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Jack Huggins
John Warwick Huggins (2 June 1886 – 26 April 1915) was an English professional Association football, footballer who played in the The Football League, Football League for Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland as an outside left. He also played in the Southern Football League, Southern League for Reading F.C., Reading. Personal life Huggins attended St. James’ National School, Whitehaven and Bede College, Durham. He later worked as a teacher and while a footballer with Reading F.C., Reading, he taught at Swansea Road School. In May 1909, he was appointed a certified assistant at Wheatley Hill Boys Secondary School. A pre-war member of the Bede College company in the Durham Light Infantry, Huggins re-enlisted as a Private (rank), private in the regiment soon after United Kingdom declaration of war upon Germany (1914), Britain's entry into the First World War. He was Killed in action, killed on or near Gravenstafel Ridge (Ypres), Gravenstafel Ridge during the Second Battle of Ypres o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crosby Ravensworth
Crosby Ravensworth is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. The village is about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the M6 motorway, and Shap. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 538, decreasing to 517 at the 2011 Census. History Prehistoric remains include the White Hag stone circle (). A pair of almost identical La Tène Celtic spoons dating from the Iron Age were found in Crosby Ravensworth in the nineteenth century and are now housed in the British Museum in London. The remains of a moat surround Corsby Hall, a farm in the village. A more recent monument at Black Dub commemorates the visit of Charles II of England in 1651. The fell also contains one of several sites in England called Robin Hood's Grave. Crosby Ravensworth Fell Crosby Ravensworth Fell is the source of the River Lyvennet and is crossed by the Coast to Coast Walk. It features a considerable expanse of limestone pavement. Notable people *John Langhorne, mathematic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
