Category Archives: Footballers Killed in the First World War
Alexander Laing Halkett | Grave
GUNNER 143620 A. L. HALKETT Name: Alexander Laing Halkett Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Field Artillery “C” Bty. 87th Bde. Date of Death: 21 February 1917 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: SAILLY-AU-BOIS MILITARY CEMETERY II. A. 6. France Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy of […]
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LANCE CORPORAL F/909 S. WHEELHOUSE Name: Sidney Wheelhouse Regiment & Unit/Ship: Middlesex Regiment 17th Bn. Date of Death: 19 September 1916 Age at Death: 28 years old Buried or commemorated at: COUIN BRITISH CEMETERY III. A. 14. France Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Christopher and Maria Wheelhouse, of Bishop Auckland; husband of Agnes Annie […]
Continue readingHerber Percy Slatter | Grave
CORPORAL 297342 H. P. SLATTER Name: Heber Percy Slatter Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Garrison Artillery 156th Heavy Bty. Date of Death: 7 May 1918 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: COUIN NEW BRITISH CEMETERY D. 42. France Awards: – Additional Info: Husband of Mrs. K. Cox (formerly Slatter), of 77, Norfolk Rd., Reading. […]
Continue readingDonald Simpson Bell VC | Grave
SECOND LIEUTENANT DONALD SIMPSON BELL VC Name: Donald Simpson Bell Regiment & Unit/Ship: Yorkshire Regiment 9th Bn. Date of Death: 10 July 1916 Age at Death: 25 years old Buried or commemorated at: GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE IV. A. 8. France Awards: Victoria Cross Additional Info: Son of Smith and Annie Bell, of Western […]
Continue readingHarold Arthur Redhead | Grave
LIEUTENANT HAROLD ARTHUR REDHEAD Name: Harold Arthur Redhead Regiment & Unit/Ship: Northamptonshire Regiment 3rd Bn. attd. 6th Bn. Date of Death: 7 August 1918 Age at Death: 27 years old Buried or commemorated at: DIVE COPSE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAILLY-LE-SEC III. A. 16. France Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Arthur James and Annie Redhead, of […]
Continue readingFootballers Served in the First World War
FOOTBALLERS SERVED IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR The Football and the First World War Service Index is a searchable database containing the military service records of all Football League, Southern League and Scottish Football League players who served in the armed forces during World War One. It is compiled from a substantial list of primary sources that include contemporary newspaper reports, […]
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FOOTBALLERS DIED IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR The following list of footballers killed during World War One is correct to the best of our knowledge and has been compiled from a substantial number of primary sources including contemporary newspaper reports, official military service records and unit war diaries, the Soldiers Died in the Great War […]
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GERMAN FOOTBALLERS KILLED IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR Hermann Bosch 16/07/1916 Rudolf Droz 1914 Wilhelm Gros 13/09/1917 Georg Krogmann 09/01/1915 Karl Hanssen 13/09/1916 Erich Massini 26/07/1915 Ernst Möller 08/11/1916 Christian Schmidt 19/03/1917 Hans Schmidt 09/07/1916 Johannes Schneider 08/09/1914 Erwin Schricker 20/10/1914 Fritz Schulz 05/03/1918 Otto Thiel 10/07/1915 Gustav Unfried 13/09/1917 Karl Zilgas 17/06/1917 *More information […]
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