Help needed for the programme - Stoke / Staffordshire area
Apr 24, 2016 14:36:18 GMT
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Post by The Concept on Apr 24, 2016 14:36:18 GMT
I noticed this posted to one of the Rovers facebook pages. It didn't get any response though.
Thought I'd share it here in case one of our Staffordshire correspondents could help out ...
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Help needed
In preperation for a possible forthcoming programme article on past rovers players that died in ww1 could someone in the stoke area take a photograph of a grave and war memorial in Tunstall cemetry Stoke on trent and send it to me. The ex player is Private Edward Murphy Noth staffordshire (prince of wales) Regiment died of his wounds 25/5/1916 service number 7599. if you know someone who can help please contact me at ericwhitlock@sky.com.
" b April 1881 Tunstall, Staffordshire d May 1916 London
Début: 5.10.07 v Watford. Five feet eight-and-a-half inches tall and weighing eleven stone seven pounds, he made his Rovers début in a 2-1 win at Watford and scored the opening goal in a 2-2 draw at home to Norwich City seven days later; he never played for the club again"
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If you are a member of the facebook page here is the direct link to the post with what looks like a scan of an Imperial Wars Graves Commission document:
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10207575636460595&set=gm.10154268812329367&type=3&theater
Thought I'd share it here in case one of our Staffordshire correspondents could help out ...
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Help needed
In preperation for a possible forthcoming programme article on past rovers players that died in ww1 could someone in the stoke area take a photograph of a grave and war memorial in Tunstall cemetry Stoke on trent and send it to me. The ex player is Private Edward Murphy Noth staffordshire (prince of wales) Regiment died of his wounds 25/5/1916 service number 7599. if you know someone who can help please contact me at ericwhitlock@sky.com.
" b April 1881 Tunstall, Staffordshire d May 1916 London
Début: 5.10.07 v Watford. Five feet eight-and-a-half inches tall and weighing eleven stone seven pounds, he made his Rovers début in a 2-1 win at Watford and scored the opening goal in a 2-2 draw at home to Norwich City seven days later; he never played for the club again"
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If you are a member of the facebook page here is the direct link to the post with what looks like a scan of an Imperial Wars Graves Commission document:
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10207575636460595&set=gm.10154268812329367&type=3&theater
