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Wilfred Toman | Grave
LANCE CORPORAL 358176 W. TOMAN Name: Wilfred Toman Regiment & Unit/Ship: The King’s (Liverpool Regiment) 2nd/10th Bn. Date of Death: 2 May 1917 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: ERQUINGHEM-LYS CHURCHYARD EXTENSION II. B. 23. France Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy of this photograph […]
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GUNNER 188399 P. SMITH Name: Philip Smith Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Field Artillery “A” Bty. 282nd Army Bde. Date of Death: 29 September 1918 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: WINDMILL BRITISH CEMETERY, MONCHY-LE-PREUX II. H. 5. France Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy of […]
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 readingBurnley Football Club and the First World War
BURNLEY FOOTBALL CLUB 1914/15 Squad Burnley Football League and FA Cup Squad View 1914/15 Results Burnley Football League and FA Cup Results View Home Ground Turf Moor Football Ground, Burnley, Lancashire View Players Served Burnley Players Served in the First World War View
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