Monday, 29 October 2018

DAWSON F. T.

Lance Corporal 77439 Frank Taylor DAWSON.
Manchester Regiment, 16th Bn.
Died 29 Oct 1918, aged 34
Family memorial in All Saints Churchyard.
Buried Dottignies Communal Cemetery, Belgium, Plot I. Row B. Grave 1.
Son of Mark and Hannah Dawson, of Marple, Cheshire
Husband of Esther Dawson, of 7 Belgrave Road, Sale, Cheshire.

photo by Chris Gleave



"TO MEMORY EVER DEAR"

photo from Findagrave.com added by Phil

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

ATKINSON F.

Private 7268 Frederick ATKINSON.
South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Bn.
Died 24 Oct 1914 aged 32.
Family memorial in All Saints Churchyard.
Commemorated Le Touret Memorial, France, Panel 23.
Son of Charlie and Rachel Atkinson.
Husband of Mary Atkinson, of Chapel Houses, Marple, Cheshire.

The family memorial has is age as 34 but C.W.G.C. has it as 32.

photo by Chris Gleave

Monday, 22 October 2018

ERNIL W.

Gunner 8558 William ERNIL
Royal Garrison Artillery, No.2 Depot
Died 22 Oct 1916, aged 24
Buried Marple Bridge Congregational Churchyard, Special Memorial.
Son of John and Mary Ernill, of Townscliffe Lane, Mellor.

photo by Chris Gleave

Thursday, 4 October 2018

WYATT W. H.

Private 307263 William Hedley WYATT.
Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1st Bn.
Died 4 Oct 1917, aged 21.
Family memorial in All Saints Churchyard.
Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium, Panel 23 to 28 and 163A.
Son of Harriet Wyatt, of 9 Kathleen Grove, Stanley Avenue, Rusholme, Manchester,
and the late William Wyatt.

"THE BLOW WAS HARD, THE SHOCK SEVERE
TO PART WITH ONE WE LOVED SO DEAR."

photo by Chris Gleave

FLETCHER W.

Private 18386 Walter FLETCHER.
Cheshire Regiment, 2nd Bn.
Died 4 Oct 1915.
Marple All Saints Churchyard, grave 314.

Currently i've been unable to locate his grave.

photo by Chris Gleave

Friday, 21 September 2018

JOHNSON C. B.

Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Benton JOHNSON.
Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), 1st/6th Bn.
Died 21 Sep 1917, aged 27.
Family Memorial at All Saints Churchyard.
Buried Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery Extension, France, row C. Grave 8.
Son of Charles Frederick and Lizzy Benton Johnson, of Wharfe Bungalow, Henley-on-Thames.


photos by Chris Gleave

"DEEDS, NOT WORDS WAS HIS AIM IN LIFE AND HE FULFILLED IT TO THE END"

photo from buxtonwarmemorials.co.uk / British War Graves

Thursday, 13 September 2018

COCKS W.

Private 4127280 William COCKS.
King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 2nd. Bn.
Died 13 Sep 1943, aged 23.
Buried Marple All Saints Churchyard, New Ground 1430.
Son of Joseph and Mary Cocks.
Husband of Irene May Cocks, of Marple.

photo by Chris Gleave