The memorial in honour of mem-honour, and to these as well as bers of the Shanghai Football th: ose "Whose memory we com-Club who fell during the war was memorate to-day, all honour and unveiled by Mr, E. C. Pearce, the glory are due. club's Vice-President, on Saturday "This tablet will remain as an immediately after the match be-everlasting memorial to these brave tween the 8.F.C. and S.R-C. The men and will serve as a future in-ceremony was to have been perdication of the very high spirit, formed by Sir Everard Fraser; but principles of right and lofty he was unfortunately prevented patriotism inculcated on these from being present owing to an fields of sport, proving to future attack of influenza, and Mr. generations the willingness on their Pearce, at the last moment, very part to sacrifice ther lives for kindly consented to take his place. that which is right. To these Besides the members of the club honourable gentlemen we bow our there were quite a large number of heads in deepest admiration. guests present to witness this "From every corner of the world solemn cermonywhere the British name is honour-Mr. Pearce in addressing the our young men went forth to company, prior to unveiling the fight the fight. Shanghai was rot tablet said. in part:—'In the re-backward, and from this club alone grottable absence of the British no fewer than G4 members went to Consul-General, Sir Everard do their bit Fraser, your President. due to "To the 16 members who made sickness. it has fallen to my lot the supreme sacrifice we place their as your Vice-President to unveil a names in lasting memory among tablet to the memory of 16 gallant those whose name live th for ever-gentlemen of your club who sallied more.' forth on the great adventure and Mr. Pearce then unveiled the who made the supreme sacrifice tablet—which is of mahogany, bear-for their King and Country.)ing the inscription "Dulce et Sixty-four members of this club decorum est pro patria. mori" and went forth into the field of|read over the names inscribed as follows Name.
Regiment.
Where Killed Date, A. Benn, 10th Royal Fusiliers.
15/7/16.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.