Robert Rollo (1887 – 30 April 1917) was a Scottish professional

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who played in the

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for Hibernian as an

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Personal life

Rollo served as a private in the

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and the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the

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and died of wounds in

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on 30 April 1917. He was buried in Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty.

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Scottish footballers 1917 deaths British Army personnel of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I 1887 births Scottish Football League players Hibernian F.C. players Footballers from Glasgow Royal Scots Fusiliers soldiers Petershill F.C. players Clydebank Juniors F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Royal Scots soldiers Men's association football outside forwards {{Scotland-footy-forward-1880s-stub