Cheshires – 15th June 2017

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.

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