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Winston Churchill, Parliament Square, London © Sue Lowry & Magellan PR
Many professional footballers served in the forces, including Tottenham Hotspur’s Walter Tull and Bradford Park Avenue’s Donald Bell who became the only professional footballer to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
Other sportsmen who fought in the war included:
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