West Ham United Archives - Football and the First World War

William James Jones | Graves

PRIVATE 13968 W. J. JONES Name: William James Jones Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Welsh Fusiliers 11th Bn. Date of Death: 6 May 1918 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy of this photograph can be purchased […]

Sidney Frederick Hammond | Grave

CORPORAL 880954 S. F. HAMMOND Name: Sidney Frederick Hammond Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Field Artillery “C” Bty. 242nd Bde. Date of Death: 18 October 1917 Age at Death: 35 years old Buried or commemorated at: LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY III. E. 10. Belgium Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Hammond; […]

Frederick John Griffiths | Grave

SERJEANT 20969 F. J. GRIFFITHS Name: Frederick John Griffiths Regiment & Unit/Ship: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 15th Bn. Date of Death: 30 October 1917 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY XIII. D. 11. Belgium Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy […]

William Kirby | Graves

PRIVATE 40391 W. KIRBY Name: William Kirby Regiment & Unit/Ship: East Yorkshire Regiment 6th (Pioneer) Bn. Date of Death: 3 October 1917 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY IV. I. 46. Belgium Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy of this photograph can […]

Frank Cannon | Grave

COMPANY SERJEANT MAJOR 14982 F. CANNON Name: Frank Cannon Regiment & Unit/Ship: Essex Regiment 11th Bn. Date of Death: 15 February 1916 Age at Death: 32 years old Buried or commemorated at: POTIJZE BURIAL GROUND CEMETERY H. 10. Belgium Awards: – Additional Info: Husband of Violet Maud Cannon, of 87, Walsworth Rd., Hitchin. Service Record: […]

Frank James Burton | Service Record

Arthur Edward Hufton | Service Record

Up the Hammers! – The Story of the West Ham Pals

UP THE HAMMERS! - THE STORY OF THE WEST HAM PALS The story of the West Ham Battalion during World War One is one that is well-known to supporters of West Ham United Football Club. In December 1914 the Mayor of West Ham successfully applied to the War Office to raise an infantry unit of local men to serve in the […]

West Ham United Foootball Club and the First World War

WEST HAM UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB 1914/15 Squad West Ham United Southern League and FA Cup Squad View 1914/15 Results West Ham United Southern League and FA Cup Results View Home Ground Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, London View Players Served West Ham United Players Served in the First World War View

George William Kitchen | Service Record