Robert Rollo

Robert Rollo
Personal information
Date of birth 1887
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 30 April 1917 (aged 30)[1]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
Youth career
Petershill Juniors
Clydebank Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907–1908 Hibernian 10 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Robert Rollo (1887 – 30 April 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Hibernian.[2]

Personal life

Rollo served as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the First World War and died of wounds near Arras, France on 30 April 1917.[3] He was buried in Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. "Hibernian Player Robert Rollo Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  3. http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf
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