Daily Mail article 'A reminder of what it's really all about'

[AlastairWatts]

To-day's Daily Mail has a photo of the 17th Middlesex regiment from WW1 which seems to include three Albion players from that era -Billy Jones ('The Tipton Smasher'); Billy Booth and George Beech - all Privates. All appear to have survived the fighting but does anyone know where there 's more information on these gentlemen?

 

[Lincoln Imp]

George Beech played eight times and died in Brighton in 1964, Billy Booth made 369 appearances (!) and died in Brighton in 1963 and Billy Jones, well I can't find out anything about him. He's not in Tim Carder's Albion A-Z as far as I can see.

 

[Gwylan]

Billy Booth was the grandfather of a former work colleague of mine. She barely knew him as he died when she was a baby but she was pleased to discover that he was quite a big name in Brighton

 

[Randsta]

Daily Mail wouldn't have minded if Hitler had won....

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

George Beech played eight times and died in Brighton in 1964, Billy Booth made 369 appearances (!) and died in Brighton in 1963 and Billy Jones, well I can't find out anything about him. He's not in Tim Carder's Albion A-Z as far as I can see.

More info on Billy Jones found on his wiki page. A sad ending to his life.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Daily Mail wouldn't have minded if Hitler had won....

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