Footballer and soldier. He started his football career with Sunderland District Amateur League sides Braeside and Sunderland West End, and joined Clapton Orient in July 1908. At the outbreak of WW1 he enlisted with the 17th Middlesex Regiment, the 'Footballers' Battalion'. During the Battle of the Somme, he was wounded and taken prisoner, and died at a German military hospital.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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George Scott
When we visited the location, the Cornwell plaque was obscured by wreaths and...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Frank Henry Hider was born on 15 January 1886 in Islington, Middlesex (now Greater London), the fifth of the seven children of James Hider (1852-1904) and Isabella Hider née Turner (1848-1895). His...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
