Sunderland Archives - Football and the First World War

Albert Milton | Graves

BOMBARDIER 151944 A. MILTON Name: Albert Milton Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Field Artillery “B” Bty. 64th Bde. Date of Death: 11 October 1917 Age at Death: 31 Years Old Buried or commemorated at: TYNE COT MEMORIAL Panel 4 to 6. Belgium Awards: – Additional Info: Son of John and Emily Milton, of 38, Kimberworth […]

Charles Bellamy Thomson | Service Record

William Cringan | Service Record

Peter Mackin | Grave

PRIVATE 20/1049 P. MACKIN Name: John Mackin Regiment & Unit/Ship: Northumberland Fusiliers 24th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Date of Death: 9 April 1917 Buried or commemorated at: ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY II. A. 40. France Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy of this photograph can be purchased for £10. Once purchased, […]

Jack Stanley Allan | Graves

PRIVATE 106947 J. S. ALLAN Name: Jack Stanley Allan Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Army Medical Corps Date of Death: 4 May 1919 Age at Death: 33 years old Buried or commemorated at: WALLSEND (CHURCH BANK) CEMETERY D. C. 150. United Kingdom Awards: – Additional Info: Husband of Ruth Allan, of 129, The Avenue, Wallsend. Service […]

John Warwick Huggins | Graves

PRIVATE 2913 J. W. HUGGINS Name: John Warwick Huggins Regiment & Unit/Ship: Durham Light Infantry 1st/8th Bn. Date of Death: 26 April 1915 Age at Death: 28 years old Buried or commemorated at: PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL) XII. B. 29. Belgium Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Isaac and Mary Jane Huggins, of 16, Roper […]

Thomas Sowerby Rowlandson MC | Graves

CAPTAIN T. S. ROWLANDSON MC Name: Thomas Sowerby Rowlandson MC Regiment & Unit/Ship: Yorkshire Regiment 4th Bn. Date of Death: 15 September 1916 Age at Death: 36 years old Buried or commemorated at: BECOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT I. G. 7. France Awards: Military Cross Additional Info: Son of Samuel and Isabel Rowlandson, of Newton Morrell, […]

Charles Arthur Crossley | Service Record

Norman Gaudie – Footballer and First World War Conscientious Objector

A MAN OF CONSCIENCE - THE STORY OF NORMAN GAUDIE Almost two and a half million men joined the British Army during the first 18 months of the First World War. By the end of 1915, however, it was clear voluntary recruitment would not satisfy the huge demand for manpower and, after much deliberation, the British government finally took […]

Leigh Richmond Roose – The Story of Football’s First Playboy

LEIGH RICHMOND ROOSE - FOOTBALL'S FIRST PLAYBOY Scholar. Goalkeeper. Playboy. Entertainer. Medic. Soldier. Hero. Leigh Richmond Roose was many things to many people over the course of his 38 years on Planet Earth. Killed on 7 October 1916 during the Battle of the Somme, this proud Welshman was of course just one of millions who […]