IN MEMORY OF...
...THOSE TOWN SERVANTS WHO DIED ON THIS DAY
March 14
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1936
Aged 57 |
Dave MCKENDRICK
Dave was Welsh by birth but was brought up in Swindon, attending the Old Higher Grade School. He had three spells at the County Ground between 1896 and 1904 before switching to the Whitehead Torpedo Works in Dorset. He died in nearby Weymouth. |
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1909
Aged 30 |
Neil HOGAN
The son of an Army officer from Ireland and a mother from India, 'Neil' - born Cornelius - signed for Town in November 1903. After quitting playing in 1906 he worked as a tram conductor in Preston, but died a month before his 31st birthday through the wasting disease phthisis. |
Full career history for these and every other STFC player can be found in the new book SWINDON TOWN: THE REGISTER 1895-2015 - available now from our ON LINE SHOP
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