12 June 2014
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From football to Flanders
As excitement about the World Cup 2014 reaches fever pitch, we delved into the Family Tree magazine archives to find features on
As excitement about the World Cup 2014 reaches fever pitch, we delved into the Family Tree magazine archives to find features on footballing ancestors – and this is one of our favourites.
Published in our July 2009 issue, author Peter Holland revealed how he traced the story of his footballing relative Wilfred Bartrop, who played for Liverpool FC (including in two FA Cup finals) before his career was tragically cut short on the battlefields of the Western Front just four days before the Armistice.
Read Peter’s story by clicking the link below. His book, Swifter than the Arrow: Wilfred Bartrop, football and war, is published in paperback by Troubador (RRP £7.99).
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