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Happy Heavenly Birthday To Former Aston Villa Centre-half Tommy Ball 1900-1923. Tommy Was Murdered In Perry Barr,Birmingham At The Age Of 23. Credit To The Villa Supporters Who Have Maintained His Grave Over The Years

Continuing the Bolton Wanderers players of the past articles.

Henry Arthur Dobson North Staffordshire Regiment Died of wounds this day 1918, France Footballer Aston Villa Article attached

Joseph Bulcock from Burnley 9th Welsh Regiment Died this day 1918, Belgium. Footballer Burnley, Aston Villa, Bury, Exeter City, Crystal Palace, Swansea.

A great image of William Gerrish Aston Villa footballer Died France 8/8/1916 Suffered terrible injuries loosing his legs in an explosion A colleague stated 'He just lay there calmly smoking a cigarette waiting for stretcher bearers' Also Bristol Rovers, PNE and Chesterfield

Walter John Kimberley Coldstream Guards Died this day 1917 of T.B. Had spent 2 years as a P.O.W. Footballer Aston Villa, Coventry, Walsall Article attached

Willie Clarke joined Aston Villa from Bristol Rovers on this day in 1901. On Christmas Day later that year he scored in a 3-2 win at Everton thus becoming the 1st black player to score in the 1st Division. Aston Villa Bristol Rovers CT Kick It Out Show Racism the Red Card Ron Dovey 🦁1️⃣8️⃣7️⃣4️⃣🦁 PFA

Blackpool FC during WW1 Front 4th left Harry Hampton of Aston Villa. He was gassed but survived the war 5th left Phil Smith Burnley/Port Vale/Tranmere/Chelsea/Stalybridge/ Crewe, brother of Joe Smith of BWFC Phil was KIA 1918 France

Coventry City 1913-14 Back 3rd left John Tosswill died 1915 illness Also played for QPR, Liverpool Front left Walter Kimberley died of T.B. 1916 after being repatriated from Germany P.O.W. Also AVFC, Walsall No fewer than seven Coventry players or former players died in WW1

Leigh Richmond Roose M. M. Royal Fusiliers KIA this day 1916 France One of the first superstars of football Stoke City, Everton, Sunderland, Celtic, Port Vale, HTFC, AVFC, Arsenal plus 2 Welsh clubs Sadly, his misspelt surname on the Thiepval Memorial has never been corrected

Alexander Logan Cameron Highlanders Died of wounds this day 1918 weeks before the Armistice Footballer Falkirk, Hibernian, Airdrie, Arthurlie, Aston Villa, Bristol City, Kilmarnock, Partick Article attached

Joseph Frederick Hargrave Royal Garrison Artillery KIA this day 1917 Belgium Footballer Atherstone, Tamworth, Aston Villa, Burton United. Leeds, Stoke Article attached

Albert Victor Rogers 8th East Surrey Regiment Killed this day 1918 France Footballer QPR, Aston Villa, Walsall, Bristol Rovers, Shrewsbury Town Article attached

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William Gerrish Footballer Aston Villa, Bristol Rovers, PNE, Chesterfield Died of horrific injuries 8th August 1916 at Delville Wood, France serving with the Middlesex Regiment Footballers Battalion He calmly lay smoking a cigarette before he died knowing his fate

Albert Victor Rogers Middlesex Regiment (Footballers Battalion), East Surrey Regiment Killed 4th April 1918 France Footballer Aston Villa, QPR, Bristol Rovers, Walsall, Shrewsbury

William Webber Walter Gerrish Middlesex Regiment Footballers Battalion Killed 8th August 1916 Footballer Bristol Rovers, Aston Villa, Preston NE, Chesterfield