14th October 1916 On this day: Military football match at St James' Park   A military football match is played at St James' Park, Newcastle between Munition Workers XI and Tyne Garrison XI. The match was a fund raising effort for a YMCA hut. It was refereed by Major General R.A.K. Montgomery and was won five goals to nil by the Garrison XI. Their team consisted of: L.Scott (Sunderland), Sgt I.Boocock (Bradford), W.Low (NUFC), Sgt A.Puchan (Bradford), Sgt J.Scott (Bradford), J.Brennan (Man City), S.Bainbridge (Leeds City), H.A.Walden (Bradford), L/Cpl.W.E.Chesser(Lincoln City), Sgt O.Fox (Bradford) & L/Cpl. C.Duffy (Bury). Goals were scored by Chesser, Bainbridge and Fox with a hat trick, Walden also hit the bar in the first half. The Munitions XI were: J.Lawrence, W.McCracken, J.Spink, F.Hudspeth, J.Finlay (NUFC), R.Liddell (Millwall), T.Spink (Grimsby), W Rutherford, T.Browell (Man City), E.Cooper (NUFC) & T.Hill. http://www.nufctheyworethenewcastleshirt.btck.co.uk/StJamesParkWorldWar1Part1  At Rest 125th Heavy Brigade move their guns   125th Heavy Battery move up to High Wood on right. 2nd Btn Royal Irish Regiment join 7th Division   2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment transfer 22nd Brigade, 7th Division to to 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division.  New attack scheme training  Brigade Operations  Shelling  On the Move  Training & Football  Bivouac  Working Party  Training  Training  Gunsmoke ceased  Patrols  Reliefs  Training  Quiet  On the March  Training and Working Parties  Damaged Trenches  YMCA Hut in France  Last Letter to Father  Reliefs  Defence Work and Training  Patrols Out  Cleaning up.  Practice of the attack  Aircraft damaged  Orders  On the Move  Counter-Attack  Working Parties.  Accident  Hostile Aircraft dropped three Bombs  At St Riquier  Working Parties  Draft of 42 O.R.  Return Can you add to this factual information? Do you know the whereabouts of a unit on a particular day? Do you have a copy of an official war diary entry? Details of an an incident? The loss of a ship? A letter, postcard, photo or any other interesting snipts? If your information relates only to an individual, eg. enlistment, award of a medal or death, please use this form: Add a story.

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Remembering those who died this day, 14th of October 1916. Pte. Thomas "Tam" Baird. 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders Read their Story. Pte. Frank Botto. 18 Coy. Machine Gun Corps. Read their Story. Pte. W. Coxon. Durham Light Infantry Pte. David George Fairweather. 4th Btn Black Watch Pte. David George Fairweather. 4/5th Btn. Read their Story. John Robert "Shoeingsmith Parker" Holmes. Royal Field Artillery Read their Story. Pte. John Robert Lonsdale. 8th Battalion, W Coy Northumberland Fusiliers Pte. Montague Arthur Mitchell. 2/7th Btn. Hampshire Regiment Read their Story. Cpl. Albert Wier. 6th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Edward Wood. 7th Service Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Pte. James Edward Wood. 7th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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