Do these mean the same?
Kiernan was an English footballer ( May 22 , 1925 in Croydon -- April 3 , 2006 in Pembury ) .
William E. Kiernan ( 22 May 1925 , in Pembury -- 3 April 2006 , in Croydon ) was an English footballer .

Pick your answer from: a. no; b. yes;
a.