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A.B. Arthur Drage
R.N.D.

Son of Walter and Elizabeth Drage

Aged 19 years

Died 1918

Arthur
Argus Newspaper
Rushden Argus, November 1st 1918, transcribed by Susan Manton

Popular Wollaston Footballer’s sad end

A.B. Arthur Drage, aged 19 of the R.N.D., eldest son of Mrs. Walter Drage of High Street, Wollaston, has died of wounds in hospital in France. He enlisted nearly two years ago, prior to which he was a clicker in the employ of Mr. E.J. Pitts, shoe manufacturer, of Wollaston.

Like his father (who died twelve months ago) he was a well known member of the Wollaston Victoria F.C.



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