Aston Villa Graves (@astongraves) 's Twitter Profile
Aston Villa Graves

@astongraves

We aim to locate the last resting place of all those who represented Aston Villa Football Club.

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GIVEAWAY!🙌 To give back to the #AVFC football community, we are giving away a 22/23 team signed ball! ⚽️ To enter: 🟣 Follow us at @avfcfoundation 👋 🟣 Retweet this post. 📱 📆 Giveaway closes on Monday 30th January at 9am. Good Luck!💜 #InItToWinIt. ⬆️

GIVEAWAY!🙌

To give back to the #AVFC football community, we are giving away a 22/23 team signed ball! ⚽️

To enter:
🟣 Follow us at @avfcfoundation 👋 
🟣 Retweet this post. 📱 

📆 Giveaway closes on Monday 30th January at 9am.  

Good Luck!💜

#InItToWinIt. ⬆️
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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

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

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

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
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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

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
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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

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
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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

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
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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

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
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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

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

Joseph Frederick Hargrave
Royal Garrison Artillery
KIA this day 1917 Belgium
Footballer Atherstone, Tamworth, Aston Villa, Burton United. Leeds, Stoke
Article attached
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Albert Victor Rogers 8th East Surrey Regiment Killed this day 1918 France Footballer QPR, Aston Villa, Walsall, Bristol Rovers, Shrewsbury Town 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

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

Albert Victor Rogers
Middlesex Regiment (Footballers Battalion), East Surrey Regiment
Killed 4th April 1918 France
Footballer Aston Villa, QPR, Bristol Rovers, Walsall, Shrewsbury
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William Webber Walter Gerrish Middlesex Regiment Footballers Battalion Killed 8th August 1916 Footballer Bristol Rovers, Aston Villa, Preston NE, Chesterfield

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