The graveyard of Christchurch in Woodford has 10 Commonwealth War Graves and several family memorials. One of the graves is that of the Bayley brothers, Bertram and Vernon, who died in 1917 two days apart.
Private 243030 Bertram BAYLEY
Yorkshire Regiment, 2nd/5th Bn.
Died 5 May 1917, age 38.
West. Row 8. Grave 7.
Son of William and Elizabeth Bayley, of Park Hill, Woodford Rd., Bramhall, Stockport.
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Private 49826 Vernon William Lowndes BAYLEY.
Royal Fusiliers, 8th Bn.
Died 3 May 1917, age 36.
Commemorated Arras Memorial, France, Bay 3.
Son of William and Elizabeth Bayley, of Park Hill, Woodford Rd., Bramhall, Cheshire.
Private 292598 James Arthur CHAPMAN.
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 7th Bn.
Died 30 Jan 1918, age 22/
West. Row 2. Grave 1.
Second Officer Marjorie KENNEDY.
Women's Royal Naval Service, H.M.S. Lucifer.
Died 8 Jan 1945, age 33.
Row H. Grave 17.
Daughter of William and Eliza Ann West, of Manchester.
Private M2/194783 T A MADDOCKS.
Royal Army Service Corps.
Died 9 Mar 1919, age 34.
West. Row 8. Grave 1.
Husband of M. A. Maddocks, of The Hand Cottage, Woodford.
Sergeant 1140092 Charles Bertram MORRIS.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 19 Jan 1943, age 21.
Row G. Grave 8.
Son of Joseph and Harriett Morris, of Bramhall.
Private 67331 Donald PADFIELD.
Royal Army Medical Corps.
Died 4 Jun 1917.
West. Row 4. Grave 8-9.
Rifleman 5171 Samuel PEARSON.
South Lancashire Regiment, 5th Bn.
Died 16 Jul 1917, age 27.
East. Row 2. Grave 8.
Husband of Charlotte A. Pearson, of Victoria Cottage, Woodford.
Ordinary Seaman LT/JX530091 Albert Edward TETLEY.
Royal Naval Patrol Service, H.M.S. Neptune.
Died 6 Jul 1944.
Row C. Grave 16.
Husband of Mary T. Tetley, of Bramhall.
Lance Corporal 2111854 Herbert WILSON.
Royal Engineers.
Died 1 Mar 1942.
NW. Row F. Grave 7.
Sergeant 1105933 Thomas Grahame WOOD.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 16 Aug 1941, age 20.
Row G. Grave 4.
Son of Thomas and Nelly Wood, of Bramhall.
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Lance Serjeant 959543 John Mydelton WOOD.
Royal Artillery, 74 Field Regt.
Died16 Oct 1942, age 24.
Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Egypt Column 32.
Son of Thomas and Nelly Wood, of Bramhall, Cheshire.
Second Lieutenant Frank Smith BROOKS.
Manchester Regiment, 20th Bn.
Died 1 Jul 1916, age 23.
Buried Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, France, Plot V, Row I, Grave 9.
Son of Arthur Percy and Edith Brooks, of "Redcot," Bramhall Lane, Stockport.
Lieutenant Edward Milner GIBSON
Cheshire Regiment 4th Bn.
Private 2460 Harold Williamson HIGGINS.
Manchester Regiment, "D" Coy. 1st/6th Bn.
Died 6 Jun 1915, age 21.
Commemorated Helles Memorial, Turkey, Panel 159 to 171.
Son of William Whittaker Higgins and Ellen Jane Higgins, of Ashdeane, Bramhall, Cheshire.
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Private 50218 Harry (Ronnie) HIGGINS.
Royal Fusiliers, 8th Bn.
Died 24 Jan 1918, age 20.
Died Croix-du-bac British Cemetery, Steenwerck, France, Plot I. Row D. Grave 4.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Higgins, of Ack Lane, Bramhall, Cheshire.
Private 628221 Walter SMITH.
Canadian Infantry, 47th Bn.
Died 4 Mar 1917, age 37.
Buried at Villiers Station Cemetery, Villiers-au-Bois, France, Plot VII. Row D. Grave 25.
Son of George and Margaret Smith, of Stockport, England.
Corporal 14853 Arthur WOOD.
Cheshire Regiment, 10th Bn.
Died 23 Mar 1918, age 20
Commemorated Arras Memorial, France, Bay 5 and 6.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wood, of Lower Swines Eye, Woodford, Stockport.
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Corporal 18483 John Henry WOOD.
Cheshire Regiment, 12th Bn.
Died 25 May 1917, age 21.
Died Karasouli Military Cemetery Greece.
Plot E. Grave 1076.
Son of Henry Cooke Wood and Sarah Ann Wood, of Lower Swines Eye, Woodford, Stockport.
all photographs by Chris Gleave.
