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Person    | Male  Born 1889  Died 1914

John Forbes O'Connell

Categories: Sport / Games

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Commemorated on a memorial as having died in WW1.

John Forbes O'Connell

A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.

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John Forbes O'Connell

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London Welsh Rugby club - WW1

Unusually the plaque gives the birth and death years for each name. From a W...

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First cricket test match in England

First cricket test match in England

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1 memorial
Olympic Games 1908, & Stadium

Olympic Games 1908, & Stadium

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1 memorial
Fulham 2000

Fulham 2000

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Jules Rimet Trophy

Jules Rimet Trophy

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Concept, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Walter Clopton Wingfield

Walter Clopton Wingfield

Born at Rhysnant Hall, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Served in the 1st Dragoon Guards, and saw action in China and India. In the late 1860s he began experimenting with an outdoor version of real tennis. ...

Person, Armed Forces, Food & Drink, Sport / Games, China/Hong Kong, India, Wales

1 memorial