Henry Purver

Henry Purver
Personal information
Full name	Henry George Purver
Date of birth	3 May 1891[1]
Place of birth	Isleworth, England[1]
Date of death	31 July 1916 (aged 25)
Place of death	Delville Wood, France
Position(s)	Centre forward[1]
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Henry George Purver (5 May 1891 – 31 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Southern Football League for Brentford.[2]

Personal life

As of 1911, Purver worked as a newspaper reader, and by the time of the First World War, he worked as a reporter for The Times.[1] In July 1915, eleven months after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in Hounslow as a private in the 24th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers.[1][3] Shortly after enlisting, Purver was gassed and underwent a lengthy period of convalescence, during which he married Margaret Clifford in October 1915.[1] He returned to the frontline in April 1916 and was reported missing in action, presumed killed at Delville Wood on 31 July 1916.[1][2] His body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1911–12[2]	Southern League First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			2	0	0	0	2	0

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"Henry George Purver | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
"Casualty Details: Henry George Purver". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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