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17th (1st Football) Battalion Middlesex Regiment, 1915 (c)

Photograph, World War One (1914-1918), 1915 (c).

The formation of the 'New Armies' during World War One allowed footballers to enlist en masse in 'Pals' Battalions'. Clapton Orient (now Leyton Orient FC) were the first English Football League club to enlist together. They joined the 17th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment, which was known as the 'Footballers' Battalion'.

One of nine photographs collected by Lieutenant Scotland, 17th (1st Football) Battalion Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), 1915 (c).

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1993-02-42-7

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1993-02-42-7