Tag Archives: 17th Middlesex Regiment
Charles Dexter | Graves
PRIVATE F/15 C. DEXTER Name: Charles Dexter Regiment & Unit/Ship: Middlesex Regiment 17th Bn. Date of Death: 27 June 1917 Age at Death: 27 years old Buried or commemorated at: DERBY (NOTTINGHAM ROAD) CEMETERY 3421 (C.). United Kingdom Awards: – Additional Info: Son of George and Harriett Dexter, of 19, Augusta St., Derby. Born at […]
Continue readingRichard McFadden MM | Graves
COMPANY SERJEANT MAJOR F/162 R. McFADDEN MM Name: Richard McFadden MM Regiment & Unit/Ship: Middlesex Regiment 17th Bn. Date of Death: 23 October 1916 Age at Death: 27 years old Buried or commemorated at: COUIN BRITISH CEMETERY III. B. 19. France Awards: Military Medal Additional Info: Son of John and Mary McFadden; husband of Isabella […]
Continue readingAlbert Victor Butler | Graves
CORPORAL F/62 A. V. BUTLER Name: Albert Victor Butler Regiment & Unit/Ship: Middlesex Regiment 17th Bn. Date of Death: 13 May 1916 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: BRUAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION A. 23. France Awards: – Additional Info: Professional football player for Reading Football Club Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) […]
Continue readingJoseph Smith | Graves
COMPANY SERJEANT MAJOR F/308 J. SMITH Name: Joseph Smith Regiment & Unit/Ship: Middlesex Regiment 17th Bn. Date of Death: 13 November 1916 Age at Death: 27 years old Buried or commemorated at: SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No.1 I. G. 19. France Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Benjamin and Maria Smith, of Swinton, Rotherham; husband of […]
Continue readingThe Story of the Footballers’ Battalion in the First World War
THE FOOTBALL BATTALIONS Following the outbreak of World War One, a heated debate took place in the letter pages of many national newspapers about the continuance of professional football during a time of national crisis. Several prominent personalities of the day, such as W.G. Grace and Field Marshal Roberts saw fit to pass comment. The […]
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