Armistice Day: The Manchester United Museum At Old Trafford, Pay Tribute To The Men Who Played For Football Club And Then Perished In War.

BOER WAR

Driver 12690 Gilbert Godsmark | Army Service Corps (att. 75th Battery Royal Field Artillery) | Newton Heath 1900

WORLD WAR I

Sergeant 11677 Arthur Beadsworth | 7th (Service) Battalion Leicestershire Regiment | Manchester United 1902-03

Private 34893 Thomas Clifford | 6th/7th (Service) Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers | Newton Heath 1896-97

Private 2289 Bernard Donaghey | 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | Manchester United 1905-06

Lance Corporal 18619 George Elmore | 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh) Royal Scots | Manchester United 1902

Private 2663 Alfred Griffiths | 1st Battalion Manchester Regiment | Newton Heath 1901-02

Private 515549 Hugh S. Kerr | 14th (City of London) Battalion (London Scottish) London Regiment | Manchester United 1904

Private 43594 Harry Levis | 22nd (Service) Battalion (7th City) Manchester Regiment | Manchester United 1913-14

Private F/1723 Oscar H.S. Linkson | 17th (Service) Battalion (1st Football) Middlesex Regiment | Manchester United 1908-13

Private 24744 Patrick McGuire | 17th (Service) Battalion (2nd City) Manchester Regiment | Manchester United 1910-11

Lieutenant Charles N. Newcombe | 7th (Service) Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry | Manchester United 1913-14

Private 28819 Harry Reynolds | 20th Battalion Manchester Regiment | Manchester United 1907-09

Private 6041 James Semple | 10th (Service) Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers | Manchester United 1908-09

Private 244238 John Thornley | 10th Battalion Cheshire Regiment | Manchester United 1905

Lance Sergeant 28427 Alexander ‘Sandy’ Turnbull | 8th (Service) Battalion East Surrey Regiment | Manchester United 1906-15

Private 50875 Thomas H. Wall | 2nd/10th Battalion Manchester Regiment | Manchester United 1908-10

SECOND WORLD WAR

Gunner 957763 Francis B. Carpenter | 61 (The Denbighshire Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery | Manchester United 1939-40

Pilot Officer 117256 George Curless | 625 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Manchester United 1940-44

Flying Officer 179037 David H. Fenner | 98 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Manchester United 1944

Pilot Officer 119552 George L. Gosnell |2 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Manchester United 1941-42

Gunner 1697582 Frederick Okoro | 2/1 Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery | Manchester United 1936-37

Walter Spratt | Civilian | Manchester United 1915-20

The phrase “Lest we forget” is from a famous poem. The video shows players observing a minute’s silence, a bugler playing the Last Post, and teams wearing poppies at a match.