ex- Manchester City & Eccels footballer.

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Who did he play for in Eccles?


Thomas Farrell
Birth Place: Liverpool
Death Date: 1 Jul 1916
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Manchester
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
Battalion: 1st Battalion
Number: 9018
Type of Casualty: Killed in action



Ben

[shred]

Ben,

Nice find. Eccles Borough were a football club in their own right, so I presume it was that club that he played for rather than a club in the Borough of Eccles.

There is a passing reference to him on the Blue Moon forum (I have cleansed my system) which states that he only played a couple of games for City. I cannot pick him out on the 1911 census.

[IJM]

I know this is an old thread, but I thought you may be interested to know that I visited the grave of Thomas Farrell last week in Auchonvillers Military Cemetery. Here is a link to the photograph of his headstone:

www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=321256874688153&set=a.305317059615468.1073741828.305039739643200&type=1&theater

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Hi & welcome IJM

The thread is not that old, now 1914 is

Thanks for taking the time to post an update on Thomas Farrell. Also nice of you to photograph the grave.

Your website looks really interesting

Ben

[squash1]

Tommy Farrell was my Grandads older brother,  (there was another older brother) I was told as a boy in the 1960'S about him, and somewhere have a photo of him in Adrieonians strip. I was told he actually was in City's squads that went to the 1904 cup final. My Grandad was brought up in Crumpsall workhouse and was tought to play Clarinet and he was at 10 yo in the band that played at that cup final during half-time.

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Hi & welcome Squash1 (I use to be good at that game)

Just a little bit of info for you, that you may or may not have already?

Click here for a link about Thomas (Tommy) Farrell footballers roll of honour site

This is a link to order a copy of Thomas Farrell's will. They cost £10, sometimes there is just the basic info on them and other times shed great deal of info about the man & his family. It is a case of pay your money and take your chance?

Thomas Farrell wife, Francis (I think this should be Frances) Farrell was awarded a war gratuityof: £9-3s-2d & £8-10s-0d

I think he will be shown on the Scottish 1911 census, but i do not have subs for that. Scotlands people wabsite has the 1911 census, here is a liknk to the site

Ben

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Hi all and in particular squash1

I was over on the Somme a couple of weeks ago and paid another visit to Tom Farrell's grave at Auchonvillers Military Cemetery. I also spent a few hours walking around the area that the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers attacked on 1 July afterwards, so it's more than likely I was close to where he fell at one point.

I've attached a new photo of his grave, feel free to use it elsewhere and I can provide a high resolution copy if anyone wants one.

Also as stated above, have a look at his profile on our website and if you can add anything, or indeed notice any errors, please get in touch at any time!

Regards 

Iain

[squash1]

Hi All
Further to my post from June 13th 2015. First of all thank you to both Ben and Iain for their prompt and helpful replies. I was wandering if anyone would know if Tommy Farrell is remembered on any Cenotaph in the Salford area. I’m unable to go to Auchonvillers for this Sunday but, hope to visit next year. I would like to visit any monument that he’s named on this coming weekend.
Also, does anyone know if there are any surviving relatives?
Many Thanks
Squash

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Hi Squash,

Was it your goodself who email us today with regards to Tommy Farrell? If it was please accept this post as a response.

The newspaper cutting found by Ben indicates that Tommy lived on Eltoft St, Deansgate. I therefore believe that the Thomas Farrell named on the Byrom St, St John's ward, RoH is your Tommy Farrell. The Roll of Honour is just off deansgate and would have covered the area that Tommy lived in. It also lists that the Thomas Farrell named died which, to me, makes it highly likely that it is the correct man.

link to the Roll of Honour

HTH

[squash1]

Hi Shred
Thank you for this. I will definitely make a point of visiting this Roh. Is this board a place where any service would take place this Sunday or will events focus around the Cenotaph?
Thanks
Mark

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Mark,

I don't think that there is anything planned at the RoH. I suppose that you could visit the RoH to pay your respects and then walk up to the Cenotaph for the service in Manchester. Alternatively you could nip along to The Crescent and attend the service in Salford.

Remembrance 2018 Manchester

Salford:

Crowds will gather at the war memorial at Albert Bentley Place, The Crescent, for the annual service of remembrance from 10.30am. The service and wreath laying will start at 10.45am

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Jun 13, 2015 6:32:04 GMT squash1 said:

Tommy Farrell was my Grandads older brother,  (there was another older brother) I was told as a boy in the 1960'S about him, and somewhere have a photo of him in Adrieonians strip. I was told he actually was in City's squads that went to the 1904 cup final. My Grandad was brought up in Crumpsall workhouse and was tought to play Clarinet and he was at 10 yo in the band that played at that cup final during half-time.

[taffy]

Thomas Farrell was my Great Grandfather. One of his daughters, Annie, was my Grandmother. I am trying to find as much information on him as I can to investigate my family tree, so any help on Tommy’s family would be appreciated.