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Cpl. Dick Upex
British Army 17th (Footballers) Battalion Middlesex Regiment
from:Croydon, Surrey
Dick Upex joined the footballers battalion on the day it was formed in December 1914 at Fulham Town Hall. He was playing for Croydon Common FC at the time. He subsequently played for Clapton Orient, Tottenham Hotspur, Southend and Charlton. He survived the war and died aged 88 in 1979.