George Huntley Badenoch (9 April 1882 – 15 June 1915) was a Scottish professional

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who played in the

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for

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as an

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. He made over 125 appearances for Southern League clubs

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and

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Personal life

Badenoch was an

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by trade and served in the Galloway Rifle Volunteers prior to leaving Scotland for England in 1901. His football career ended due to a knee injury. Following a summer in Canada in 1908, Badenoch and his wife emigrated to the country in January 1910 and reunited with other members of the Badenoch family in

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. There, he had two children and played for the local cricket club. Badenoch returned to

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with his family in 1913 and the following year, after the

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of the

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, he enlisted as a

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in the 1st (Western Ontario) Battalion of the

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. At the time of his enlistment, he was working as a

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. Badenoch was posted to the Western Front with his regiment in February 1915 and saw action at St. Julien and Kitcheners' Wood. He was killed on 15 June 1915, during the Second Action of Givenchy and is commemorated on the

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Career statistics

Honours

Watford * Southern League Second Division: 1903–04 Northampton Town * Southern League First Division: 1908–09

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Badenoch, George 1882 births 1915 deaths Sportspeople from Castle Douglas Military personnel from Dumfries and Galloway Scottish men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football outside forwards Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Canadian military personnel killed in World War I Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers Glossop North End A.F.C. players Watford F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Southern Football League players Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Scottish cricketers Royal Canadian Regiment soldiers Men's association football wing halves