Charles Thomas Vickers (12 February 1891 – 21 June 1917) was a Scottish professional

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outside left who played in the Scottish League for

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Personal life

Vickers served as a gunner in the

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during the First World War and died of wounds at 23rd

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on 21 June 1917. He was buried in

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Military Cemetery.

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Scottish men's footballers 1917 deaths British Army personnel of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I 1891 births Scottish Football League players Kilmarnock F.C. players Footballers from Glasgow Royal Field Artillery soldiers Renton F.C. players Men's association football outside forwards People from Gorbals 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-forward-1890s-stub