Edwin Myers (sportsman)

Edwin Myers (5 July 1888 – 15 September 1916) was an English sportsman. He played eleven first-class cricket matches for Surrey between 1910 and 1914.[1] He also played football for Northfleet and Crystal Palace.[2][3] He was killed in action during World War I when serving as a corporal in the 21st Battalion (Surrey Rifles) of the London Regiment, on the opening day of the Battle of Flers–Courcelette.[2][4][5]

Edwin Myers
Personal information
Born(1888-07-05)5 July 1888
Blackheath, England
Died15 September 1916(1916-09-15) (aged 28)
Somme, France
Source: Cricinfo, 13 March 2017

See also

References
  1. "Edwin Myers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. Miller, Ed (10 November 2014). "Corporal Edwin Myers, 1888–1916". Ebbsfleet United Football Club | Official Website of the Fleet. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. "Palace Commemorate Former Players Lost in the First World War with Tree Planting, Amongst Other Remembrance Activity". www.cpfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. "Myers, Edwin B". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  5. "Cricketers who died in World War 1 — Part 4 of 5". Cricket Country. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2018.


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