Gallaher - V.C. Heroes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/BluebirdAl/15Gallaher-VCHeroes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/BluebirdAl/15Gallaher-VCHeroes.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>1915</strong></span><br /><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Gallaher</strong></span><br /><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The Great War - Victoria Cross Heroes</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>2nd Series</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Set of 25 cards</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Something different today. Footballers who received the Victoria Cross for bravery that were attached to professional football clubs.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lance-Corporal William Angus was with Glasgow Celtic.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Temp 2nd Lt. Donald Simpson Bell was with Newcastle United, Bradford Park Avenue and Crystal Palace.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The second Wm. Angus card (No. 79) was issued by Cohen Weenan in their second Victoria Cross Heroes series from 1916.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The following is a quote from The Scotsman newspaper regaring Wm. Angus:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">The Scotsman - Friday, 23rd July 1915, page 4 <br /></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>CELTIC FOOTBALL CLUB' S CONGRATULATIONS</strong>. </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-size: x-small;">Corporal Angus was for two seasons connected with the Celtic Football Club, and Mr William Maley, the Secretary, has addressed a letter of congratulation to Cpl. Angus's father. He says:— " I beg to offer you, on behalf of my club, and personally, our sincerest congratulations on the brilliant achievement of your son, Willie. That he may come back to you all safe and sound is now our most earnest prayer, and we trust that you may all be long spared to each other to happy and prosperous days. I can safely say that no club ever had a more willing or conscientious player, and one who always showed by his cleanness that fine spirit which has in his army life enabled him to do the deed which has earned him a world's acclamation, and, I am sure brought great pride to the folks at home who have followed his career anxiously."</span></span><br /><br /><br /> </span>

Gallaher - V.C. Heroes

1915 Gallaher The Great War - Victoria Cross Heroes 2nd Series Set of 25 cards Something different today. Footballers who received the Victo...

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