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Charlton Athletic and the First World War
CHARLTON ATHLETIC AND THE AFTERMATH OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR Prior to the outbreak of a war that would change and shape the world we live in today, a bunch of lads of East Street had risen from playing on the cinder wastelands of Siemens Meadow to becoming a local amateur powerhouse. Amassing 22 trophies […]
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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
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PRIVATE S/11278 J. JARVIE Name: John Jarvie Regiment & Unit/Ship: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders “B” Coy. 2nd Bn Date of Death: 2 January 1916 Age at Death: 27 years old Buried or commemorated at: CAMBRIN CHURCHYARD EXTENSION E. 7. France Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Mr. J. and Mrs. B. Jarvie, of 18, Burnside […]
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PRIVATE 19109 J. C. TODD Name: James Colin Todd Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Scots “C” Coy. 16th Bn. Date of Death: 12 March 1916 Age at Death: 20 Years Old Buried or commemorated at: ERQUINGHEM-LYS CHURCHYARD EXTENSION I. H. 13. France Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Robert and Jessie Todd, of 41, Easter Rd., […]
Continue readingThe Story of Donald Bell VC
THE STORY OF DONALD SIMPSON BELL VC When the British Army launched its great Somme offensive in the summer of 1916, few people could have envisaged the devastation battle would bring. The opening day alone saw British casualties of almost 60,000 and by the time the slaughter had ground to a bloody halt in the […]
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