David Izatt

David Heron Izatt (1892 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Dunfermline Athletic.[1][3]

David Izatt

Personal information
Full name	David Heron Izatt[1]
Date of birth	1892
Place of birth	Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of death	1 July 1916 (aged 24)[2]
Place of death	Somme, France
Position(s)	Half back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1912–1915	Dunfermline Athletic	62	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Izatt was a plumber by trade.[1] Soon after the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, he enlisted as a private in the Royal Scots.[1][4] Izatt was killed in Sausage Valley on the first day of the Somme and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2][5]

References

1. "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
3. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
4. "Dunfermline Athletic & the Great War". Retrieved 10 April 2017.
5. "Private David Herron IZATT – Lochnagar Crater" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2020.