Harry Wattie

Harry Wattie
Personal information
Full name Henry Benzie Wattie[1]
Date of birth 3 June 1891[2]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 1 July 1916(1916-07-01) (aged 25)[3]
Place of death near Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France[4]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Tranent Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1915 Heart of Midlothian 57 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Benzie Wattie (3 June 1891 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian as a forward.[5][6]

Personal life

Wattie was the youngest of five brothers and attended Boroughmuir High School.[7][8] After serving four years in the Territorial Force, Wattie enlisted as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and was killed in Sausage Valley on the first day on the Somme.[4] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[3][1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 1913–14[6] Scottish First Division 24 6 1 0 25 6
1914–15[6] 33 11 0 0 33 11
Career total 57 17 1 0 58 17

References

  1. ^ a b "Henry Wattie | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Harry Wattie on Lives of the First World War
  3. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Private Henry Wattie" (PDF). Lochnagar Crater. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Harry Wattie – Hearts Career – from 13 Sep 1913 to 04 Dec 1915". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Heart of Midlothian & the Great War". sites.google.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  8. ^ Purdie, Tom (15 August 2014). Hearts at War 1914–1919. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3334-3.


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