Royal Irish Rifles War Memorial Cup

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Reference WMO/276202

Address:

Isle of Wight Football Association

Isle of Wight

England

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Trophy/Relic
Materials:
  • Metal Silver
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Silver Trophy Cup. The memorial has no fixed home and the Football Association have no headquarters building so the memorial has no fixed home location. The Isle of Wight Memorial Cup was presented to the Isle of Wight Football Association by the 1st Bn Royal Irish Rifles in 1919/20, in memory of those who died in the Great War, and in appreciation of the welcome that the Battallion had received in IW Football circles. It takes the form of a large silver cup, played for annually by local teams, with any proceeds raised going to the then Hampshire Benevolent Fund. The IW Memorial Cup competition is still played today; it is awarded annually to the winning team and held by them for the year. Also The 1919-20 Handbook of the Isle of Wight Football Association contained a Roll of Honour listing many Island footballers who died during the First World War. As this was published in a mass produced journal it does not qualify as a War Memorial Record but those interested can see full details on the IoW War Memorials reference
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THE ROYAL IRISH RIFLES WAR MEMORIAL CUP/ PRESENTED BY THE/ OFFICERS, W.O.s N.C.O.s AND RIFLEMEN/ OF THE/ 1ST BATT. THE ROYAL IRISH RIFLES/ TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION/ MAY 1920/[inscriptions of winning teams not recorded here]

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