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    A memorial – please donate

    By Admin | AVST News | Comments are Closed | 15 March, 2011 | 0

    Following a discussion on Heroes & Villains, the fanzine received permission from the club to erect a plaque to those players, officials and supporters who served in wartime. This will be on public display somewhere around the ground.

    After talking to a plaque manufacturer, they have come up with suitable wording, along the lines of

    In grateful remembrance of those players,
    officials and supporters of Aston Villa FC
    who served their country in wartime,
    and in particular
    Bill Bowker, Arthur Dobson,
    Alfred Edwards, Billy Gerrish
    Walter Kimberley, Albert Rogers
    and Dick Roose,
    who played for our club
    and were later killed on active service
    during World War One

    Those long uneven lines
    Standing as patiently
    As if they were stretched outside
    The Oval or Villa Park,
    The crowns of hats, the sun
    On moustached archaic faces
    Grinning as if it were all
    An August Bank Holiday lark; From MCMXIV, by Phillip Larkin

    The plaque will be English brass & bronze with deep embossed lettering. The metal itself is cast from a specified ingot brass/bronze. The raised text, borders and outside edges are hand polished and finished. The thickness of the plaque is approx 4 to 5 mm.

    They need to raise £300 – Please use the Paypal button on the left navigation menu bar.

    Note: as the target has nearly been reached via Paypal, the option to send a cheque has been withdrawn.

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