John Warwick Huggins (2 June 1886 – 26 April 1915) was an English professional

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who played in the

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for

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as an outside left. He also played in the Southern League for

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Personal life

Huggins attended St. James’ National School,

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and

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, Durham. He later worked as a teacher and while a footballer with

, he taught at Swansea Road School. In May 1909, he was appointed a certified assistant at Wheatley Hill Boys Secondary School. A pre-war member of the Bede College company in the Durham Light Infantry, Huggins re-enlisted as a

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in the regiment soon after Britain's entry into the

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. He was killed on or near Gravenstafel Ridge during the Second Battle of Ypres on 25–26 April 1915. After being initially buried by the

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in a cemetery in Wallemolen,

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, Huggins' remains were moved to Perth (China Wall) Cemetery after the war.

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References

1886 births 1915 deaths People from Eden District Footballers from Cumbria English men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football outside forwards Leadgate Park F.C. players British Army personnel of World War I Durham Light Infantry soldiers British military personnel killed in World War I Sunderland A.F.C. players Reading F.C. players Durham City A.F.C. players Northern Football League players Southern Football League players Schoolteachers from Cumbria Burials at Perth (China Wall) Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Military personnel from Cumbria {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub