FOOTBALL fans who helped finance a memorial in France honouring players who fought in World War One have been thanked with their own plaque at Leyton Orient FC's ground.
More than £15,000 was raised by supporters for the granite monument near the Somme battlefield, which was erected this summer to mark the sacrifices made by players, staff and fans of Clapton Orient - as the O's were known up until the 1940s.
By way of thanks a 'roll of honour' has now been installed at the supporters club naming all those who contributed a set amount to the fund.
It was unveiled in a ceremony attended by dignitaries including Leyton Orient chief executive Matt Porter, members of the Royal British Legion and mayor of Waltham Forest Cllr Geofff Walker.
Steve Jenkins, deputy chairman of Leyton Orient Supporters Club, was also awarded an enlarged version of the O’s Somme badge and an engraved plinth in recognition of his tireless fund-raising and research work for the project.
He said afterwards: “The O’s Somme Memorial Committee wishes to thank everyone who has supported not only the Roll of Honour, but also the entire project and the fact the memorial now proudly stands on the Somme only goes to show how many people have taken the O’s Memorial to their hearts.”
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