Gallaher Ltd. - The Great War ~ Victoria Cross Heroes ~ 7th series - Temp 2nd Lieut. Donald Simpson Bell, V.C.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hkv50zAtq1Pj-sZ0xtoEzcGIXHAx5Ri_wMnqyKEsq2onNS64d7iP5nDc2RtzyWMJExG1AN7oyMXiyl6hHn7jMnv7dftJYGZSm2AMOZ3v-Czqoa6aufqagEjHZdH5sh7BwxEKhErDWyyA/s1600/$_12+(16).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hkv50zAtq1Pj-sZ0xtoEzcGIXHAx5Ri_wMnqyKEsq2onNS64d7iP5nDc2RtzyWMJExG1AN7oyMXiyl6hHn7jMnv7dftJYGZSm2AMOZ3v-Czqoa6aufqagEjHZdH5sh7BwxEKhErDWyyA/s1600/$_12+(16).jpg" width="187" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b><b>1917</b></span><br /><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Temp 2nd Lieut. Donald Simpson Bell, V.C.</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 card known</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's another footballer to have won the Victoria Cross, the Victoria Cross.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is what wikipedia has to say about Donald Simpson Bell :</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Donald Simpson Bell V.C. (3 December 1890 – 10 July 1916) was an English school teacher and professional footballer. During the First World War he was awarded the Victoria Cross for actions in the Somme.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bell was born on 3 December 1890 to Smith and Annie Bell, who resided in Queen's Rd, Harrogate. He attended Harrogate Grammar School before going to Westminster College. A noted sportsman at college while studying he played as an amateur with Crystal Palace and later for Newcastle United. He returned to Harrogate and became a schoolteacher at Starbeck School and a member of the National Union of Teachers, and to supplement his salary in 1912 he signed professional forms with Bradford (Park Avenue).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The complete, original article can be found here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Simpson_Bell">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Simpson_Bell</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Great War - Victoria Cross Heroes - 7th series</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gallaher Ltd.</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b><b>162.  Temp 2nd Lt. Donald Simpson Bell (late of Yorks Regiment)</b></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br />

Gallaher Ltd. - The Great War ~ Victoria Cross Heroes ~ 7th series - Temp 2nd Lieut. Donald Simpson Bell, V.C.

1917 Temp 2nd Lieut. Donald Simpson Bell, V.C. 1 card known Here's another footballer to have won the Victoria Cross, the Victoria Cross...

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Martins/Glory Boy Cigarettes / Gallaher Ltd./ Thomson & Porteous/Lutin Cigarettes / Cohen, Weenan & Co. - V.C. Heroes - William Angus

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrv4YeklUhEtRH5vJ7SNb7cV0tBaDRjtFcjrtJFnc8CEHAwEVo34yBwZO7S8yzRwH8ehp5VVZ5Ywt7xZX75uvqe3-fzyj54mWjV0aVCtl82in0w16cp9Id40cqpxu-DtsBhdlSlvdpfkfG/s1600/16+Martins+-+VC+Heroes+-21c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrv4YeklUhEtRH5vJ7SNb7cV0tBaDRjtFcjrtJFnc8CEHAwEVo34yBwZO7S8yzRwH8ehp5VVZ5Ywt7xZX75uvqe3-fzyj54mWjV0aVCtl82in0w16cp9Id40cqpxu-DtsBhdlSlvdpfkfG/s1600/16+Martins+-+VC+Heroes+-21c.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9vTWp-XztfjfJc5IfWBpW1694XEyOq-tcmitlHdceW5B-12nqPnpYwTFzbgNXHgRrvrHsXkDXVTZYv8cXUe2cppQowSSPBhgflUE9ZglHZHVXfGWI9W_2vmpC6HDv13v9AZfUewRdgf3/s1600/16+Thomson+and+Porteous+-+VC+Heroes+-35-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9vTWp-XztfjfJc5IfWBpW1694XEyOq-tcmitlHdceW5B-12nqPnpYwTFzbgNXHgRrvrHsXkDXVTZYv8cXUe2cppQowSSPBhgflUE9ZglHZHVXfGWI9W_2vmpC6HDv13v9AZfUewRdgf3/s1600/16+Thomson+and+Porteous+-+VC+Heroes+-35-002.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>1916</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Lance-Corporal William Angus, V.C.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>4 cards known</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No football cards this time, but the only footballer who appeared on cigarette cards after being awarded the highest military honour, the Victoria Cross.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is what wikipedia has to say about William Angus:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After leaving school he was employed as a miner but was able to find himself a place as a professional footballer at Celtic FC where he made only one appearance in the first team. Released in 1914, he joined Wishaw Thistle, the club he was captaining when war was declared in August. As a member of local Territorial battalion of the Highland Light Infantry, he was mobilised immediately.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On 12 June 1915 at Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée, France, Lance-Corporal Angus voluntarily left his trench under very heavy bomb and rifle fire and rescued a wounded officer who was lying within a few yards of the enemy's position. The lance-corporal had no chance of escaping the enemy's fire when undertaking this gallant deed, and in effecting the rescue he received about 40 wounds, some of them being very serious.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The complete, original article can be found here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Angus">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Angus</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Martins / Glory Boy Cigarettes - V.C. Heroes - card no. 21 <span style="font-size: x-small;">(the first two illustrations)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gallaher Ltd. - The Great War - Victoria Cross Heroes - 2nd Series <span style="font-size: x-small;">(the third illustration)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thomson & Porteous / Lutin Cigarettes - V.C. Heroes - card no. 35 <span style="font-size: x-small;">(fourth and fifth illustrations)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cohen, Weenan & Co. - V.C. Heroes <span style="font-size: x-small;">(the sixth illustration)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Martins/Glory Boy Cigarettes / Gallaher Ltd./ Thomson & Porteous/Lutin Cigarettes / Cohen, Weenan & Co. - V.C. Heroes - William Angus

1916 Lance-Corporal William Angus, V.C. 4 cards known No football cards this time, but the only footballer who appeared on cigarette cards a...

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