International Footballer Cecil Wingfield-Stratford Hand Written COA
"International Footballer" Cecil Wingfield-Stratford Hand Written Note on a 3X5 Card. (7 October 1853 - 5 February 1939) was a. Wingfield-Stratford was educated at the. A descendant of the ancient. He married Rosalind Isabel Bligh, daughter of Reverend Hon.
Edward Vesey Bligh and Lady Isabel Mary Frances Nevill, on 12 October 1881. For the Woolwich Academy and for.
And earned one cap for. As very fast and useful as a wing; wants a little more'last' presumably meaning staying-power. He took part in the replayed. Both matches taking place at. When his team won the Final for their only time, against.
The first match, on 13 March, ended in a 1-1 draw after extra time but the replay, three days later, ended in a conclusive 2-0 score. The Engineers' scorer in both matches, coincidentally, was. Who in September the same year married a sister of Wingfield-Stratford. Wingfield-Stratford was commissioned into the Royal Engineers as Lieutenant in 1873. He ultimately retired as Brigadier-General in 1909 after being Chief Engineer in Ireland since 1906, without seeing any campaign service. However, he was recalled from retirement to serve in. In 1914 and held command on the. Attack on the Gommecourt Salient. On the first day of the. He was mentioned in despatches four times and awarded the C.