Yorkshire RFU

Yorkshire Rugby Football Union Yorkshire RFU

This memorial volume, that is rare in its original 1919 printing, was produced to commemorate those players who didn't come back from the wartime years 1914-1919.

It is dedicated to those soldiers who were killed, died or who were missing. It importantly includes 249 full-page photographic portraits of the fallen, with useful details including: Regiment, Battalion, Rugby club belonged to, Date of Death and, noted on some entries, additional information such as "Missing first gas attack Battle of Ypres April 22nd 1918". This is a wonderful and contemporary tribute to those sportsmen who served and fell for their King and country.

Besides those who did not return, it also contains a roll, by college or club, of all who joined the forces during the Great War and survived.