Tom Cranston

Thomas Cranston (1891 – 13 January 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers, Third Lanark and Clyde as an outside right.

[1][3] After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Cranston enlisted as a private in The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).

[3] He was killed in action in Iraq on 13 January 1916, during the Mesopotamian campaign.

[3][2] He was buried in Amara War Cemetery.

This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1890s, is a stub.