DavidM’Intosh,H.L.I.,hasbeenwounded.Hewillberememberedasthesturdycentreforward

oftheStrollers.Sincegoingabroadhehasplayedregularlyfortheregimentalteam.Sergt.M’IntoshisnowinhospitalinEngland.”

DavidMcIntoshwasregisteredwiththeSFAasaQueen’sParkplayerinseasons1914/15and1915/16andthenagainin1918/19.

Davidplayedonecompetitivefirstteammatchinbothofthefirsttwoseasonsandafurtherthreematchestowardstheendofseason

1918/19.

20. John McKechnieJohnMcKechnieplayedthreecompetitivegamesfortheQueen’sParkfirsteleveninseason1914/15.HeservedasaPrivateintheHLI

inthewar.

On13November1918,theDailyRecordandMailreportedthathalf-backJohnM’KechniehadbeendischargedfromtheArmy.The

newspaperstatedthattheplayerhadadamagedarmbutthattheinjurywouldnotbelikelytokeephimoutoffootball.Itisnotknown

ifhedidcontinueasaplayer.However,aJMcKechniebecameamemberoftheQueen’sParkCommitteeanditseemslikelythatthis

wasJohnMcKechnie.

BOBMcCOLLQP1stXI1909-10

BOBMcCOLLINQPSTRIPQP1stXI1896-1901

1898-99QP1STXIWITHCHARITYSHIELDANDGLASGOWCUP

BOBMcCOLL,SCOTLANDINTERNATIONALIST1896-1901

21. William McKennaWilliamCreeMcKenna,knownas

BillyorWillie,wasborninGovanhill

on5October1889.HejoinedQueen’s

Parkatayoungageandplayedingoal

fortheHampdenEleveninseason

1906/07.Inthefollowingseason,he

featuredregularlyinthefirstteam,

sharingthegoalkeepingdutieswith

JamesAdam.

InJune1908,Williamsignedfor

FalkirkandremainedwiththeBairnsfortwo

seasons.AftershortspellswithPortGlasgow

AthleticandMorton,hereturnedtoQueen’sParkin

October1910.HecontinuedwiththeSpidersuntil

season1913/14,playinginthemainwithQueen’s

Park’ssecondeleven,theStrollers.

WilliamenlistedwiththeLanarkshireYeomanry

intheGreatWarandservedinIndia,initiallyasa

LanceCorporalbeforebeingcommissionedSecond

LieutenantinMay1917.Towardstheendofthewar,

hewaspartofthe2ndQVOSappersandMinersUnit.

Onbeingdemobbedfromtheforces,Williamrejoinedthefamilytailoringbusiness,WCMcKenna,Clothiers,whosepremiseswere

situatedat320VictoriaRoad.ThebusinessfoldedduringtheearlypartoftheSecondWorldWar.WilliamservedintheHomeGuardin

WorldWar2.

Betweenthewars,WilliamwasontheQueen’sParkCommittee,servingasHonorarySecretaryoftheHampdenandStrollerselevens

duringthe1930sandbecomingPresidentoftheClubfrom1941to1943.Williamdiedon18April1958.

WilliamMcKennalivedinBattlefieldallhisadultlife.WilliamandhiswifeAugustahadtwodaughters.Theolderdaughter,Molly,

marriedalocalmanfromThirdAvenuecalledJamesMyles.ThreegenerationsoftheiroffspringremainQueen’sParksupportersto

thisday.

22. Hector McKenzieHectorMcKenziemadehisQueen’sParkdebutagainst

PartickThistleon21January1911.Hemadeonlyonefurther

appearanceinthatseasonbutwasafirstteamregularat

centrehalfinthefollowingthreeseasons.

HectorwasoneofanumberofQueen’sParkplayerswho

enlistedintheforcessoonaftertheoutbreakofhostilities.

OnThursday3September1914,Glasgow’sEveningTimes

reported,“Mr.HectorMackenzie,thepopularcaptainofthe

Queen’sParkteamoflastseason,hasjoinedtheScottish

Horse”.HectorrosetotherankofSergeantintheScottish

HorseYeomanrybuttransferredtothe1stBattalionofthe

ColdstreamGuardsasaPrivate.

In1919,HectorMcKenziewasappointedSecretaryofQueen’sPark-apostoccupiedwithdistinctionuntil1929.

HECTORMcKENZIEQP1stXI1911-12

HECTORMcKENZIEQPSECRETARY1926-27

WILLIAMMcKENNA;SECONDLIEUTENANTININDIA,MAY1917

McKENNAASPRESIDENT,QPCOMMITTEE1941-42

WILLIAMMcKENNA QP1stXI1910-11

23. Charles MillerTheDailyRecordandMailreportedon27November1918that

CBMiller,theformersecretaryofQueen’sPark,was

recoveringnicelyfromhiswoundsandhadbeenmovedfrom

NewcastletoGlasgow.CharlesBMiller,knownasCharlie,

wasthefirstpaidSecretaryofQueen’sParkFootballClub.

Theclubdecidedin1894thattherewasarequirementfor

someonewhowouldcombinethedutiesofSecretaryandMatch

Secretary.CharlesMiller,whowasaQueen’sParkmember,

wasappointedoutof59applicants.Charleswasalawyerby

professionandsteeredtheclubthroughmanydifficulties,

includingtheconstructionofthethirdandpresentHampden

Parkandthetransformationoftheclubintoalimitedliability

companyinthewakeoftheIbroxDisaster.Charlesremainedin

postasSecretaryofQueen’sParkfor20yearsuntilhisresignationin1916whenhejoinedtheforces.

CharlesMillerwasaSergeantintheRoyalArmyServiceCorps,MotorTransport.Hewasa44-year-oldmarriedmanwhenheenlisted

andlivedat13ParkGroveTerraceinwhatwasthenGlasgow’swestend.

24. Peter MoodiePeterAlexanderMoodiewasbornintheTradestondistrictofGlasgowon24May1892.After

leavingschool,heworkedasaninvoiceclerkforhisfatherDavidwhowasManagingDirectorof

AndrewMitchellandCoLtd,canvasmerchants,whohadanofficeinGlasgow’sMerchantCity.

Peter’sfootballhistoryisunclear.HeplayedonlyonefirstteamgameforQueen’sPark–aWar

FundShieldmatchagainstMortonatHampdenParkon27October1914.However,giventhat

hewasamemberoftheclub,itseemscertainthatheplayedregularlyforoneofQueen’sminor

elevens.

PeterMoodieenlistedasaPrivateintheHighlandLightInfantry,morecommonlyknownatthe

timeastheGlasgowHighlanders,on5September1914.HewasoneofanumberofQueen’s

Parkplayerswhovolunteeredatthattime.HefirstservedinFranceinJanuary1915andwas

commissionedinSeptember1916.

InApril1918,Peterwasinvolvedinanintelligence-gatheringoperationnearPasschendale

inBelgiumthatledtohimbeingawardedtheDistinguishedServiceOrder(DSO).The

announcementoftheawardintheLondonGazetteread“Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotion

todutywhensentwithhiscompanytosupportanotherunit.Heralliedhismenwhowerebeing

drivenin,andalthoughwoundedheldon,stoppingtheenemyadvance.Later,whenoutflanked

andenfiladed,althoughwoundedforthesecondtime,heorganisedanorderlywithdrawal.He

madeanotherstand,andreceivedhisthirdwound.Althoughweakfromlossofblood,hewaited

tillallwasquiet,andhandedoverhiscompany.Hisconductthroughoutwasmagnificent,and

preservedthelinefrombeingbrokenthrough”.

PeterwastreatedataCanadiancasualtyclearingstationforbulletsinhisrighthipandtravelled

toDoveronahospitalshipthreedayslater.HewasdemobbedinMarch1919.

RichardRobinsonreferstoPeterMoodieasaCaptain.However,militaryrecordsdescribehim

asaLieutenant.ItmaybethatRobinsonisincorrect

PeterMoodie’ssonAlastairandgrandsonStephenhaveprovidedinformationabouthis

employmentaftertheendofhostilities.HesucceededhisfatherasManagingDirectorof

AndrewMitchellandCoLtd.Heandhisbrothersthenboughtafactoryintheeastendof

Glasgow,wheretheybegantodyeandwaterprooftheirfabricsandalsotomakethemupinto

tarpaulins.Alastaircontinuedhisfather’sgoodworkandfoundedVango(ScotlandLtd)which

runssuccessfullytothisday.Peterdiedin1947.

CHARLESMILLERQPSECRETARY1898-99

CHARLESMILLERQPSECRETARY1911-12

PETERMOODIE,9thBATTALIONHIGHLANDLIGHTINFANTRY

PETERMOODIE’SMEDALS,DSOfurthestleft

PETERMOODIEWITHHISSISTERMARYDURINGRECOVERY

25. Arthur MurrayArthurFarquharMurraywasborninAberdeenon23July

1880.Hisfatherwasabuilderandhewasoneofthreesons.

HestudiedatAberdeenUniversityandbecameateacher.He

wascaptainoftheUniversityfootballteamandwentontoplay

forVictoriaUnited(oneofthethreeclubsthatmergedtoform

AberdeenFC),ArbroathandForfarAthletic,beforejoining

Queen’sParkin1906.AteachingappointmentatAllanGlen’s

SchoolbroughthimtoGlasgow.Arthurwentontobecome

amainstayofaQueen’ssidestrugglingtocompetewithits

professionalrivals.

ArthurMurraywasacentrehalfwhomadehisdebutfor

Queen’sParkatAirdrieon24March1906.Heplayedregularly

overthenextsixseasons,making159competitiveappearances.

HisfinalfirstteamgamewasagainstHeartson26August1911.

However,heremainedaregisteredplayerinseason1912/13.

ArthurenlistedasaPrivateintheArgyllandSutherland

Highlandersattheageof36inJune1916.Hetransferredtothe

GordonHighlandersandreceivedhiscommissioninJanuary

1917.HereturnedtoFranceasaLieutenantandwascaptured

inaGermanoffensiveinMarch1918.Hewasreleasedand

dischargedfromthearmyinJanuary1919.

Uponleavingthearmy,ArthurMurrayreturnedtohisteaching

jobatGlasgow’sAllanGlen’sSchool.HebecameanactivememberoftheQueen’sParkCommitteeandwasPresidentfrom

1921to1923.

In1924,ArthurleftGlasgowtotakeupthepostofRectorofBanffAcademy.Hediedon26July1930,attheageof50.

26. Harold PaulHaroldMcDonaldPaulwasbornon31August1886inGlasgow’sSauchiehallStreet,althoughthe

familyhomeatthetimewasinGourock.HewaspupilatCrieffAcademyandstudiedveterinary

surgeryatGlasgowUniversity,becomingamemberoftheRoyalCollegeofVeterinarySurgeons.

Harold‘Harry’PaulsignedforQueen’sParkasateenager.Hemadehisfirstteamdebutina

matchagainstPortGlasgowAthleticinSeptember1904.Hewasafirstteamregularfromthen

uptotheendofseason2013/14,making209competitiveappearancesandscoring41goals.He

playedinavarietyofpositionsbutwasbestknownasanoutsideleft.

HarrywascappedthreetimesforScotlandin1909,againstEngland,IrelandandWales.Hewas

onthewinningsideagainstIrelandandWales,scoringinbothmatches.Healsoplayedforthe

ScottishLeagueagainstboththeIrishLeagueandtheEnglishLeagueinthatyearandscoredin

a3-1winovertheEnglisheleven.

HarryPaulservedintheGreatWarasaLieutenantinthe3rdScottishHorseandthenasaCaptainintheRoyalArmyVeterinaryCorps.

Afterthewar,Harryworkedasaveterinarysurgeon,mainlyinEngland,anddiedon18April1948.

27. Graham PrimroseOn27July1917,theSouthernPressreported,“SecondLieutenantA.GrahamPrimrose,H.L.I.,whoisreportedtohavebeenwoundedin

action,isasonofMr.Wm.Primrose,J.P.,andisapartnerofMessrs.PrimroseandTodd,housefactorsandbankagents.Well-known

inamateursportscircles,heisamemberofcommitteeofQueen’sParkF.C.,andwashon.refereeofthelast(1914)WestofScotland

LawnTennistournament.”

ARTHURMURRAYQP1stXICAPTAIN1910-11

1922-23QP1STXIDIVISION2CHAMPIONSARTHURMURRAYASPRESIDENT-FARLEFT

ARTHURMURRAYQP1stXI1909-10

HAROLDPAULQP1stXI1910-11

ItisnotknownifGrahamPrimrosehadbeenaplayerbuthedidnotfeatureinacompetitivefirstteammatchforQueen’sPark.Hewas,

however,aprominentoffice-bearerwiththeclubandservedasPresidentfrom1923to1925.

ThePostOfficeAnnualGlasgowDirectoryfor1919/20showsthatGrahamPrimroselivedat60KirkcaldyRoad,Pollokshields.

28. Jack ReidTheEveningTimesreportedon2May1917thatSecondLieutenantJackReid“whoplayedregularlywiththeHampdenX1”hadbeen

wounded.Thenewspapersaid“HeisthesonofMr.andMrs.JohnReid,16LevenStreet,Pollokshields,whohavebeenadvisedthathe

islyingseriouslywoundedinhospitalabroad”.

Atfirstglance,itwouldseemthatJackReidwouldhavebeenLieutenantJohnSReidoftheHLI.However,JohnSReidplayedagainst

Heartson25August1917andfiguredinafurther13gamesthatseason.Couldhehaverecoveredfromaseriousinjuryinsuchashort

spaceoftime?Perhapsthiswasthecase.

29. Ralph Risk CBE MCRalphRiskgaveinvaluableservicetoQueen’s

Parkoveralongnumberofyears.Hisson,also

Ralph,hasfurnishedtheclubwithawealthof

informationabouthisfather,aswellassome

uniquephotographs.Hehasalsomadehis

father’swarmedalsavailableforatemporary

displayintheScottishFootballMuseum.

RalphRiskwasbornin1891intheCathcart

areaofGlasgow.HewaseducatedatQueen’sParkandMount

FloridaSchoolsbeforestudyinglawatGlasgowUniversity.Prior

totheoutbreakofwarhewasasolicitorinGlasgow.

In1907RalphplayedforGlasgowSchoolsintheirannualinter-

citymatchagainstEdinburghatHampdenPark.Itisnotclear

whenhesignedforQueen’sParkbuthemadehisfirstteam

debutinamatchagainstHeartofMidlothianon15February1913.

Hemade21competitiveappearances,withhisfinalgamebeing

againstPartickThistleatFirhillon26December1914.Ralphwas

notedforhisspeedandplayedinitiallyatoutsideleftbutlaterin

avarietyofforwardpositions.HetookpartinQueen’sPark’stour

toDenmarkandSwedeninthespringof1914.

RalphRiskenlistedasaSecondLieutenantintheGordon

HighlandersinJune1915.Thefollowingyear,inJuly1916,hewas

woundedontheSommewhilstactingasasignallingofficerwith

the3rdBattalion.

Inthespringof1917,Ralphwaswiththe6thBattalionofthe

GordonHighlandersduringtheArrasOffensive.HewasawardedtheMilitaryCrossforhisactionatReouxChemicalWorks.The

citationread-“forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Heledhisplatoon,underveryheavymachinegunfire,toaposition

whereheestablishedapostwhichhehelduntilorderedtowithdraw.Hisgreatpersonalcourageandfineexampleenabledhimto

securehispositionandkeephismeninhand.”

RalphRiskwaspromotedtoCaptainandwasawardedasecondMilitaryCrossforhisactionsattheRiverScarpeinAugust1918.The

citationstated-“Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.HeseveraltimeswentupfromBattalionheadquarterstothefrontline

throughheavyshellandmachinegunfireandrenderedmostvaluableserviceinreorganizingthemenandsteadyingthemwhentheir

officersbecamecasualties.Throughthebattlehiskeennessanduntiringenergywerebeyondpraise.”

RalphRiskwentontobecomePresidentofQueen’sParkfrom1933to1935andagainfrom1936to1937.AsPresidentoftheLaw

SocietyofScotlandandaseniorpartnerinMaclay,MurrayandSpens,hewaswellplacedtoguidetheclubthroughnegotiationswith

theSFAontheuseofHampdenforshowgamessuchasScottishCupFinalsandbi–annualinternationalsagainstEngland,linkedto

majorfundingfortheconstructionoftheNorthStand.

RALPHRISKGLASGOWSCHOOLSCIRCA1907

RALPHRISKQPPRESIDENT1933-35

RALPHRISKMILITARYUNIFORMCIRCA1917

OngoingresearchanddiscussionswithRalph’sfamilyhaveprovided

moreinformation,summarisedasfollows;

‘PlayingcareerwithQP;Ralph’sbrother,Charles,alsoplayedfor

Queen’sPark’s1stX1(circa1908),beforeheemigratedtoCanada.To

Ralph’s21QP1stX1appearancesinLeagueandCupfixtures,mustbe

addedpre-warselectionforChallengeMatches(includingthebenefit

matchatHampdenvRangersfortheQPandScotlandlegendarycentre

forward,WilliamSellar-alsoaPastPresidentofQP)andthetour

matchesinDenmarkandSwedeninMay/June,1914.

LikemanyofhisQPcolleagues,whoservedandsurvivedthebattles

oftheGreatWar,RalphneverplayedagainfortheQP1stX1afterhis

Dischargein1918attheageof27.

MilitaryserviceintheGreatWar;Afterenlisting,Ralphreceived

hismilitarytrainingattheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.On26

June1915hereceivedhisCommissionasaSecondLieutenantand

appointmenttoaSpecialReserveofOfficerswiththe3rdBattalionof

theGordonHighlanders.

PressarticlesconfirmthatRalphwas‘woundedattheSomme

operationsinJuly,1916whileactingasasignallingofficertoonofthe

linebattalionsoftheregiment.ArmyListsconfirmthatRalphwas

promotedtoLieutenantinJuly1917andtoCaptainon1April,1918and

militaryrecordsconfirmhisinvolvementinthefollowingmajorbattles

oftheGreatWar;

March,1917-Rocklincourt.

April,1917-Arras.

April,1917-EastofFampoux.

November,1917-Rocuigny/Dainville/Millencourt

August,1918-Caucourt.

Glasgow’sWarArtist,FredAFarrellinscribedhispaintingofthe‘6th

GordonsatRoeuxChemicalWorks’asfollows;‘23April1917/6th

GordonsapproachingRoeuxChemicalworksalongedgeofRailway

embankment/Capt.RalphRiskMC.’

On25September,1918CaptainandAdjutantRRiskMCleftthe

BattaliononSpecialLeavetotheUnitedKingdom.TheArmisticewas

declaredon11November,1918.

BiographicalNotes;RalphRiskmarriedhiswife,Margaret,

in1918.(Thecouplehad3sonsand2daughters;Lindsey,Tom,John,

ShirleyandRalph.BoththelateSirTomRiskandyoungestsonRalph

Risk(residentin2016inHelensburgh)becameLifeMembersof

Queen’sPark).

ServiceintheSecondWorldWar1939-1945.

RalphRiskMCparticipatedintheOfficersTrainingClassesfortheWar

effortinGlasgowfrom1939;‘NotesfromtheWarDiary’recordhowa

footballfixturein1939betweenRangersandQueen’sParkwasused

fordemonstrationofnewinformationgatheringtechniques;linkedto

broadcastappealsforenlistmenttotheforces.’

RALPHRISKDenmarkSwedenTour,1914,withJohnRoberts,BobYoung,ElijahCresswell,andGordonKerr

RALPHRISKMC6thGordonsatRoeuxChemicalWorks,FredA.Farrell,GlasgowWarArtist

30. John RobertsJohnRobertswasborninDumbartonRoadintheAnderstondistrictofGlasgowon2November

1891,thesonofasteamshipengineer.

JohnwasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerfromseason1913/14toseason1920/21.Hemade

hisdebutatAberdeenon22November1913andwasaregularatlefthalfuntiltheendofseason

1914/15.Hethenjoinedtheforcesanddidnotfeatureduring1915/16.Priortoenlistinginthe

army,hewasemployedasadraperywarehouseman.

OnFriday17November1916,theSouthernPressreported,“FOOTBALLERWINSDISTINCTION–

OfficialinformationhascomethatSergt.JohnRoberts,H.L.I.,thewell-knownQueen’sParkhalf-

back…hasbeenawardedtheMilitaryMedal.Thecommandingofficerstatesthatthehonouris

givenbecauseofgallantconductattheSommeduringthefirstfortnightofJuly,1916.Sergeant

Robertswaswoundedandinhospital,andisnowdoinglightworksomewhereinEngland.The

newsoftheawardhasnaturallygivengreatsatisfactionatHampdenPark,wherethesergeantwasageneralfavourite.”

JohnRobertswas24yearsofagewhenhereceivedthegunshotwoundtotheshoulderinJuly1916.Herecoveredfromtheinjuryand

playedthreegamesforQueen’sParkbetween25November1916and9December1916.

JohnreturnedtotheQueen’sParkfirstteamon16August1919andplayedalimitednumberofgamestotheendofseason1920/21.

Presumably,heretiredfromfootballatthatpointbutthereisnoinformationonthematter.

Queen’sParklostPeterPurcelltoRangersandAlexToddtoStMirrenattheendofthe1913/14seasonanditwasrumouredthatJohn

Robertswastofollowthemoutoftheclub.However,therumourswereunfoundedandhewentontogivetheSpidersgreatservice.

31. Walter ScottWaterScottwasaPrivateinthe19thBattalionoftheHighlandLightInfantryaccordingtoRichardRobinson.ForcesWarRecordslista

PrivateWalterScottinthe17th(ChamberofCommerce)Battalion.CouldthisbetheQueen’sParkmember?

ThereisnorecordofWalterScotthavingplayedacompetitivefirstteammatchforQueen’sPark.Presumably,heplayedforoneofthe

minorelevens.

TheSouthernPressreported16April1915thattheGlasgowHighlanders(HLI)beattheRoyalEngineersinthefinalofacompetitionfor

theregimentsofthe2ndDivisionoftheBritishExpeditionaryForce.WalterScottplayedinthematch,asdidMcDonaldCameron,Bob

Young,JamesWalkerandWalterCoulter.ThiscouldhavebeeneitherWalterScottorWalterPScott.

32. Walter P ScottWalterPScottwasregisteredwiththeSFAasaQueen’sParkplayerfrom1910/11to1913/14.Hemadeonlyonecompetitivefirstteam

appearanceforQueen’swhenheplayedingoalagainstHibernianon17December1910

AccordingtoRichardRobinson,WalterwasaCaptaintheArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersintheGreatWar.TheForcesWarRecords

websitehasdetailsofaCaptainWPScottwhowasinthe9thBattalionHLI.Couldthisbethesameperson?

33. David SorleyDavidSorleywasbornin1893,oneofsixchildren.In1901,hewaslivingat4BeechwoodTerraceinShettleston.By1911,hewasan

apprenticecharteredaccountantstilllivingatthefamilyhomeinShettleston.

DavidenlistedasaPrivateintheHighlandLightInfantryintheGreatWarandwasthencommissionedasa2ndLieutenantinthe

ScottishRiflesinDecember1915.HewasMentionedinDespatchesasa2ndLieutenantandlaterawardedtheMilitaryCross.The

citationread“Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Atacriticalmoment,whenageneralretirementwasthreatenedowing

toourbarragebeingshort,hesteadiedhisownmenwhowereinsupportandmarchedthemforwardtocover,byhiscoolnessand

personalexamplepreventingageneralretirement.”Bythetimethecitationwaspublished,DavidwasanActingCaptainintheArgyll

andSutherlandHighlanders.

DavidSorleydidnotmakeacompetitivefirstteamappearanceforQueen’sPark.Ithastobeassumedthatheplayedforoneofthe

club’sminorelevens.

In1921,Davidwaslivingat13CraigmillarRoadinLangside.

JOHNROBERTSQP1stXI1913-14

34. Frank WalkerFrancisGFWalkerwasborninLochwinnochinRenfrewshirein1897.AfterleavingPaisley

GrammarSchool,hejoinedhistwoolderbrothers,WillieandJim,atQueen’sPark.Willieplayed

mainlyfortheHampdenXIandJimfortheStrollers.

FrankmadehisfirstteamdebutforQueen’sParkagainstStMirrenon23September1916and

playedafurther12gamesbeforetheendoftheseason.HisfinalgamewastheCharityCup

semi-finalagainstPartickThistleon12May1917whenhescoredtwogoalsina4-1victory.He

didnotplayinthefinalaweeklater.

FrankhadvolunteeredformilitaryserviceandhewascalledupinApril1917.Hewasa

BombardierintheRoyalFieldArtillery.Beforehewasdemobbed,hewaspartoftheBritish

ArmyofOccupationandwasstationedinCologne.

HavingreturnedtoScotland,FranksignedforThirdLanarkasaprofessionalinOctober1919.

HeremainedonthebooksatCathkinParkuntilseason1925/26andwascappedforScotlandagainstWalesatWrexhaminFebruary

1922.

Frank’splayingcareerfinishedwhenhebrokehislegvBathgateinJanuary,1926.Hegavesomeinterestinginsightsina

autobiographicalbooklettitled‘SomeFootballReminiscences’.Hisreflectionsonthe‘cameraderie’atHampdenamongst

theplayers;playingforQPduringtheWar-whileundertakingmilitarytrainingatMaryhillBarracks;thetrainingregime

ofJohnNutt;thesuccessesofthe‘QPMilitaryFive’attheRangersSportsin1917;andthedevelopmentofhisdribblingskillsin

regimentalfootball-allmakefascinatingreading100yearson.

35. James WalkerJamesWalker,knownasJim,wasaninsideforwardwhowasregisteredasaQueen’sParkplayerfrom1913/14to1918/19.Heplayed

inthefinaltwogamesofseason1913/14andwasaregularintheearlymonthsofseason1914/15beforeenlistingintheforces.He

wasabrotherofQueen’sParkplayersFrankandWillieWalker.

TheSouthernPressreportedthattheGlasgowHighlanders(HLI)beattheRoyalEngineersinthefinalofacompetitionforthe

regimentsofthe2ndDivisionoftheBritishExpeditionaryForce.JamesWalkerplayedinthematch,asdidMcDonaldCameron,Bob

Young,WalterScottandWalterCoulter.

Afterthewar,JamesplayedfivematchesforQueen’sParkinMarchandApril1919.HisyoungerbrotherFrankreportsthatJimwona

ScottishAmateurLeaguebadgewiththeQPHampdenX1in1911/12;andwastheinfluentialelderbrotherwhopersuadedFranktosign

professionalwithThirdLanarkin1919attheageof22-shortlyafterJimhadturnedprofessionalatCathkinPark.

36. Thomas WalkerOn11August1916,theSouthernPressreportedtheCorporalThomasWalker,theStrollers’outsideleft,hadbeenwoundedandwasin

hospitalinEngland.

Thomaswasinthe16thBattalionoftheHLI.Hesufferedagunshotwoundtotheheadon2July

1916.However,itappearsnottohavebeentooseriousso,hopefully,hemadeagoodrecovery.

ThomasWalkerdidnotmakeacompetitivefirstteamappearanceforQueen’sParkandnothing

isknownofwhatbecameofhimafterhesufferedhisinjury.

37. William WalkerOn2May1917,Glasgow’sEveningTimesreported“SecondLieutenantW.F.Walker,A.&S.H.,

whoplayedforwardfortheStrollers,andoccasionallyforthefirstteam,hasbeenwounded.He

isamemberofthelegalfirmofToddandWalker,Paisley.”WilliamWalker,knownasWillie,was

aLieutenantinthe6th(Renfrewshire)BattalionoftheArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders.

Williammade26competitiveappearancesforQueen’sParkbetween1911and1914,mainlyatcentreforward,andscored11goals.

HewasthebrotherofQueen’sParkplayersFrankandJimWalker.Frank’sautobiographicalbookletreportsthatWilliamwonaScottish

AmateurCupbadgewithQPStrollersin1911/12.Afterbeingwoundedin1917,thereisnorecordoftheeldestofthethreeWalker

brothersfromLochwinnochplayingcompetitivefootballwithQueen’sPark.

WILLIAMWALKERQP1stXI1911-12

FRANKWALKERQP1stXI1914-17InThirdLanarkStrip

38. James WestJamesLockhartWestwasbornat111AllisonStreet,Govanhillon14June1891

Heplayed17competitivegamesforQueen’sParkbetween1913and1921.Hewasregisteredfrom

1912/13to1914/15,then1920/21to1921/22.HemadehisfirstteamdebutagainstagainstCelticon11

January1913andplayed12matchesbetweenthenand14November1914.HereturnedtoHampden

afterthewarandplayedafurtherfivematchesinseason1920/21.

JamesWestservedinthe5th(CityofGlasgow)BattalionoftheHighlandLightInfantryintheGreat

War,risingfromPrivatetoLanceCorporalandthentoSecondLieutenant.Afterhefinishedplaying,

JamesbecameamemberoftheQueen’sParkCommittee.

InSeptember2016moreinformationcametolightonJamesWest’splayingcareer.In1911-12hewas

amemberoftheQPHampdenXIwhowontheScottishAmateurFootballLeague.Medaldisplayed

opposite.

OnreturningfromserviceJamesplayedintheVictoriaXIwhichwontheScottishAmateurFootball

LeagueandCupDoublein1919-20.Medaldisplayopposite.

JameswentontoserveontheQueen’sParkCommitteeforover20yearsfrom1925-26to1948-49.

QPVICTORIAXI1919-20WILLIAMTSTEWART,MAURICEWILSONandJAMESWEST

QPCommittee1925-26JamesWest,MiddleRow,3rdfromRight

QPCommittee1948-49JamesWest,BackRow,2ndfromLeft

JAMESWESTQPVictoriaXI1919-20

JAMESWESTQPCommittee1925-26

JAMESWESTQPCommittee1948-49

39. Bob YoungRobertMillerYoungwasborninAuchterarderin1886,

the4thsonofJamesandEuphemia.Thefamilymovedto

Glasgowandin1911theywerelivinginMcLennanStreet,Mount

Florida.Bobwasemployedasanironmerchant’sclerk.

BobYoungplayedinbothfullbackpositionsforQueen’sPark.

HemadehisdebutagainstHibernianon17March1905and

playedsomegamesineachofthefollowingseasons.Knownas

awhole-heartedplayer,Bobbecamearealfirstteamregularin

season1913/14andwasafixtureintheside

atleftbackuntil31October1914whenhevolunteered

formilitaryservice.

OnFriday10December1915,theSouthernPressreported

“R.M.Young,whohasbeenwiththeGlasgowHighlanders

inthetrenchesfor13months,isbackinGlasgow,hehaving

beenofferedacommissioninthe3-7thScottishRifles”.

TheEveningTimesreportedonWednesday2May1917that

SecondLieutenantRobertMYoung,HLI,“thepopularback

andex-captainofQueen’sPark”wasinaLondonhospitalwith

agunshotwoundintheknee.Whilstreceiveingtreatment,

hemethiswife(FrancisElizabethBurson),whowasavoluntary

nurse.AlthoughthisreportreferstoBobbeingaSecond

LieutenantintheHighlandLightInfantry,RichardRobinson

statesthathewasintheArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders.

Bobmadearecoveryfromhisinjuryandplayedasinglegame

forQueen’sParkinDecember1917andthenthreefurther

gamesinseason1918/19.Hereturnedtothesideon22

November1919againstRangersandfeaturedinthefirstteam

fortheremainderofthatseasonandmuchofthefollowing

season.Hewasregisteredasaplayerinseason1921/22but

didnotplayforthefirsteleven.Hewentontoserveontheclub

committeeandactedasHonTreasurerforanumberofseasons.

BobmovedtoManchesterin1929foremploymentreasons.

BobYoungdiedin1970attheageof83.

Queen’sParkaregratefultoBob’sgranddaughterJeanWilliams

(maidennameYoung)forbiographicaldataandphotographsof

hismilitarycareershownonthispage.Bob’sonlyson,92year

oldKennethYoung,currentlyresidesinSouthYorkshire.

BOBYOUNGQP1stXI1910-11

BOBYOUNGMILITARYUNIFORM

1stJANUARY1914QP1stXIvsWANDERERSBOBYOUNGMIDDLEROW3rdFROMLEFT

HIGHLANDLIGHTINFANTRYREGIMENTTEAM,BOBYOUNG;MIDDLEROWSECONDFROMRIGHT,WALTERCOULTERANDMacDONALDCAMERONBOTHBACKROW

8ofthe20Queen’sParkmembersonthe1928-29CommitteeservedintheforcesintheGreatWar

BOBYOUNGQP1stXI1905-1921

BOBYOUNGMILITARYUNIFORM

ThefollowingindividualsplayedforQueen’sParkandsurvivedthewarbutwerenotmembersoftheclubatthetime:-

40. John CameronJohn“Johnny”CameronwasborninAyron13April1872andjoinedQueen’sParkfromAyrParkhouseearlyin1895.Thefirstrecordof

JohnturningoutforQueen’swaswhenheplayedatinsideleftina2-2drawwithRangersatIbroxParkonSaturday16March1895.

InSeptember1895,John’sworktookhimtoLiverpool.HejoinedEvertonasanamateurinthe

followingmonthandplayed16gamesfortheGoodisonmenintheremainderofthe1895/96

season.Inthosedays,amateurplayerscouldturnoutformorethanoneclubandJohnalso

continuedtoplayforQueen’sPark.HefeaturedinanumberofgamesfortheSpiders,including

aScottishCupfirstroundwinoverCelticandallsevenofQueen’sgamesintheGlasgowCupand

GlasgowMerchants’CharityCup.

JohnwonhisonlyScotlandcapinMarch1896whenhewasamemberoftheScotlandsidethat

drew3-3withIrelandinBelfast.AlthoughhewasalsoplayingforEvertonatthetime,hewas

cappedasaQueen’sParkplayer.

ItappearsthattheEvertonplayerswerenottoohappyaboutJohnremainingapart-time

amateurplayerastheyfeltitthatitimpliedthathewaslesscommittedthantheywere.He

bowedtothepressureandbecameafull-timeprofessionalatthestartofseason1896/97.

JohnCameronwasanintelligentandwell-educatedmanand,inFebruary1898,becamethefirstsecretaryoftheAssociation

Footballers’Union(AFU).Hewasalsoanauthorandnewspapercolumnist.

InMay1898,JohnleftEvertontojoinTottenhamHotspur,thenaSouthernLeagueside.Hebecameplayer-managerinthefollowing

year.In1901,JohnmastermindedTottenhamtoFACupvictory–theonlytimeanon-leaguesidehaswonthetrophy.

JohncontinuedtomanageSpursuntil1907andthenmovedtoDresdeninGermanytocoachDresdnerSC.AttheoutbreakoftheGreat

War,JohnwasinternedatRuhleben,alargeciviliandetentioncampnearBerlin.DuringhistimeinRuhleben,hewasheavilyinvolved

inorganisingfootballinthecamp.

AftermorethanthreeyearsinRuhleben,JohnwasrepatriatedandbecamemanagerofAyrUnitedinthesummerof1918.However,he

resignedafteroneseason,havingnotfullyrecoveredfromtheeffectsofbeingaprisoner.AfterheleftAyrUnitedin1919,hecontinued

asafootballjournalist,authorandpublisher.JohnCamerondiedinGlasgowon20April1935.

41. Dan DrummondDanielGilmourDrummondwasbornat20WestmorelandStreetinGovanhillon27April1891.HemadehisdebutforQueen’sParkina

matchwithStMirrenon12November1910.Hewentontobecomeafirstteamregularandplayedin75games,allatoutsideright.He

leftQueen’sattheendofthe1912/13seasonandsignedforMotherwell.

DanDrummondenlistedintheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon16November1915andwas

commissionedon26April1917.On9November1917,Glasgow’sSouthernPressreported

“Sub-Lieut.DanG.Drummond,RoyalNavalDivision,isinSeafieldWarHospital,Leith,suffering

fromaseverewoundintheleftlegsustainedintherecentfighting.HeisasonofMr.Mark

Drummond,10WalmerCrescent,Ibrox,andwaswellknownbeforethewarasaQueen’sPark

footballer.”

DanwasregisteredasaMotherwellplayeruntil1918/19butitisknownifheplayedagainafter

hisinjury.Hewasdemobbedfromtheforceson23February1919.

DANDRUMMONDQP1stXI1910-11

JOHNCAMERONQP1stXI1895-96

42. Robert McFarlaneRobertAngusMcFarlaneplayedforQueen’sParkinseasons1918/19and1919/20afterserving

intheGreatWar.HissonArchiehasprovidedagooddealofinformationaboutRobert.

RobertMcFarlanewasborninMaryhillon17January1897,thesecondoldestoffourbrothers.

HereceivedjuniorinternationalhonoursasaParkheadplayeronthreeoccasionsbeforeserving

intheforcesintheGreatWar.WilliamjoinedQueen’sParkinJanuary1919andmadehisdebut

againstStMirrenon1February1919.Hemade30competitiveappearancesfortheSpiders

andscoredthreetimes,includingagoalagainstCelticintheGlasgowMerchants’CharityCup.

RobertplayedhisfinalfirstteammatchforQueen’sParkon17January1920.Thereafter,JB

McAlpinetookoverthenumber10jersey.

RobertleftQueen’sParkandjoinedPartickThistle.HewasamemberoftheThistlesquadwhen

theJagswontheScottishCupfortheonlytimein1921but

hedidnotfeatureinthefinalagainstRangersatCelticPark.

Robertwasamotorengineerbytradeandheboughtabusiness

inArbroathandsignedforthelocalclub.Hewasamember

oftheArbroathsidethatwontheForfarshireCupinseason

1923/24.HeremainedwithArbroathuntilseason1926/27,with

theexceptionofashortspellwithDundeeUnitedearlyin1926.

AftersellinghisbusinesstoAlexander’sBluebirdCoaches,

RobertmovedtoBearsdenandbecameDistrictSuperintendent

withthatcompany.InWorldWarTwo,Robertservedwiththe

AuxiliaryFireServiceandsawactionattheClydebankBlitz.

Robertdiedin1955.

Robert’sfamilyisunsureabouthismilitaryserviceintheGreatWar.ForcesWarRecordsshowthataRobertAMcFarlanewasan

ActingEngineRoomArtificer4thclass(ServiceNoM.32996).CouldthishavebeentheQueen’sParkRobertMcFarlane?

43. William StewartWilliamThomsonStewartwasregisteredwiththeSFAasaQueen’sParkplayerinseasons

1919/20and1920/21.

William’sgrandson,RobertWilliamDraper,hasadvisedthatWilliamwasbornon30April1897

at744LondonRoadinBridgetonandthat,priortojoiningupatHampden,servedasaPrivate

intheHighlandLightInfantry(ServiceNo4075)intheGreatWar.Atthetimeofhisenlistment,

WilliamwaslivinginCrailStreetinParkhead.

WilliamStewartplayedthreecompetitivegamesforQueen’sParkinseason1920/21–against

Celtic,PartickThistleandRangers.Itseemslikelythathealsoplayedtwogamesintheprevious

seasonbutreportsonthosetwogamesreferredto“AStewart”or“AWStewart”.However,given

thatthepersonwhofeaturedin1919/20playedatlefthalf,asdidWilliamin1920/21,itseems

likelythatitwasthesameperson.TherewasnoAStewart

registeredasaQueen’sParkplayer.

AfterheleftQueen’sPark,WilliamjoinedShawfieldFCwho

playedatnearbyRoseberyPark.

InAugust1924Williammovedto47YoungStreetinCalton.At

thetimeofhisdeathon23November1974,hewasresidingat

62DechmontStreetinParkhead.

IsthisaphotooftheQueen’sParkHampdenXIthatwonthe

ScottishAmateurCupin1919-20?

WILLIAMTSTEWARTQP1stXI1920-21

QPHAMPDENXI1919-20WILLIAMTSTEWARTFRONTROWFIRSTFROMLEFTINSTRIP

ROBERTMcFARLANEINTHEAUXILIARYFIRESERVICE,1939-1945

QP1stXICHARITYCUPFINALMAY1919ROBERTMcFARLANEFARRIGHTINSTRIP

44. Willie WisemanWillieWisemanwasoneofQueen’sPark’sleadingplayersinthe1920sandhisson,DrBill

Wiseman,hasbeenabletoprovidevaluableinformationabouthisbackgroundandwarservice.

WilliamWisemanwasbornin1896.HeleftAberdeenUniversityin1916attheageof20and

joinedtheGordonHighlanders.Hisbrother,Fred,alsoenlistedintheGordonHighlandersand

wasawardedtheMilitaryCross.

WillieWisemanservedontheWesternFrontandwasgassed,woundedandpostedmissingfora

weekbeforehisfamilywastoldhewasrecoveringinahospitalinBelgium.

Afterthewar,WilliebecameanAssistantRoadSurveyorwithDunbartonshireCounciland

signedforQueen’sPark.Hemadehisfirstelevendebutfor

Queen’sagainstAberdeeninMarch1922andwentontoenjoy

alonganddistinguishedcareeratHampden.Heplayed264

leaguematchesand50cupgamesfortheSpidersuntilleaving

Glasgowin1930totakeupaDeputeCountySurveyorpostin

Banffshire.Heplayedatleftbackinallofthesematches.

WillieplayedintheQueen’sParkteamthatwontheSecond

Divisionchampionshipinseason1922/23.Hewasalsoin

theQueen’ssidethatplayedRangersintheScottishCupat

HampdenParkon8January1930beforeanattendanceof

95,772–arecordcrowdforanamateurclubinseniorfootball.

WilliewascappedtwiceforScotland,againstWalesin1927and

Irelandin1930.HealsoplayedfortheScottishLeagueagainst

theIrishLeaguein1927.

POSTSCRIPTAGREEDBYQPFCwithDRBILLWISEMAN.ThetextinitalicssummarisesdiscussionsandinformationsubmittedtoQPFC

byDrBillWisemansinceNovember2015.ThistextisnowprovidedasapostscripttoAppendix1.

‘MilitaryserviceofWilliamWiseman1916to1920.ItisbelievedthatWilliamwouldhavebeen

intheTerritorials/ReservistswhenhelefthisstudiesatAberdeenUniversitytoenlistwiththe

GordonHighlandersin1916attheageof20.Hisyoungerbrother,Fred,alsoenlistedin1916.

AftertheArmisticeinNovember1918,William-asanOfficer-offeredhissevicestotheWar

Officetoassistwiththere-structuringoftheBritishArmyinIndia.AphotographofWilliamwith

colleaguesattheOfficersMessinIndiabetween1918and1920isnowre-produced.

WILLIEWISEMANQP1stXI1922-23

WILLIEWISEMANGORDONHIGHLANDER1916-18

WILLIEWISEMANATANOFFICERSMESS,INDIA,1918(FRONTROW,SITTING4thFROMTHERIGHT

QP1stXI1926-27WILLIEWISEMANASTEAMCAPTAINWITHBALL

BiographicalNotes.WilliamwasthesonofatailorwhohadanoutfittingbusinessinTurriff,Aberdeenshire.Hewasbornon11

October,1896andwaseducatedatFordyceAcademy,Portsoy.OnbeingdischargedfromtheArmy,hecompletedhisstudiesatGlasgow

TechnicalCollege.AfterinitialemploymentwithGNSRandSirWilliamArroll,hesecuredanAssistantRoadsSurveyorpostwith

DunbartonshireCouncilandlivedinBearsden.

FootballingCareerwithQueen’sParkandScotland.William

madehisQP1stX1debutatHampdenon1March,1922-at

theageof25-atleftbackinthe3-1victoryoverAberdeen

;oneofthe9victoriesinSeason1921/22.Attheendofthat

season,QPwererelegatedfromScottishLeagueDivisionOne.

Heestablishedhimselfasa1stX1regularintheDivisionTwo

ChampionshipWinningteamof1922/23.Theteamphotoshows

WilliamalongsidefellowfullInternationalist,BobGillespie.

(ArthurMurray(25)andHectorMcKenzie(22)wereQPPresident

andSecretary,respectivelyintheChampionshipwinning

season.Williamwastheonly1stX1player,fromthatlegendary

squad,toserveintheForcesintheGreatWar).

Inadditiontohis2full

Internationalhonoursfor

ScotlandvWales(1927)

andvIreland(1930).

(Scottishteamidentifiedin

programmeforpostmatch

banquetin

StEnochHotel);William

alsoplayedintheinaugural

AmateurInternationalon

18December,1926-a4-1

victoryoverEnglandin

Leicester.Postcardselection

advicefromSFA.

ToWilliam’s2641stX1Leagueand50CupappearancesforQPbetween

1/3/1922and3/5/1930-mustbeaddednumerousappearancesinChallenge

Matches;suchastheopeningofnewfacilitiesforEdinburghCityin1928;and

theunofficialBritishAmateurClubChampionsfixturesvtheCorinthians-

traditionallyheldatHampdenonNewYear’sDayfrom1886until1936;and,

finally,theannualsummertoursinthe1920’sthatvisitedFrance,Belgium,

Holland,Sweden,DenmarkandNorway.QPtourpartyinOsloin1927

includesWilliamWisemanasaplayerandBobYoung(39)thenserving

onQPCommittee.

WILLIEWISEMANQP1STXIDivision2Champions,1922-23

WILLIEWISEMANFullInternationist

WILLIEWISEMANAmatuerInternationist

WILLIEWISEMANEdinburghCityVsQP,1928

WILLIEWISEMANQPTourofNorway,Oslo,1927

Asa1stX1QPplayerandaScottishInternationalist,WilliamWisemanwaselectedtotheQPCommitteein1929/30-

servingwithseveralother‘survivors’fromtheGreatWar-includingWilliamMcKenna(21);RalphRisk(29);

JamesLWest(38)andJohnMcKechnie(20).

Inthesummerof1930,hewasmarriedinGlasgowtoMayLevick,anursewhohadtreatedhimforafootballinjuryinaGlasgow

NursingHome.WilliamwasalsosuccessfulinhisapplicationforthepostasDeputeCountyRoadSurveyorwithBanffshireCouncil.

ThecouplemovedtoBanff;andattheageof33hisplayingandcommitteecareerwithQueen’sParkwasover.Williamretainedhis

membershipofQueen’sPark,attendingtheCentenaryBanquetintheCityChambersinAugust,1967;andvisitingHampdenwithson,

Bill,bornin1933totakeinQP1stX1fixturesfrom1945to1948.

DuringtheSecondWorldWar,WilliamWisemanalsoservedasaMajorintheRoyalEngineerCorps.Herecruitedandtrainedskilled

personnelfromthenortheastofScotlandinRedfordBarracks-beingthenpostedtomajorinfrastructureprojectsinIceland;andthen

theCardiffDocksaspartoftheAlliedForceswarefforts.

OnhisretiralfrompostasCountyRoadsSurveyorwithBanffshireCouncil,WilliamandMaymovedtoEdinburghwherehediedin1979.

QPwelcometheinitiativebyDrBillWiseman(aretiredDentalSurgeonlivinginLondon)toworkwiththeclubinsecuringthe

registrationofaWilliamWiseman(Queen’sPark)SCIOtoundertakeagreedcharitablepurposestoperpetuatethenameandmemory

ofhislatefather.

QUEEN’S PARK REQUEST MORE INFORMATION DURING 2016Queen’sParkcontinuetoinvitegeneralcommentaswellasinformationfromthefamiliesofmembersandplayerswhoserved.CorrespondenceshouldbeaddressedbyposttoChristineWright,SecretaryQPFC,HampdenPark,GlasgowG429BAoremailsecretary@queensparkfc.co.uk.

WILLIEWISEMAN(Sitting,Centre,FrontRow)MajorinEngineeerCorps,SecondWorldWar

ThephotoshowsDrBillWisemanwithQPcommitteemember,JimmyNicholson,inLondoninNovember,2015whentalksonthisinitiativetookplace.’

193 Now Known To Have Served & SurvivedAlexanderAllan45

JohnAllanHEAlexander

CharlesJAndersonJamesAnderson(1)46JamesAnderson(2)47

JohnAndersonArthurCBaillieJamesBaillie

AndrewBaird48JamesRBallantine

FrancisBeattieJamesHBell

AlexanderGBennett1GeorgeBennett

JamesBBennett2RMarrBenzie

CharlesHBoyce4DCBoyce

WilliamCBoyceFinlayWBoydJohnGBrady

DanMBroadhead3AlexanderBrown

HughBrown5WilliamPBrown6ColinLBuchan49PeterBuchanan7

HughButler50DavidCalderwoodDavidFCameron8RobertJCameron9DonaldMCampbell

JohnCampbellJHChristieArthurCraig

ClaudeVCraigie10ElijahCresswell11

JohnCresswellWalterMCrow

JohnLCunninghamGBCunningham51

JohnDick52JohnDonaldson53NeilCDonaldson

AlexanderDouglas54AlexanderDowns

DanielGDrummond*41

DavidJDunbar94RCDuncan

AWFergusonRVFinlay55

ThomasTFitchie12TEForsyth56JamesFraserJohnFraser

RobertFrenchJohnFulton

AndrewFyfe57RobertGibson

WilliamRGibsonColinGillies

RobertGilmour58AlexanderGordon

CharlesGordonJohnJGowRBGraham

PeterGrant59DavidHamilton60SamuelHamilton

ThomasBHamiltonNormanWHay

RGHayWalterHenderson

WDHendersonRichardHendrie61GeorgeHiggins62JohnJHighet63GordonHoare13WalterBHobbsGeorgeCHoggJohnHouston

TCHowatAlexanderHowieWilliamKeith64

JamesMKennedyJohnKerr65

ThomasEKillinRALambie66ASLanglands

AlexanderLangwellJamesLaughland95

GeorgeGLean67JamesLeckie

JohnSLeckie14AndrewRLeslie15

JohnALogan

WilliamGLogan70DavidBLow96GeorgeDLow

FrederickWMackie16RNMasseyAMMaule

ACMeiklem79ARMercer80

JohnMerryCharlesBMiller23

GeorgeMiller68ThomasMiller69ThomasNMiller

PeterAMoodie24JohnAMorton

JamesBMunro81ArthurFMurray25JamesLMcBean17

RCMcBean71JamesMcBeath

JamesMcBryer72A.PeterMcCallum73

RobertAMcFarlane*42RobertSMcColl18AngusMcCuish74ArchibaldMcGill

DonaldMMcGregorDavidMcIntosh19

JohnMcKechnie20WilliamCMcKenna21

HectorMcKenzie22RCMcKenzie75DuncanMcLarenJohnAMcLaren

DavidSMcLay76JohnMcLean77

HubertAMcMillan78JohnMcMillan

GeorgeACMcNeillGeorgeMcPhee

HughHMcTaggartJohnMcVeyPO’Brien82

DavidO’DonnellCharlesCOgilvie83

JamesMOrrJamesPark

HaroldMcDPaul26AGrahamPrimrose27

WBPurdieJohnSReid28WilliamReid

RobertRhind84JohnRiley85RalphRisk29

JohnRoberts30JamesRobertsonJohnRobertson

JohnMRobertsonJVaughanRussell86

TheodoreCScottWalterScott31

WalterPScott32ClydeSkene*91LeslieSkene*92DavidSorley33

AlexanderStark93WilliamSteelJamesSteele

WilliamTStewart*43WBStevenson

JamesHStirlingAMcESwan87

JamesWSwannRWTambling

DanielTempleton88WArthurThomasGeorgeThomsonThomasThomson

WHThomsonASThornton

FrankWalker34JamesWalker35JohnJCWalker

ThomasWalker36WilliamFWalker37

JamesWallaceGeorgeLWatsonGeorgeRWatsonJamesLWest38

WilliamWhiteDavidWilson89

MauriceWilson90WilliamWiseman*44

JohnYeudallRobertMYoung39

1-96NumberedReferenceInResearchPaperonQueen’sParkMembersandPlayersWhoServedandSurvivedtheConflict*Identifies6Queen’sParkmembersorplayerswhoservedinthewarandarenotnamedontheplaque.

FrankMcCrossan’sresearchonthe193Queen’sParkplayersandmembers,whoenlistedandsurvived,remainsaworkinprogress.Anyinformationthatcanbeprovidedbymembers,familyandfriendsofthosewhoserved-and

thewidercommunity-willbewelcomed.Inthefirstinstance,pleasecontactsecretary@queensparkfc.co.uk

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