1918 Archives - Football and the First World War

William James Jones | Graves

PRIVATE 13968 W. J. JONES Name: William James Jones Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Welsh Fusiliers 11th Bn. Date of Death: 6 May 1918 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy of this photograph can be purchased […]

Robert Messer | Graves

PRIVATE 31019 R. MESSER Name: Robert Messer Regiment & Unit/Ship: King’s Own Scottish Borderers 6th Bn. Date of Death: 16 October 1918 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: TYNE COT MEMORIAL Panel 66 to 68. Belgium Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy of this […]

Alexander Davidson | Service Record

John Dwyer | Graves

CORPORAL 22984 J. DWYER Name: John Dwyer Regiment & Unit/Ship: The King’s (Liverpool Regiment) 20th Bn. Date of Death: 20 November 1918 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: WIDNES CEMETERY IV R. RC. 916. United Kingdom Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record

John Dwyer | Service Record

Andrew Crawford | Service Record

Robert Main Christie | Graves

MAJOR R. M. CHRISTIE Name: Robert Main Christie Regiment & Unit/Ship: Labour Corps 10th Coy. Date of Death: 15 May 1918 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN Officers, B. 5. 6. France Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record

Frederick William Wheeler | Graves

SAPPER 108548 F. W. WHEELER Name: Frederick William Wheeler Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Engineers 233rd Field Coy. Date of Death: 2 January 1918 Age at Death: 30 years old Buried or commemorated at: GIAVERA BRITISH CEMETERY, ARCADE Plot 2. Row C. Grave 2. Italy Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Edwin and Louisa Wheeler, of […]

Thomas Henry Morris | Graves

SERJEANT 51363 T. H. MORRIS Name: Thomas Henry Morris Regiment & Unit/Ship: Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 24 March 1918 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: POZIERES MEMORIAL Panel 23 and 24. France Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record

The Story of Wilfred Bartrop

THE STORY OF WILFRED BARTROP Wilfred Bartrop was a popular outside-forward who played in two FA Cup finals for Barnsley before joining Liverpool in the months leading up to the First World War. He would later serve on the Western Front with the British Army, before losing his life just four days before the Armistice in November […]