Tom Cairns
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Cairns[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1896[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Chopwell, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 13 October 1917 (aged 22)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Chopwell Villa | |||
| 1913–1914 | Newcastle City | ||
| 1914–1915 | Newcastle United | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas "Tom" Cairns (1896–13 October 1917) was an English professional football inside left who played in the Football League for Newcastle United.[1]
Personal life
Cairns enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery in 1915, during the First World War.[2] Serving in 'Z' 61st Trench Mortar Battery, he saw action at Fromelles and at the Third Battle Of Ypres.[2] Cairns was killed east of Arras on 13 October 1917, during the build-up to the offensive on Cambrai.[2] He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.[3]
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- 1896 births
- 1917 deaths
- English footballers
- The Football League players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Field Artillery soldiers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
