mack
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Post by mack on Nov 18, 2010 12:31:59 GMT
two of the men on the memorial,are sgt horace bayley and company sergeant major thomas bayley
they are father+son
sgt 652 horace bayley died of wounds on 7-10-15 at houplines,aged 22,his pal L/cpl 1649 albert darlington was killed on the same day.
his father CSM 604 thomas bayley was killed in action seven days later,on 14th oct,they lived at 20 park rd,little hulton,he was 44yrs old,wife alice
all three went to france on 12-2-15
albert is buried between horace and his father in houplines communal cemetery extension,he was 22yrs old and lived at "one ash"high st,little lever,worked as a miner at outwood colliery
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Post by Hawker Hurricane on Nov 18, 2010 12:39:07 GMT
Thats not true Jim lol, you have loads of Friends  and don't you do an inventory for the Museums and Libraries Jim, how many people are on the St Pauls Peel, Memorial ?? From memory, I think 120 WWI and 37 WWII. All the ones on the brass plaques (I think) are on the cenotaph, as are the actual 11 graves. I could only find four with CWGC stones - think the others may be family graves, but will need to check the church's grave plan to make sure I get the correct grave locations from the references. Good excuse for another visit to the church! You're right Debs. I do have lots of friends. But there are some who are REAL friends, who I'm proud to call friends, and who I give thanks for the honour of knowing.  |
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mack
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Post by mack on Nov 18, 2010 14:11:56 GMT
there are two WW1 burials in st pauls,jeromes stone[already done,and pte 37497 clifford makin
pte 37497 clifford makin
enlisted 10-12-15
aged 19
3rd south wales borderers
5 queens st,little hulton
parents alfred+lucy
occupation,cotton piecer
family later moved to 141 manchester rd
transferred to the 18th labour batt,cheshire regt,on 8-3-16
sailed from southampton on 3-4-16,landed at havre on 5-4-16
posted to the 56th labour coy on 14-5-17
admitted to 10th canadian gen hospital at calaise[sick]
transferred to the hospital ship SS newhaven on 9-10-18 for england
died of TB in hospital,salford on 30-10-18,aged 22
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Post by mack on Nov 21, 2010 10:06:16 GMT
probably the highest decorated soldier from little hulton,who appears on this memorial,was L/cpl john lane
L/cpl 1737 john lane
enlisted 3-7-13
aged 19
221 manchester rd,little hulton
worked as a collier at lord ellesmere pit
landed in france on 12-2-15
awarded military medal for bravery in the field,gazetted 12-3-17
wounded in the face by shrapnel,on 8-5-17
awarded military medal for bravery in the field,gazetted 2-11-17
awarded DCM for conspicuous gallantry and initiative during an enemy counter attack,he assumed command of his section,and single handedly took up a forward position,and engaged the enemy for one and a half hours until his bombs were exhausted and the enemy retired in confusion,he then withdrew his section,DCM gazetted 15-11-18
he was killed in action on 1-10-18
mack
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Post by Spitfire on Nov 21, 2010 18:46:50 GMT
This photo shows Sidney Barnes who is remembered on the St Paul memorial. His name was the last to be added to the memorial as his mother couldn't accept that her son was gone. The photo shows his fiancee Edith Barnes, my great aunt who was in the land army, she passed away earlier this year. :poppy: Attachments:
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Post by shred on Nov 21, 2010 19:12:07 GMT
Emma,
What a handsome couple, such a sad end. I shall raise a glass to Sidney and Edith this evening.
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Post by shred on Nov 21, 2010 20:29:50 GMT
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Post by broomy on Nov 21, 2010 20:47:30 GMT
Is anything know of the J Parkin mentioned on the memorial?
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Post by shred on Nov 21, 2010 21:04:20 GMT
Is anything know of the J Parkin mentioned on the memorial? broomy, anyone in mind. A first name may help. |
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Post by bomber on Nov 21, 2010 21:13:00 GMT
This is the only one I can find for the Coldstream Guards
Name: PARKIN, JOHN ROBERT
Initials: J R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 28/04/1918
Service No: 22421
Additional information: Son of James and Isabella Parkin, of Torrisholme, Morecombe; husband of Annie Parkin, of 428, Lees Rd., Salem, Oldham.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XVII. C. 2.
Cemetery: BIENVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY
So must be him
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Post by broomy on Nov 21, 2010 21:22:56 GMT
John Henry Parkin
Son of William Henry and Mary Parkin, of Broughton, Manchester; husband of Daisy Parkin, of 11, Bolton Rd., Pendleton, Manchester.
looked at BMD----------He was born in Hayfield!!!!!
I bet a pound to a penny it's Sams brother.
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Post by bomber on Nov 21, 2010 21:25:19 GMT
not the same one Broomy
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Post by bomber on Nov 21, 2010 21:27:23 GMT
Yours was in the Manchester Regiment, the one on the Memorial was in the Coldstream Guards
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Post by Hawker Hurricane on Nov 21, 2010 21:30:49 GMT
I can't find any others for Coldstream Guards either, and the one I have found I can't find any link with Little Hulton (this is the same entry as listed earlier, from Morecambe). Mistake on the memorial perhaps??  |
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Post by bomber on Nov 21, 2010 21:34:58 GMT
Linked to Oldham though Jim, so don't think its a mistake, his wife could have moved there ??
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and don't you do an inventory for the Museums and Libraries 
