Footballer and soldier. He started his football career with Sunderland District Amateur League sides Braeside and Sunderland West End, and joined Clapton Orient in July 1908. At the outbreak of WW1 he enlisted with the 17th Middlesex Regiment, the 'Footballers' Battalion'. During the Battle of the Somme, he was wounded and taken prisoner, and died at a German military hospital.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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George Scott
When we visited the location, the Cornwell plaque was obscured by wreaths and...
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.
According to Wikipedia Malta has been besieged four times. Â For the reason of "disambiguation" - this is the one in WW2. Â This timeline has been transcribed from the memorial: June 1940: Italy dec...
Died in WW1 serving in the 22nd Battalion, The London Regiment.
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