Update to original message.

Definitely Deakin not Deacon and probably George Albert Deakin b Smethwick (b Reg King's Norton 1882 Q1 d Reg Worcester 1950 Q3) who was an Army schoolmaster and during the mid/late 1920s a headmaster in Worcestershire.

Original Message

I have a late 1906 football team group postcard for which I can identify 7 of the 11 players. I can name two more who are definitely on it while there are three possibilities for the other two.

One of the two from three is George A Deakin/Deacon (usually seen spelt with the “ki” but also occasionally with the “co”) who was in Colchester from late 1905 until early 1908.

He played for and captained the town football club and was reported to have come from Saltley College, which was a teacher training establishment in Birmingham. He left for India in January 1908 but doesn’t appear to be a soldier, although he could possibly be a military schoolmaster. January 1908 doesn’t coincide with a troop movement from the local garrison.

Any descendents who recognise his details and may be able to help with identification are invited to contact me and I will forward copies of the unknown faces