New Mills St.George Churchyard

St.Georges Churchyard in New Mills contains eight Commonwealth War Graves. If anyone is visiting please note the ground is overgrown and very uneven.

Private 2595 C COOPER.

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), 1st/6th Bn.

Died 9 Jun 1915, age 29.

S. XIV. 11.

Son of Charles and Martha Cooper, of New Mills; husband of Elizabeth Cooper, of 14, New St., New Mills.

Sapper 440473 Bernard HEATHCOTE.

Royal Engineers.

Died 16 Jan 1921, age 27.

S. G. 23.

Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Heathcote, of Cumberland House, New Mills.

Aircraftman 2nd Class 1485600 John Daniel HILL.

Royal Air Force.

Died 23 Dec 1945.

S. I. 12.

Private 12084 Norman JONES.

Northumberland Fusiliers, Depot.

Died 22 Dec 1915, age 22.

S. M. 14.

Son of Harry Jones, of 63, Hall St., High Lea, New Mills.

Private 25977 Thomas MIDDLETON.

Royal Army Medical Corps.

Died 1 Feb 1916, age 19.

S. K. 12.

Son of Arthur Somerset Middleton and Mary Jane Middleton, of New Mills.

Sergeant 1079709 Ronald WATERHOUSE.

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 101 Sqdn.

Died 29 Mar 1943, age 22.

F. 2.

Son of Harold and Janet Waterhouse, of New Mills.

Gunner 139767 Joseph WHARTON.

Royal Garrison Artillery.

Died 8 May 1920.

S. J. 33.

Private GS/4281 Edwin Arnfield WRIGHT.

Royal Fusiliers, 21st Bn.

Died 1 Mar 1915.

N. XII. 15.

All photographs by Chris Gleave.