Footballer and soldier. Born in Blyth, Northumberland. He started his football career with Jarrow Croft and joined Clapton Orient in June 1912. At the outbreak of WW1 he enlisted with the 17th Middlesex Regiment, the 'Footballers' Battalion'. Killed at the Battle of the Somme.
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William Jonas
When we visited the location, the Cornwell plaque was obscured by wreaths and...
Died in WW1 serving in the 22nd Battalion, The London Regiment.
A member of Jas. Shoolbred & Co. Ltd. who served in WW1 and returned. Royal Army Medical Corps
On July 27th, 1942, a Belgian Troop (N° 4) was created within the 10th (Inter-Allied) Commando in Great Britain. They fought in Algeria, Italy and Yugoslavia.
Employed at the Streatham bus garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
A member of Jas. Shoolbred & Co. Ltd. who served in WW1 and returned. Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
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