Liverpool Archives - Football and the First World War

George Latham | Service Record

Arnold Dargie | Grave

MAJOR A. DARGIE Name: Arnold Dargie Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Garrison Artillery 137th Heavy Battery RGA Date of Death: 18 September 1917 Age at Death: 26 years old Buried or commemorated at: BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION IV. F. 7. France Awards: Mentioned in Despatches Additional Info: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Dargie, […]

James Francis Brennan | Graves

CORPORAL 235518 J. F. BRENNAN Name: James Francis Brennan Regiment & Unit/Ship: Lancashire Fusiliers 1st/5th Bn. Date of Death: 6 September 1917 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: TYNE COT MEMORIAL Panel 54 to 60. Belgium Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy of this […]

Walter Robert Fairgrieve | Graves

PRIVATE 17622 W. R. FAIRGRIEVE Name: Walter Robert Fairgrieve Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Scots 15th Bn. Date of Death: 2 June 1915 Age at Death: 35 years old Buried or commemorated at: EDINBURGH (NORTH MERCHISTON) CEMETERY C. 321. United Kingdom Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record

John Speare Tosswill | Graves

CORPORAL 72726 J. S. TOSSWILL Name: John Speare Tosswill Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Engineers Northern Signal Service Training Centre Date of Death: 28 September 1915 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: EASTBOURNE (OCKLYNGE) CEMETERY UA. 250. United Kingdom Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record

Thomas Gracie | Graves

CORPORAL 19024 T. GRACIE Name: Thomas Gracie Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Scots 16th Bn. Date of Death: 23 October 1915 Age at Death: 26 years old Buried or commemorated at: GLASGOW (CRAIGTON) CEMETERY P. 107. United Kingdom Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record

Robert Randles | Grave

PRIVATE 130202 R. RANDLES Name: Robert Randles Regiment & Unit/Ship: Canadian Infantry 16th Bn. Date of Death: Between 8 October 1916 and 9 October 1916 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT III. D. 36. France Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy […]

Charles Henry Wilfred Bartrop | Grave

GUNNER 252418 W. BARTROP Name: Charles Henry Wilfred Bartrop Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Field Artillery “X” 40th T.M. Bty. Date of Death: 7 November 1918 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: WARCOING CHURCHYARD In the North West part, close to the entrance. Belgium Awards: – Additional Info: Husband of Ruby Bartrop, of 12, […]

Neil McBain | Service 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 […]