Recently, I came across this quite remarkable story via the BBC News website: ‘A pub in south-west London has been dedicated to a local soldier who became known as the “Footballer of Loos”. The Rifleman’ in Twickenham unveiled its sign honouring Rifleman Frank Edwards, who fought in the Battle of Loos in France during World War 1. Historians said at the start of the 1915 battle, the London Irish Rifles planned to kick footballs into the German trenches as they … Continue reading →
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