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Herbert Derisley | Grave
LANCE CORPORAL F/28 H. DERISLEY Name: Herbert Derisley Regiment & Unit/Ship: Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) 17th (Service) Bn. Date of Death: 1 June 1916 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ III. B. 6. France Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record
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This stunning remastered A3 print of the iconic recruitment poster for the 17th (Service) Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), the famous Footballers’ Battalion, is now available priced £10 on the Football and the First World War Buy Me a Coffee page. Raised in December 1914, the battalion was at the forefront of football’s contribution to […]
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PRIVATE F/1583 G. SCOTT Name: George Scott Regiment & Unit/Ship: Middlesex Regiment 17th Bn. Date of Death: 16 August 1916 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: ST. SOUPLET BRITISH CEMETERY II. AA. 19. France Awards: Distinguished Service Order Additional Info: Former player with Clapton Orient Football Club. Service Record: View Record
Continue readingSidney Wheelhouse | Grave
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 […]
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