The First and the Last of the Sheffield City Battalion

This is the story of two British men from very different social backgrounds, who both joined a new Pals battalion during World War I. To encourage men to volunteer, the British Army established Pals battalions that allowed men who enlisted together to serve together during the First World War. One of these men was Vivian Simpson, a 31-year-old solicitor who was well known in the city; partly because he was an outstanding footballer, playing for Sheffield Wednesday and an England trialist. Simpso