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Cpl. Arthur John "Bulldog" Cleverley
British Army Middlesex Regiment
from:Acton, London
I knew my grandfather, Arthur Cleverley well but he was a very quiet man. He played Football for Brentford Football club and was later transferred to Swansea Football club. He then went on to play for Newport after that. As a professional player he won several honours, including two Welsh FA Cup medals.
He joined the army sometime between 1914-1915 and fought at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 with the Middlesex Regt, where he was gassed. We also know that when he was invalided home he was sent to the Irish Command Depot in Tipperary, where he was part of No. 1 Company football team which became Command Depot champions in 1918. Some years ago we found a photo of the team he was a member of whilst at the Depot, which states that it was taken in that year. One of the Welsh FA Cup medals is still in my family's possession, and I still have his Irish Command Depot (Tipperary) champions medal, which I think given his war injuries was the hardest earned. Whilst he told me many stories about his football, he never once mentioned this terrible war.
