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Harry Springthorpe
Personal information
Full name	Harold Thomas Springthorpe
Date of birth	28 April 1886
Place of birth	Tinwell, England
Date of death	3 November 1915 (aged 29)
Place of death	Mediterranean Sea
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Stamford Town
	Wolverton
	Northampton Town
1908–1909	Grimsby Town
	Grimsby Rangers
1911–1912	Grimsby Town
International career
1910	England Amateurs
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Harold Thomas Springthorpe (28 April 1886 – 3 November 1915) was an English amateur football inside forward who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town.^[1] He represented the England amateur national team and English Wanderers.^[4]^[3]

Personal life

Springthorpe attended Stamford School and trained as a bank clerk before working for Barclays.^[3] He transferred to the Grimsby branch.^[3] After the outbreak of the First World War, Springthorpe enlisted as a lance corporal in the Lincolnshire Yeomanry in October 1914.^[3] The unit was being transported to Salonika aboard the SS Mercian on 3 November 1915 when the ship was attacked in the Mediterranean by SM U-38.^[3] Springthorpe died of wounds caused by a shell blast during the hour-long bombardment and was buried at sea.^[3]^[5] He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 274. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ ^a ^b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
^ "Lincs to the Past". Retrieved 5 February 2020.

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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 274. ISBN 978-1905891610.

[CWGC-2] "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

[shonamcisaac-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

[4] "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

[5] "Lincs to the Past". Retrieved 5 February 2020.

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 == Personal life ==
-Springthorpe attended [[Stamford School]] and later trained as a [[bank clerk]] before working for [[Barclays]].<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> He later transferred to the [[Grimsby]] branch.<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> Two months after the outbreak of the [[First World War]], Springthorpe enlisted as a [[lance corporal]] in the [[Lincolnshire Yeomanry]] in October 1914.<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> The unit was being transported to [[Salonika Campaign|Salonika]] aboard the [[SS Mercian]] on 3 November 1915 when the ship was attacked in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] by [[SM U-38]].<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> Springthorpe [[died of wounds]] caused by a [[Shell (projectile)|shell]] blast during the hour-long bombardment and was [[Burial at sea|buried at sea]].<ref name="shonamcisaac" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lincstothepast.com/PersonDetails.aspx?objectid=1565220 |title=Lincs to the Past |url-status=live |access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref> He is commemorated on the [[Helles Memorial]].<ref name="CWGC">{{CWGC|id=683296|accessdate=31 December 2015}}</ref>
+Springthorpe attended [[Stamford School]] and trained as a [[bank clerk]] before working for [[Barclays]].<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> He transferred to the [[Grimsby]] branch.<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> After the outbreak of the [[First World War]], Springthorpe enlisted as a [[lance corporal]] in the [[Lincolnshire Yeomanry]] in October 1914.<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> The unit was being transported to [[Salonika Campaign|Salonika]] aboard the SS ''Mercian'' on 3 November 1915 when the ship was attacked in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] by [[SM U-38]].<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> Springthorpe [[died of wounds]] caused by a [[Shell (projectile)|shell]] blast during the hour-long bombardment and was [[Burial at sea|buried at sea]].<ref name="shonamcisaac" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lincstothepast.com/PersonDetails.aspx?objectid=1565220 |title=Lincs to the Past |access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref> He is commemorated on the [[Helles Memorial]].<ref name="CWGC">{{CWGC|id=683296|accessdate=31 December 2015}}</ref>
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 [[Category:Lincolnshire Yeomanry soldiers]]
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-[[Category:England amateur international footballers]]
+[[Category:England men's amateur international footballers]]
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+[[Category:Military personnel from Rutland]]
+[[Category:Territorial Force soldiers]]
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