George Jordan (1917 – 8 July 1944) was a Scottish

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who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath as a

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Personal life

In 1940, early in the

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, Jordan enlisted as a

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in the Black Watch. He was killed in the Battle of Normandy on 8 July 1944, while serving with the 7th Battalion, part of the

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. Jordan was buried in Ranville War Cemetery.

Career statistics

Honours

Cowdenbeath *

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: 1938–39 Individual * Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame

References

Scottish men's footballers Cowdenbeath F.C. players Scottish Football League players 1944 deaths Men's association football fullbacks Partick Thistle F.C. players Kilbirnie Ladeside F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. wartime guest players Scottish military personnel killed in action British Army personnel killed in World War II Black Watch soldiers 1917 births Burials at Ranville war cemetery {{Scotland-footy-defender-1910s-stub