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Edwin Gladstone Latheron | Graves
GUNNER 160461 E. G. LATHERON Name: Edwin Gladstone Latheron Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Field Artillery 73rd Bty. 5th Bde. Date of Death: 14 October 1917 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY XI. F. 2. Belgium Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy […]
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PRIVATE 2213 F. COLLINSON Name: Frederick Collinson Regiment & Unit/Ship: Lancashire Fusiliers 1st/5th Bn. Date of Death: 15 May 1915 Age at Death: 41 years old Buried or commemorated at: HELLES MEMORIAL Panel 59 to 73 or 218 to 219. Turkey (including Gallipoli) Awards: – Additional Info: Son of James and Sarah Ann Collinson; husband […]
Continue readingThe Story of Sam Wadsworth – Post War Reject to England Hero
SAM WADSWORTH - POST-WAR REJECTION TO ENGLAND HERO There wasn’t much over an hour to go before Sam Wadsworth’s big chance of resurrecting his football career. But, as the train he had jumped aboard at Blackburn steamed on through the Pennines, he realised to his horror that he was leaving Nelson and his first game for […]
Continue readingBlackburn Rovers Football Club and the First World War
BLACKBURN ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB 1914/15 Squad Blackburn Rovers Football League and FA Cup Squad View 1914/15 Results Blackburn Rovers Football League and FA Cup Results View Home Ground Ewood Park Football Ground, Blackburn, Lancashire View Players Served Blackburn Rovers Players Served in the First World War View
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