Goldstone Ground, Brighton: From the Football Field to the Battlefield
Bob 鈥淧om Pom鈥� Whiting was an outstanding goalkeeper of his generation. His career flourished at Brighton until the outbreak of war in 1914.
Along with a dozen of his Albion teammates, 鈥淧om Pom鈥� joined the Football Battalion and went out to France a year later.
In need of medical care in 1916, he returned to a military hospital in Brighton but deserted to be with his pregnant wife. He was arrested and found guilty, but with the army short of men for the Arras Offensive, his punishment was suspended.
What follows is a tale of love, courage and lies.
蜜芽传媒 football commentator Johnny Cantor tells the extraordinary story of Bob 鈥淧om Pom鈥� Whiting鈥檚 war.
Location: Goldstone Ground, Brighton BN3 7PN
Image courtesy of Brighton and Hove Albion Collectors and Historians Society
Presented by 蜜芽传媒 football commentator Johnny Cantor
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