Linfield Football Club will unveil a memorial in France later to remember its former players who died in World War One.
The memorial in Bertrancourt will pay tribute to Linfield's dead from the first world war
Made of granite and glass, the monument was designed by architect and former Linfield player Lee Doherty working with one of the club's academy coaches, Johnny Jamison.The memorial includes a poem as its centrepiece, with a football and boots cast in stone. The land for the monument was gifted to the Belfast club at no cost, with the village pledging to look after its upkeep.Rifleman James Walker was pictured with Linfield's 1915-1916 team at Windsor Park
"During two hours bombardment your son stuck to his post under a storm of high explosive shells, until finally a flying fragment struck him," a lieutenant wrote.The monument has been kept under wraps by the village until the official unveiling The names of four Linfield players also feature on the prominent Thiepval and Menin Gate memorials, both of which pay tribute to soldiers who have no known graves.Celine Jasiak, the deputy mayor of Bertrancourt, said the village, which is home to about 200 people, was "very excited and very happy" to unveil the memorial.
"It's a very beautiful memorial, so if you pass in front of the memorial you need to stop and have an interest."
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