Charles Edward Randall (1884 – 27 September 1916) was an English professional

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who played in the

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for Woolwich Arsenal and

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as an inside left.

Personal life

Randall was married and had one son, who died in infancy. In March 1915, during the second year of the

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, Randall enlisted as a

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in the Coldstream Guards. He arrived on the

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in November 1915 and was killed on the Somme on 27 September 1916. He was buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery near Mametz.

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References

1884 births 1916 deaths People from Bearpark Footballers from County Durham English men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Newcastle United F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Military personnel from County Durham Castleford Town F.C. players Arsenal F.C. players North Shields F.C. players Midland Football League players English Football League players British Army personnel of World War I Coldstream Guards soldiers British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme Burials at Dantzig Alley British Cemetery {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub