The Loos football on the grave of Captin Guy Willock
This is the football wich the London Irish Rifles kicked across No Mans Land on Sept 25th 1915 as they attacked the German positions in the town of Loos.
Patrick Macgill described this event in one of his poems. Here is it seen on the grave of Captin Guy Charles Boileau Willock aged 23 killed on Sept 25th "shot whilst leading his men" situated in Dud Corner Cemetery
Picture No
10701959
Media ID
47557385
Size
2832px x 4256px
(2.6MB)
Credit
westernfrontphotography.com/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Mike St Maur Sheil
Date
2011
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Boileau Captin Loos Macgill Maur Memorabilia Sheil Willock
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