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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
Continue readingThe 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 […]
Continue readingThe Story of Walter Tull
THE STORY OF WALTER TULL The story of Walter Tull is perhaps the best known of all the professional footballers to lose their lives during World War One. Believed to be the first black officer to lead British combat troops into battle and the first black outfield player to feature in the top division of […]
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