Category Archives: Footballers Killed in the First World War
Frederick Thomas Hunt | Graves
SERJEANT 201113 F. T. HUNT Name: Frederick Thomas Hunt Regiment & Unit/Ship: Devonshire Regiment “B” Coy. 2nd/4th Bn. Date of Death: 4 November 1918 Age at Death: 28 years old Buried or commemorated at: GAZA WAR CEMETERY XIX. G. 4. Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Thomas and Mary Gorford […]
Continue readingWalter Daniel John Tull | Graves
SECOND LIEUTENANT W. D. J. TULL Name: Walter Daniel John Tull Regiment & Unit/Ship: Middlesex Regiment 5th Bn. attd. 23rd Bn. (formerly 17th Bn.) Date of Death: 25 March 1918 Age at Death: 29 years old Buried or commemorated at: ARRAS MEMORIAL Bay 7. France Awards: – Additional Info: Son of the late […]
Continue readingJohn George Yuill | Graves
LANCE SERJEANT 11710 J. G. YUILL Name: John George Yuill Regiment & Unit/Ship: Manchester Regiment 19th Bn Date of Death: 9 July 1916 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Pier and Face 13 A and 14 C. France Additional Info: Son of George Hall Yuill and Helen Yuill, of “Heathfield”, 8, […]
Continue readingRobert Craig | Graves
PRIVATE 30450 R. CRAIG Name: Robert Craig Regiment & Unit/Ship: South Wales Borderers 5th Bn. Date of Death: 19 April 1918 Age at Death: 33 years old Buried or commemorated at: BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY IX. A. 3. France Additional Info: Son of William and Elizabeth Craig, of 20, Reform St., Beith, Ayrshire. Service Record: View […]
Continue readingArchibald McLardie | Graves
SECOND LIEUTENANT A. McLARDIE Name: Archibald McLardie Regiment & Unit/Ship: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 5th Bn. Date of Death: 25 December 1915 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: PINK FARM CEMETERY, HELLES III. D. 13. Turkey (including Gallipoli) Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record
Continue readingPeter Mackin | Grave
PRIVATE 20/1049 P. MACKIN Name: John Mackin Regiment & Unit/Ship: Northumberland Fusiliers 24th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Date of Death: 9 April 1917 Buried or commemorated at: ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY II. A. 40. France Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy of this photograph can be purchased for £10. Once purchased, […]
Continue readingEdward William Thompson | Graves
PRIVATE 16531 E. W. THOMPSON Name: Edward William Thompson Regiment & Unit/Ship: Scots Guards 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 6 November 1918 Age at Death: 24 years old Buried or commemorated at: BERMERIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY II. B. 15. France Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Edward C. and Sarah Thompson, of 9, Towneley Cottages West, […]
Continue readingJames Burton Gibson | Graves
PRIVATE J. B. GIBSON Name: James Burton Gibson Regiment & Unit/Ship: Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F. Date of Death: 5 September 1915 Age at Death: 26 years old Buried or commemorated at: LONE PINE MEMORIAL 72. Turkey (including Gallipoli) Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Robert and Ann Burton Gibson, of 39, Pratt St., Kirkcaldy, […]
Continue readingRobert Torrance | Graves
GUNNER 222389 R. TORRANCE Name: Robert Torrance Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Field Artillery “A” Bty. 162nd Bde. Date of Death: 24 April 1918 Age at Death: 30 years old Buried or commemorated at: TYNE COT MEMORIAL Addenda Panel 162. Belgium Awards: – Additional Info: Son of the late John and Margaret Torrance of […]
Continue readingWilliam Mountford Williamson | Grave
PRIVATE 1048 W. WILLIAMSON Name: William Williamson Regiment & Unit/Ship: Gordon Highlanders 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 2 August 1918 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: COLOGNE MEMORIAL Germany Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record
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