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Billy Gerrish

Billy Gerrish

English footballer (1884–1916)

William Webber Walter Gerrish (28 December 1884 – 8 August 1916), sometimes known as Willie Gerrish, was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Aston Villa and Preston North End.[1][5]

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Personal life

Gerrish's brother Howard was also a footballer.[4] In February 1915, six months into the First World War, Gerrish enlisted in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[6] He was severely wounded in both legs by a shell blast at Delville Wood on 8 August 1916 and died later that day.[6] Gerrish has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[3]

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Honours

Aston Villa

References

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    Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 109. ISBN 978-1905891610.
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    "Southern League Players Index 1899–1920". Bristol Rovers Memorabilia. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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    "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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    "We Will Remember Them". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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    "Gerrish, William Webber Walter (Billy)". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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    "Club Remembers its Somme Casualties". Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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    "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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    "William Webber Walter Gerrish". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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    "Line-ups – 1912–13". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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    Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 978-0857330772.


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