Remembrance Day: Palace's Involvement In The Great War

On Remembrance Day we honour those that served their country during conflict. Her we pay tribute to those serviceman that also played for Crystal Palace.

During World War I, a number of footballers who played, had played for or were contracted to Palace travelled to Europe to serve their country on the battlefields of Belgium or France, as the nation was swept up in a great wave of patriotism as most of the country’s male population travelled to be actively part of the conflict.

In early December 1914 a meeting was held at Fulham Town Hall to recruit players for what would be known as the “Football Battalion”, with the unit’s official name being the Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex)…