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Harold Chadwick Meadowcroft (1889 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop and Bury. He played as a right half or outside right.
Personal life
Meadowcroft was one of 14 children and grew up in Bury. He worked as a commercial traveller. In 1914, during the early months of the First World War he enlisted in the Manchester Regiment. Serving as a corporal in the Manchester Pals, Meadowcroft was shot by a sniper while leading his section during the capture of Mametz on the first day of the Somme. He was buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz.
References
External links
Harold Meadowcroft on Lives of the First World War