About Alex McCurdie
Lived 1895 – 1917 (aged 22). Alex McCurdie was an association football player.
Alexander McCurdie (7 January 1895 – 24 April 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock.
Personal life McCurdie attended Glasgow University. In May 1915, 9 months after Britain's entry into the First World War, McCurdie enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He arrived on the Western Front in June 1916 and saw action at the Battle of the Ancre five months later. By April 1917, he had been promoted to acting lance-sergeant and had been recommended for the DCM. McCurdie was killed while on patrol in Beaucamps, Nord on 24 April 1917 and he was buried in Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich.
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Who was Alex McCurdie?
association football player (1895-1917)
When was Alex McCurdie born?
Alex McCurdie was born on 7 January 1895 in Trabboch.
When did Alex McCurdie die?
Alex McCurdie died on 24 April 1917 in Nord.
What was Alex McCurdie's occupation?
Alex McCurdie was an association football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alex McCurdie. https://biography.guide/alex-mccurdie/
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