HE was a Saints star who went to fight in the First World War and never came back - and now his relative is keen to have his name added to the city's memorial.

Harold Wally Bamford pulled on the red and white jersey just years before going to fight for his country in 1915.

He is one of many servicemen and women who can benefit from the Daily Echo's Find the Forgotten campaign, which aims to make sure fallen heroes are preserved.

After working as a school teacher and playing left-half for Saints between 1908 and 1911, Harry joined the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry and rose to the rank of second lieutenant.

The unit landed in St Nazire, France and only two months later Harry was badly injured and rushed to a Red Cross Hospital in Etaples france but tragically died of his wounds on November 26, 1915, aged just 29.

And his great nephew Roy Rogers, who lives in Sholing, is backing the Daily Echo and Southampton City campaign because he believes Harry deserves to have his name listed with the thousands of others who gave their lives.

Roy, 64, said: "He was killed in November 1915 and it's the exact 100 years coming up.

"He lived in Peartree Avenue and he was outside the borough in those days so his name never got put on the cenotaph.

"I'm quite interested in the history of it, especially because he used to play for Saints."

There are currently 3,298 names on the memorial wall at Southampton Cenotaph including 2,368 who died in the First World War, 927 who died in the Second World War, and three who were killed in other conflicts after 1918.

Yet like Garry, there are others who fought but are not mentioned.

Alongside the city council the Daily Echo is appealing to find the names of men and women who deserve to be included on the wall.

The council hopes to raise £10,000 to pay for up to 100 of the fallen to have their names added to the memorial and Cllr Satvir Kaur has spoken of her belief that the monument should represent a "vibrant and diverse" city.

Anyone who knows a servicewoman or man whose name is not on the memorial should email newsdesk@dailyecho.co.uk.

The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2018, with work set to be completed by November of that year.

For the First World War those who lived within or outside the 1920 borough boundaries will be eligible, and nominations are welcome from the Second World War or other conflicts.