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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 […]
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THE STORY OF WALTER TULL The story of Walter Tull is perhaps the best known of all the professional footballers to lose their lives during World War One. Believed to be the first black officer to lead British combat troops into battle and the first black outfield player to feature in the top division of […]
Continue readingFootballers Killed in the First World War
FOOTBALLERS DIED IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR The following list of footballers killed during World War One is correct to the best of our knowledge and has been compiled from a substantial number of primary sources including contemporary newspaper reports, official military service records and unit war diaries, the Soldiers Died in the Great War […]
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