About Leslie Balcombe
Lived 1904 – 1938 (aged 33–34). Leslie Balcombe was a British association football player.
Leslie Balcombe (1914 – 19 December 1938) was an English footballer of the 1930s. Born in Lambeth, he joined Gillingham from Tunbridge Wells Rangers in 1934 and went on to make 14 appearances for the club in The Football League, scoring one goal. He left to join Ashford Town (Kent) in 1937.
Balcombe joined the Royal Engineers and rose to the rank of Lance Sergeant. He died in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone after an accident in Chatham, Kent, where his motorcycle collided with a pedestrian. An inquest blamed the accident on poor lighting.
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Who was Leslie Balcombe?
English footballer (1904-1938)
When was Leslie Balcombe born?
Leslie Balcombe was born in 1904.
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Leslie Balcombe died on 19 December 1938.
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Leslie Balcombe was an association football player.
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Leslie Balcombe was British.
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