Marple St.Martin's Churchyard

There are four Commonwealth War Graves in the Churchyard of St.Martins. The Church is next to Marple station on Brabyns Brow.

Sergeant 3011067 Richard Eric AINSWORTH.

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 433 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn.

Died 2 Dec 1944, age 19.

Buried Choloy War Cemetery France Plot 2A. Row B. Grave 1.

Son of Arthur Walker Ainsworth and Evelyn Ainsworth.

Private 268157' Harold Matthew BURTON.

Cheshire Regiment, 1st/5th Bn.

Died 31 Jul 1917.

Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, Panel 19 - 22.

Able Seaman R/2311 Allan GRAHAM.

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Howe Bn. R.N. Div.

Died 26 Oct 1917.

Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium, Panel 2 to 3 and 162 to 162A.

Husband of Ethel Graham, of 194, Clumber St., Princes Avenue, Hull.

Private 220 William Lucian HANCOCK.

Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Bn.

Died 29 Apr 1916. age 30.

Grave 194.

Son of Mr. W. J. and Mrs. E. Hancock, of Marple Bridge, Stockport.

and

Private  359729 Harry George HANCOCK
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 180th Coy.
Died 4 Mar 1918, age 32.
Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel, Row P. grave 61.
Husband of Martha Hancock, of 95, Wythenshaw Rd., Sale, Cheshire.

Captain 145032 Rene Watkin HILLER.

Royal Artillery.

Died 15 Feb 1946, age 35.

Son of Frank Watkin Hiller and Mary Elizabeth Hiller; husband of Leonie Elsie Hiller, of Marple.

Lance Corporal G/48789 Frank HOLDER.

Royal Fusiliers, Depot.

Died 25 Jun 1920, age 26.

Grave 223

and

Private 15254 Sidney HOLDER.

Lancashire Fusiliers, 16th Bn.

Died 10 Mar 1916, age 26.

Buried Authuile Military Cemetery, Authuille France Row B. Grave 37.

Son of George and Annie Holder, of Winchcombe, Glos.

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Wright HUDSON.
39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot.
Died 21 Sep 1866.

and

Captain William James HUDSON.
61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot.
Died 6 May 1857.

Private 51321 David TOTTERDELL.

Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 3rd (Garr.) Bn.

Died 21 Sep 1917, age 40.

Grave 202.

Husband of Annie Totterdell, of 14, Hollin's Terrace, Marple, Stockport.

Corporal P054090C Danny WINTER.

Royal Marines Zulu Coy.

Died 15 Jan 2009, age 29.

Buried Stockport Borough Cemetery.

My page on St.Martin's Memorial Plaque can be found here

Photographs by Chris Gleave.