Arthur Vann

Arthur Harrison Allard Vann (1884 – 25 September 1915) was a British Army officer killed in the First World War. He had been a professional football outside left who appeared in the Football League for Burton United.[1]

Arthur Vann
Personal information
Full name Arthur Harrison Allard Vann[1]
Date of birth 1 May 1884
Place of birth Bugbrooke, England
Date of death 25 September 1915 (aged 31)[2]
Place of death Loos-en-Gohelle, France
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Northampton Town
1906 Burton United 2 (1)
1907 Derby County 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Vann was born on 1 May 1884 in Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire. His parents, Alfred George Collins Vann and Hannah Elizabeth Vann were teachers and his younger brother was Bernard William Vann.[3] He attended Chichele College, Higham Ferrers, where his father was headmaster.

Vann was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 5th Battalion, The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) on 29 June 1908.[4] This was a Territorial Force unit. He resigned his commission in August 1911.[5]

Both Vann and his brother Bernard attended Jesus College, Cambridge. Bernard matriculated in 1907[6] and Arthur in 1909, aged 25. He graduated in 1913.[7]

In the First World War, Vann was again commissioned in the Army as a temporary lieutenant on 1 October 1914.[8] He served in the 28th (County of London) Battalion of The London Regiment, (The Artists' Rifles)[9] and the West Yorkshire Regiment during the first year of the war.[10] He held the rank of captain and was adjutant of the 12th Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment when he was killed at the Battle of Loos on 25 September 1915.[10] His body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.[2]

Bernard Vann also served, winning a VC and an MC and Bar, before being killed in action in France on 3 October 1918.[11]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 295. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. "Vann – Bernard William | Jesus College Cambridge". Jesus College, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. "No. 28180". The London Gazette. 25 September 1908. p. 6952.
  5. "No. 28519". The London Gazette. 4 August 1911. p. 5809.
  6. "Vann – Bernard William | Jesus College Cambridge". www.jesus.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  7. "Arthur Harrison Allard Vann, Captain and Adjutant, West Yorkshire Regiment". Jesus College, Cambridge. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  8. "No. 28969". The London Gazette. 10 November 1914. p. 9135.
  9. Stagoll Higham, S. (1922). Artists Rifles. Regmental Roll of Honour and War Record 1914-1919. Howlett & Son.
  10. "Arthur Harrison Allard Vann – Service Record – Football and the First World War". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  11. "Bernard Vann VC – Football and the First World War". Retrieved 28 September 2016.


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