Hiley Bamsey Explained

Hiley Bamsey
Fullname:Hiley Royal Bamsey
Birth Date:8 October 1916
Birth Place:Woodbury, England
Death Place:Kingdom of Iraq
Position:Centre half
Years1:–1935
Clubs1:Woodbury
Years2:1935–1938
Clubs2:Exeter City
Caps2:42
Goals2:0
Clubs3:Barrow
Caps3:0
Goals3:0

Hiley Royal Bamsey (8 October 1916 – 31 December 1943) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Exeter City as a centre half.[1] [2]

Personal life

Bamsey served as a sergeant in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers during the Second World War and was killed in Iraq on 31 December 1943.[3] He was buried in Khayat Beach War Cemetery, near Haifa.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . 2012 . 978-1-905891-61-0 . Third edition, with revisions . Toton, Nottingham . 16 . 841581272.
  2. Web site: Bamsey, Hiley . 30 April 2020 . grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk . English.
  3. Web site: New plaques added to WW1 and WW2 memorials . 30 April 2020 . www.exetercityfc.co.uk . en-gb.