William Parr (footballer)
English footballer
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William Wilfred Parr (23 April 1915 – 8 March 1942) was an England amateur International footballer and an English professional footballer who played as an outside right for Blackpool, Dulwich Hamlet and Arsenal. He joined Arsenal in May 1939 but his first game with the team was not until almost a year later during World War II, in April 1940 at Southend. He then joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | William Wilfred Parr | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 March 1942 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | St Ervan, England | ||
| Position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1938 | Blackpool[1] | 18 | |
| 1939–1940 | Dulwich Hamlet[2] | ||
| 1939–1940 | Arsenal | ||
| 1939–1940 | Wealdstone[3] (guest) | 23 | (15) |
| International career | |||
| 1936–1939 | England Amateur | 12 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
England amateur football career
Death
A Sergeant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Parr was one of three crewmen on board the Lockheed Hudson V serial number AM535 of No. 233 Squadron RAF based at RAF St Eval, who were killed when it crashed in a field at Lower Treburrick Farm, St Ervan, four miles north east of RAF St Mawgan in Cornwall, on the night of 8 March 1942. The three airmen were conducting a training exercise, but overshot the airfield and crashed, killing pilot Parr and the other two on board.[6][7][8]
