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Jimmy Speirs
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James Hamilton Speirs MM was a Scottish footballer who represented his country on one occasion, scored the winning goal in the 1911 FA Cup Final, and received the Military Medal during the First World
Speirs in his Bradford City kit in 1911
Speirs in his Bradford City kit in 1911
Bradford City's 1911 FA Cup winning team. Speirs is sat in the centre of the middle row.
Bradford City's 1911 FA Cup winning team. Speirs is sat in the centre of the middle row.
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery [nl] stone of remembrance
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery [nl] stone of remembrance
Battle of Passchendaele
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The Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire. The battle took place on the Western Front,
Jimmy Speirs
…in 1915. He was promoted to lance corporal, corporal and sergeant, and won the Military Medal for bravery in the field, but was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele in August 1917, at the age of 31. Speirs was born on 22 March 1886 in the Govan area of Glasgow, Scotland, the fifth of six children of James Hamilton…
Australian gunners on a duckboard track in Château Wood, near Hooge, 29 October 1917. Photo by Frank Hurley.
Australian gunners on a duckboard track in Château Wood, near Hooge, 29 October 1917. Photo by Frank Hurley.
The Eastern Front in 1917
The Eastern Front in 1917
The progression of the battle and the general disposition of troops
The progression of the battle and the general disposition of troops
The British front line and the German defences in the area east of Ypres, mid-1917
The British front line and the German defences in the area east of Ypres, mid-1917