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Football's WW1 legacy.



AmexRuislip

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Feb 2, 2014
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Could not see if posted already :)

Read this report on the BBC.
A project to.create a living and digital legacy to remember the sacrifices footballers in WW1 has been launched.
The idea is to dedicate a grove at the World War One centenary wood near Epsom, Surrey to each league team.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-36714201 link not working.
Try
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/england/merseyside (half way down page on left)

I searched for Brighton and found this....

'Robert Whiting, a Brighton keeper, who was nicknamed pom pom, after a British artillery gun, famous for his powerful kicks'
https://www.forclubandcountry.org.uk/fundraisers/brighton

Brilliant :bowdown:

https://www.forclubandcountry.org.uk/football-in-the-first-world-war
 
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