Monthly Archives: June 2017

Cheshires – 28th to 30th June 2017

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100 years ago today 28/6/1917: Corporal W Ratcliffe 1st/6th Bn. Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Private H Mason 19th Bn. Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Arthur Francis Morton (Age 27) 19th Bn. Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Elizabeth Hyde, of Dawley, Salop, and husband of Edith E. Morton, of 54, King Street, Dawley, Salop.

Private Walter Birch (Age 22) “C” Coy. 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. Birch, of 58, Poplar St., Bolton, Lancs.

Private Paul Diamond (Age 29) 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of James and Elizabeth Diamond, of 51, Nelson Rd., Rock Ferry, Cheshire.

Private Percy Reginald Forster (Age 23) 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Joseph and Amelia Forster, of 491, Chorley Old Rd., Bolton, Lancs.

Private Frank Gerrard 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private Thomas Halliday 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private Harry Hopkinson 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private William Henry Humphreys 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private Walter Johnstone 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private William Edward Matthews (Age 21) “D” Coy. 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Edmund and Mary Matthews, of “Outfalls”, Moreton, Ruabon, Wrexham.

Corporal John Preston 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private Joseph Westwood (Age 19) “D” Coy. 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of the late Edward and Sarah Ann Westwood.

Private Arthur Whitaker 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private Tom Barratt (Age 24) 6th Bn. Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En-Gohelle, France. Son of Tom Barratt; husband of Martha Barratt, of 9, Oak St., Cheadle Heath, Stockport.

Private T Gannon 1st Bn. Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En-Gohelle, France.

Private John Richard Knowles (Age 24) 1st Bn. Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En-Gohelle, France. Son of Eli and Margaret Knowles, of 41, Jenning St., Edgeley, Stockport.

Private J Marr 1st Bn. Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En-Gohelle, France.

Private W Mccormick 1st Bn. Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En-Gohelle, France.

Private W A Robinson M M 1st Bn. Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En-Gohelle, France.

Private M Rogers 1st Bn. Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En-Gohelle, France.

Private George Stephenson (Age 32) 1st Bn. Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En-Gohelle, France. Son of Robert and Margaret Stephenson; husband of Margaret May Stephenson, of Hedley-on-the-Hill, Stocksfield, Northumberland.

Private Leonard Stokes (Age 19) 1st Bn. Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En-Gohelle, France. Son of Frank and Hannah Stokes (formerly Hartley)of 42 Edward Street, Glossop. Husband of Alma Stokes.

Private T W L Woodward 1st Bn. Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En-Gohelle, France.

Private F Wootton 1st Bn. Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En-Gohelle, France.

Private James Henry Reader (Age 24) 12th Bn. Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. Son of John and Annie Reader, of Birkenhead.

Private R Fowles (Age 48) 9th Bn. Heaton Norris (Christ Church) Churchyard, United Kingdom.

 

WW2:

1942 Private Arnold Cross (Age 25) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt.

1942 Lieutenant Gordon Francis Elliott (Age 24) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Son of Harold Graham Elliott and Gladys Elliott, of Hove, Sussex.

1942 Corporal Henry Ernest Granby (Age 27) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Son of Charles Frederick and Margaret Iris Granby; husband of Eliza Jane Granby, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

1942 Private William Reay (Age 30) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt.

1942 Lance Corporal Arthur William Smith 2nd Bn. Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya.

 

100 years ago today 29/6/1917: Private H Ashworth (Age 21) 11th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of James and Harriet Ashworth, of 18, Bank Gate, Broadbottom, Manchester.

Private George Wood (Age 20) 8th Bn. formerly 3rd Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of Timothy and Alice Wood, of Rose Cottage, Lower Withington, Chelford, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Maxfield (Age 33) 11th Bn. Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Thomas and Sophia Maxfield, of 174, Grove St., Liverpool. Born at Langwathby, Cumberland.

Private J Renshaw (Age 29) Depot Northenden (St. Wilfrid) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Renshaw, of 3, Albert Rd., Northenden.

Private W Winterbottom 22nd Bn. Oldham (Greenacres) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Mr. J. S. Winterbottom of 56, Nield St., Oldham.

 

WW2:

1942 Private Cyril Demaine Hanson (Age 31) 2nd Bn. El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of John William and Agnes Hanson; husband of Elizabeth Jane Hanson, of Warrington, Lancashire.

1942 Corporal Donald Mcmillian (Age 28) MM 2nd Bn. Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of William and Eliza McMillian; husband of Edna McMillian, of Lanchester, Co. Durham.

1947 Corporal H Loynes 2nd Bn. Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya.

 

100 years ago today 30/6/1917:

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WW2:

1947 Serjeant William John Perry (Age 62) Shore (St. Barnabas) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of William and Sarah Ann Perry; husband of Flora Perry, of Werneth, Oldham.

Cheshires – 24th – 27th June 2017

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100 years ago today 24/6/1917: Lance Corporal W A Turnock 1st/5th Bn. Guemappe British Cemetery, Wancourt, France.

Private T Pemberton 1st/5th Bn. Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, France.

 

WW2:

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100 years ago today 25/6/1917: Private Edward Kirkpatrick (Age 22) 1st/5th Bn. Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France. Son of Henry Samuel and Emma Kirkpatrick, of 39, Thomson St., Shaw Heath, Stockport,.

Private James Orr (Age 29) 1st/5th Bn. Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France. Son of Elizabeth Rodgers, of The Hill, Groomsport, Bangor, Co. Down.

Private Petter Wilding (Age 22) “D” Coy. 1st/5th Bn. Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France. Son of Hannah Plumb (formerly Wilding), of I, Hampden Place, Castle Northwich, Cheshire.

Private Fred Lofkin (Age 24) 9th Bn. Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France. Born Haslington, Crewe. Son of John and Eliza Lofkin, of 30, Sheppard St., Crewe.

 

WW2:

1940 Major Edmund Ivan Gore-hickman (Age 41) 4th Bn. Brugge General Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Francis William and Elizabeth Browne Gore-Hickman, of Ballsbridge, Dublin, Irish Republic.

1940 Lance Corporal Sydney Taylor (Age 24) 5th Bn. Northwich Cemetery, United Kingdom.

1944 Lieutenant David Ronald Evans (Age 27) Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery, France. Son of D. Ernest and Hilda Evans, of Chester.

 

100 years ago today 26/6/1917: Second Lieutenant Geoffrey Senior Sheard (Age 21) 3rd Bn. Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France. Son of Theodore Senior Sheard and Mabel Sheard, of “Waverley,” Moor Lane, Crosby, Liverpool.

Second Lieutenant Thomas Leonard Wood (Age 32) 16th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Son of Robert Stewart Wood and Mrs. Payne (formerly Wood), of Eccleston; husband of Edith Mary Wood, of Eccleston, Chester.

Private J Thompson (Age 20) “C” Coy. 3rd Bn. Burnley Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, of 14, Williams Rd., Burnley.

 

WW2:

1942 Private Frederick Alfred Charles Dinham (Age 25) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt.

1942 Private Frederick Moore (Age 26) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Son of Arthur and Lily Moore.

1942 Private Alfred Rowbotham (Age 33) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Son of Henry and Ellen Rowbotham; husband of Edith Rowbotham, of Droylsden, Lancashire.

 

100 years ago today 27/6/1917: Private William Henry Atkinson (Age 41) 19th Bn. Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Belgium. Of Birkenhead.

Private Cadwaladr (Walter) Hughes (Age 29) 19th Bn. Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Thomas and Anne Hughes, of 67, Luxmore Road, Liverpool.

Private O W Richards (Age 22) 19th Bn. Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John and Elizabeth Richards, of Menafon, Bala, North Wales. (Late of Bala.).

Private J Rushforth 19th Bn. Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Belgium.

Lance Corporal J Walsh 19th Bn. Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Frank and Elizabeth Walsh, of Preston, Lancs.

Private J A Williams (Age 26) 19th Bn. Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mrs. K. Martin, of 13, Military Rd., Pennar, Pembroke Dock.

Private John Leonards Heywood 1st/5th Bn. Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France. Husband of R. Heywood, of 31, Beaconfield St., Chester.

Private Wiliiam Cheadle (Age 38) 1st Bn. Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, United Kingdom. Son of Henry and Sarah Cheadle.

Lance Corporal Owen Samuel Hancock (Age 36) 1st Garrison Bn. Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, United Kingdom. Son of James and Annie Hancock; husband of Mary Elizabeth Hancock (nee Smith), of 6, Walton St., Birkenhead.

 

WW2:

1942 Private Ernest Lloyd (Age 32) 2nd Bn. El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. Husband of Muriel Eliza Lloyd, of Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire.

1944 Captain Thomas Joseph Kennedy (Age 34) DCM Bari War Cemetery, Italy. Husband of Catherine Kennedy, of Ranelagh, Dublin, Irish Republic.

Cheshires – 21st to 23rd June 2017

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100 years ago today 21/6/1917: Serjeant George Henry Davies 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

 

WW2:

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100 years ago today 22/6/1917: Second Lieutenant Geoffrey Christian Lansdale Walsh (Age 20) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of J. Leo and Frances E. Walsh, of Larchwood, Chelford, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Prosser 8th Bn. Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, India.

Private George William Shaw 9th Bn. Over (St. John) Churchyard, United Kingdom.

 

WW2:

1943 Private Charles William Rhodes 4th Bn. Horsley (St. Clement) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Charles W. Rhodes and Jane S. Rhodes, of Kilburn.

 

100 years ago today 23/6/1917: Private P Shipstone (Age 28) 10th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of Elizabeth Shipstone; husband of Mabel Shipstone, of 306a, Radford Rd., Hyson Green, Nottingham.

Private Robert Edward Hewitt (Age 24) 8th Bn. Whitehaven (Hensingham) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Thomas and Mary Catherine Hewitt, of 4, Bedford St., Hensingham.

 

WW2:

1942 Serjeant John Harold Crawford (Age 24) 2nd Bn. Caserta War Cemetery, Italy. Son of John James Crawford and Caroline Crawford; husband of Florence Annie Crawford, of Farnworth, Widnes, Lancashire.

1944 Private William Leslie Etherington (Age 21) 2nd Bn. Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, France. Son of William John and Lily Etherington, of Liss, Hampshire.

1944 Private Edwin Howarth (Age 36) 2nd Bn. Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, France. Son of John Joseph and Edith Jane Howarth; husband of Doris Howarth, of Rochdale, Lancashire.

Cheshires – 20th June 2017

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100 years ago today 20/6/1917: Private J Bates 17th Reserve Bn. Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Private John Peers (Age 21) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of John Peers, of Burwardsley, Chester, and the late Prudence Peers.

Private John James Williamson (Age 34) 10th Bn. Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France.

Private Frederick Cecil Abel (Age 19) 9th Bn. Kensal Green (All Souls’) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Sidney and Mary Eliza Abel, of 92, Widdrington Rd., Coventry. Born at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex.

 

WW2:

1942 Lieutenant Harry Davies 1st Bn. Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.

Cheshires – 19th June 2017

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100 years ago today 19/6/1917: Private Charles Henry Russell (Age 22) 13th Bn. Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Only son of Charles H. and Minnie Russell, of Grange Villa, Grange Rd. West, Birkenhead.

Private William Lyon (Age 36) 22nd Bn. Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Robert and Ann Lyon; husband of Mary Ann Lyon, of 14, Marshall Terrace, Clare St., Liverpool.

Private George Edwin Allen (Age 39) 22nd Bn. Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Allen.

Private E Ambrose 22nd Bn. Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Benjamin Rees Gould (Age 28) 22nd Bn. Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Benjamin and Mary Gould, of Tynllan, Deserth, nr. Builth Wells; husband of Gertrude Gould, of Windsor Cottage, Newbridge-on-Wye, Radnorshire.

Private R Hargreaves 22nd Bn. Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Arthur Beard 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private William Green 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Lance Corporal James Lawless (Age 27) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Patrick and Mary Lawless, of Longfield, Forkhill, Co. Armagh.

Private Alexander Mcgregor (Age 37) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Gregor and Flora McGregor, of 39, Park St., Cambuslang, Glasgow.

Private William John Trasler (Age 29) 16th Bn. Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Germany. Son of William John Trasler, of Dallington, Northants; husband of Mrs. L. R. Trasler, of 38, Monarch Rd., Kingsthorpe Rd., Northampton.

 

WW2:

1944 Private Douglas William Keel (Age 32) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of William and Charlotte Minnie Keel; husband of Elsie Lilian Keel, of Fishponds, Gloucestershire.

1944 Private Stanley Noden (Age 29) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France.

1944 Private William Roughley (Age 29) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of Harry and Margaret Feilding Roughley; husband of Doris Roughley, of Atherton, Lancashire.

1944 Private Frederick William Wright (Age 33) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of Frederick William and Jane Eliza Wright; husband of Alice Wright, of Woodford Green, Essex.

Cheshires – 18th June 2017

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100 years ago today 18/6/1917: Private T Deary 9th Bn. Locre Hospice Cemetery, Belgium.

Private John Worden (Age 27) 9th Bn. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Eliza Ann Worden, of 328, Ribbleton Lane, Preston.

Private George William Luty 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Harry Archer (Age 37) 10th Bn. Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Archer, of 40, Green St., Hyde, Cheshire.

Private Herbert Davenport (Age 34) 16th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Husband of Ada Davenport, of 28, Middleton Rd., Oldham.

 

WW2:

1944 Private John Alwyn Bliss (Age 28) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of David Charles and Martha Ann Bliss; husband of Bertha Bliss, of Widnes, Lancashire.

1944 Corporal Fred Gidman (Age 24) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Gidman; husband of Ethel Gidman, of Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent.

1944 Private John George Slone (Age 28) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas and Margaret Lawrence Christmas Carr Slone; husband of Eileen Slone, of Howdon-on-Tyne, Northumberland.

1945 Serjeant Herbert Thomas Jermy (Age 30) MID Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Son of Charles and Kate Jermy; husband of Kathleen Mary Jermy, of Norwich.

Cheshires – 17th June 2017

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100 years ago today 17/6/1917: Private J Edwards 10th Bn. St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Private John Corry Moore 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private H Jackson 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

Private S Greenwood 13th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France.

Private T R Cleaton (Age 18) 1st/6th Bn. Bridgnorth Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Richard and Sarah Cleaton.

 

WW2:

1940 Colour Serjeant Harry Lawrence Hibbins (Age 32) Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of John Hibbins, and of Rose Hibbins (nee Ford); husband of Winifred E. Hibbins, of Hanton Bridge, Hertfordshire.

1940 Private Horace James (Age 34) La Bernerie-En-Retz Communal Cemetery, France.

1940 Private Arthur Keenan (Age 31) Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Arthur Keenan, and of Bridget Keenan (nee McCasey).

1940 Private Albert Lewis (Age 38) Pornic War Cemetery, France. Son of Mark and Sarah Lewis.

1940 Lance Corporal David Smith (Age 31) Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Mary Ellen Smith, of Birkenhead.

1940 Private Isaac Frederick Woodland (Age 32) Les Moutiers-En-Retz Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Bert and Rebecca Woodland; husband of Edith Constance Woodland, of Isleworth, Middlesex.

1940 Private Alfred Wright (Age 32) Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Thomas and Beatrice Wright; husband of Gweneth Wright, of Aberfan, Glamorgan.

1941 Private Frank Alexander Whittaker 4th Bn. Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

1942 Corporal George Ashbrooke (Age 29) 5th Bn. Weaverham (St. Mary) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Annie Ashbrooke, and stepson of Harry Broadhurst, of Weaverham; husband of Hilda Ashbrooke, of Northwich.

1943 Private Keith Charles Dransfield (Age 28) Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, United Kingdom. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dransfield, of Blundellsands, Liverpool.

1944 Private Joseph Fidler Bannister (Age 31) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of Fred and Sarah Ann Bannister, of Hazel Grove, Cheshire.

1944 Private George Makin (Age 32) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas and Helen Makin; husband of Rose Elizabeth Makin, of Hayes, Middlesex.

 

 

Cheshires – 16th June 2017

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100 years ago today 16/6/1917: Private F Warrington 11th Bn. Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Harold Bancroft 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private William Edward Palmer (Age 23) “C” Coy. 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Myra Palmer, of 39, Newtown Row, Birmingham.

Private William Oliver (Age 28) 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Oliver, of Thornbury; husband of Elsie May Oliver, of Forda, Thornbury, Brandis Corner, Devon.

Private Joseph Fisher (Age 18) 1st/5th Bn. Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, France. Son of Thomas and Mercia Fisher, of 2, Williams Row, Bridge St., Stone Bridge, Saltney, Chester.

Private R Broadhurst 1st/7th Bn. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

 

WW2:

1944 Private Arthur Peach (Age 23) 2nd Bn. Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, France. Son of Arthur and Annie Peach, of Walsall, Staffordshire; husband of Doris Minnie May Peach, of Coal Pool, Walsall.

1944 Private Leonard Stanley Weedon (Age 28) 2nd Bn. Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, France. Son of George Henry and Lilian Weedon; husband of Alice Weedon, of New Malden, Surrey.

Cheshires – 15th June 2017

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100 years ago today 15/6/1917: Private R Jackson 9th Bn. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium.

Private J Pearce 9th Bn. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium.

Private James William Ashpital (Age 19) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of John and Isabella Ashpital, of 18, Ellesmere Avenue, Marple, Cheshire.

Private Harry Bruce 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private John Downs (Age 45) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Esther Downs.

Private Richard Henry Stansfield (Age 24) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Abraham and Annie Stansfield, of 425, Burnley Rd., Todmorden.

Private Charles Edward Timson (Age 25) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Samuel Walter and Elizabeth Timson, of Regent St., Lutterworth; husband of Emily Lucy Timson, of Regent St., Lutterworth, Rugby.

Private A Hanley 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

Private G H Pointon 19th Bn. Grevillers British Cemetery, France.

 

WW2:

1942 Private Martin Mcmanus (Age 31) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Son of Martin and Catherine McManus; husband of Anne McManus, of Davyhulme, Lancashire.

1942 Private Joseph Whittaker (Age 24) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Son of Joseph and Annie Whittaker, of Stockport, Cheshire.

Cheshires – 14th June 2017

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100 years ago today 14/6/1917: Private J Wilding 13th Bn. La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of F. N. Hughes, of 3, Brandon Yard, Knutsford, Cheshire.

Private John Don (Age 25) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of George and Mary Don, of 66, India St., Netherfield Rd., Liverpool.

Private Anthony Peter Doyle (Age 19) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Peter and Dora Doyle, of 3A, Eldon Place, Vauxhall Rd., Liverpool.

Private Sydney Gregory (Age 26) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Adopted son of Alfred and Mary Downes, of 1, St. Anne’s St., Sale, Cheshire.

Private John Simpson (Age 33) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Father of Marie Simpson, of 1, Fleetwood St., Chapel Row, Leyland, Preston.

Private J Tonge (Age 29) 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Husband of Helena Tonge, of 74, Spring Vale, Middleton, Manchester.

Private Ben Saddington (Age 23) 10th Bn. Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France. Son of Joseph and Esther Saddington, of Kingsley House, Station Rd., Burton Latimer, Kettering. Native of Cranford, Kettering.

Private E Lloyd (Age 29) 13th Bn. Neston Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of L. A. Smethurst (formerly Lloyd), of 1, Belmont Terrace, Neston.

 

WW2:

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