They Also Served

They Also Served – Men of Everton FC who served during WWI and WWII

(Research is clearly ongoing, and further details will be added when known)

First World War
NameRoleComments
William Bromilow
S ChedgzoyScots Guards Army, France
John S.MaconnachieRoyal Flying Corps at Farnborough
W StevensonRoyal Flying Corps at Farnborough
H MakepeaceRoyal Flying Corps at Farnborough
Cooper?
Tommy McDermott‘wounded in action’
Private James H. Caldwell
Gordon’s HighlandersReading Mercury, Saturday 28 October 1916;
Reading’s old goalkeeper, J.H. Caldwell, of the Gordon’s has been wounded and is in hospital at Venice Street Auxiliary Hospital, Everton. He says; “I’m cushy here,”
Samuel AshworthRoyal Garrison ArtilleryFenton-born defender played for Port Vale, Everton (11 appearances), Manchester City and Reading after making his breakthrough at Stoke.
He served as second lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery and returned to Stoke after the war to become a club director until he died at the age of 48 in 1925.
Bobbie ParkerScots Guards
H. B. Howarth.‘wounded, now in hospital in France’
Walter HolbemAWOL
HunterFrance 1916
Robert Percy Depledge
B H BakerRoyal Navy
William Cock (Cook)
E PinkneyArmy
Alan Grenyer
Billy Wareing
J Simmons ?
Alec Troup(EFC after Armistice)
Jack Cock DCM MM(EFC after Armistice)
Sam ?Scots Guards

Second World War
NameRole/CapacityNameRole/Capacity
J ArnoldArmyArthur BarberArmy
Wally BoyesArmyCliff BrittonArmy
Billy CookArmyG CurwenArmy
John W DaviesArmyW DeanArmy
Gordon DugdaleFleet Air ArmW Edwards Royal Navy
Albert GeldardArmyW F GriffithsServices
Jack Humphreys ArmyAlbert Johnson Army
T G Jones RAFW G Keenan Army
Tommy Lawton ArmyMaurice Lindley RAF
Percy Lovett ArmyJ Lyon POW
Joseph Mercer ArmyHarry G Merritt Army
George H Milligan ArmyJ Prescott Royal Navy
Edward SagarArmy   George SaundersArmy
E A Seddon ArmyNorman W Sharp Army
Alex Stevenson RAFF T Sweeney Army POW
Jock Thomson ArmyJ Wilkinson Army POW