Scottish footballer
John Ormiston|
| Full name |
John James Ormiston[1] |
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| Date of birth |
9 November 1880 |
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| Place of birth |
Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Date of death |
1 March 1917(1917-03-01) (aged 36)[2] |
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| Place of death |
Vimy Ridge, France |
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| Position(s) |
Right half |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 1900–1908 |
Queen's Park |
17 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John James Ormiston (9 November 1880 – 1 March 1917) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a right half.[1][2]
Personal life
Ormiston was educated at Queen's Park Secondary School and the Royal College of Science and Technology and later worked as an analytical chemist.[3] He emigrated to Canada prior to 1911 and after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, he enlisted in the 75th Battalion (Mississauga), CEF under the assumed name "John Armstrong".[3] Ormiston was killed on Vimy Ridge on 1 March 1917 and was buried in Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-au-Bois.[2][3]
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