Deaf Hill United Football Club - Mid Durham Cup - Deaf Hill (deaf0033)

Postcard photograph entitled Deaf Hill United 1908-09 Mid Durham Cup, showing the members of the team lined up on a ground with a football net behind them and, behind that, a hill with a house on its summit; a member of the team is holding the cup

Deaf Hill United Football Club - Mid Durham Cup - Deaf Hill

Postcard photograph entitled Deaf Hill United 1908-09 Mid Durham Cup, showing the members of the team lined up on a ground with a football net behind them and, behind that, a hill with a house on its summit; a member of the team is holding the cup

Date: 1908 - 1909

I have a copy of this Photograph My great grandfather John William Atkinson of Deaf hill is standing far left. He was also believed to have been an extreamly good 100 yd sprinter. I have a photo of him running near Trimdon colliery just prior to the first world war. He was awarded the military medal in 1918 for silencing a german machine gun position at the battle of Estairs whilst a member of the 1/5 DLI

Comment added by Lee Randle on 05/01/2009 11:47:00

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