Arsenal anniversaries 8 August, signing Jimmy Brain, and our 15th birthday too
By Tony Attwood The headlines come from 1923 and 2009. 8 August 1917: it was formally announced that Captain Sir Henry Norris (chairman of Arsenal) had been promoted to Lt Colonel in the British Army (thus by-passing the rank of major), and had been made Deputy Director of Recruiting in support of the war effort. …
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