Wednesday 19 September 2018

Timperley Christ Church

Timerley War Memorial ca be located in the chruchyard of Christ Church, on Thorney Lane. There are several war graves in the cemetery, some however I was unable to find.

REMEMBER
BEFORE
GOD
OUR HEROIC
DEAD

THEIR NAMES
LIVETH
FOR
EVERMORE

1914 1919, 1939 1945

THEY WHOM THIS CROSS COMMEMORATES ARE AMONG THOSE WHO PASSED OUT OF SIGHT OF MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SACRIFICE


Private 4120789 Henry Herbert ARMES.
Cheshire Regiment, 7th Bn.
Died 4 Feb 1947, age 43
Buried Grave X.190.
Son of William Henry and Rose Ann Armes; husband of Elsie Armes, of Altrincham.

Lance Corporal 1378 Fred BARROW.
Royal Irish Rifles, Depot Bn.
Died 23 Oct 1916, age 30.
Buried New.
Husband of Mary E. Wyatt (formerly Barrow), of 20, Grove Lane, Timperley.

Signaller 191778 Francis Patrick BRANIGAN.
Royal Field Artillery, "B" Bty. 170th Bde.
Died 9 Dec 1920, age 33.
Buried New. 701.
Son of Patrick Henry and Maria Branigan;
husband of Ida Branigan, of 31, Grafton St., Oxford Rd., Manchester.
Born at Woolwich.

Staff Serjeant 6568 L CASEY.
Royal Army Medical Corps, 14th Field Amb.
Died 10 Jan 1919.
Buried New. 498.
Private 26526 J DODD.
Cheshire Regiment, 3rd Bn, att Labour Corps.
Died 24 Oct 1918, age 44.
Buried Old. 106 (O).
Husband of Martha Dodd, of 3, Sugar Lane, Timperley.

Private G/16807 V A DUNKERLEY.
Royal Sussex Regiment, 9th Bn.
Died 10 May 1918, age 29.
Buried Old. 137 (O).
Son of Louisa Dunkerley, of Timperley, and the late Zacchaeus Dunkerley;
husband of Lilian Ella Dunkerley, of 86, Darnley St., Brook's Bar, Manchester.

Sergeant 1338420 John GANNON.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 11 Mar 1943.
Buried Grave 879.N.

Private 2779 S GREGORY.
Cheshire Regiment, 2nd/5th Bn.
Died 16 Jul 1920.
Buried Old. 464.

Private M/378049 Robert HENAGHEN.
Royal Army Service Corps.
Died 16 Jan 1921, age 23.
Buried New. 607.
Son of John and Betty Henaghen, of Stockport Rd., Timperley.

 Captain C HENSHALL.
Manchester Regiment, 18th Bn.
Buried 8 Jul 1916.
Buried Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt France IV. D. 11.

Marine PO/210531 Ernest JONES.
Royal Marines.
Died 14 Mar 1940, age 54.
Buried Grave 821.A.N.
Son of William and Ellen Jones; husband of Maria Millward Jones, of Altrincham.

Guardsman 2641 J MANNING.
Coldstream Guards.
Died 30 Aug 1919.
Buried New. 679.

Private 33036 J W NEILD.
The King's (Liverpool Regiment), 18th Bn.
Died 13 Nov 1918, age 25.
Buried New. 509 (N).
Husband of Alice Andrew (formerly Neild), of 10, Beech Avenue, Baguley.

Private 3911765 William OSTICK.
South Wales Borderers, 2nd Bn. The Monmouthshire Regt.
Died 9 Aug 1942, age 26.
Buried Grave 153.N.P.
Son of George and Elizabeth Ostick, of Timperley;
husband of Margaret Catherine Ostick, of Timperley.

Private 10565 J PHELAN.
Royal Irish Regiment, 1st Bn.
Died 26 Aug 1919, age 24.
Buried New. 679.
Son of John Phelan, of 21, William St., Portlaw, Co. Waterford.

Private 43651 William Oliver ROBERTS.
Manchester Regiment 18th Bn.
Died 31 Jul 1917, age 27.
Buried Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium, Enclosure No.4 II. D. 3.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Roberts, of Fox Farm, Brook Lane, Timperley, Cheshire.

Private 356550 W R ROSS.
Highland Light Infantry, 21st Bn.
Died 16 Jun 1918.
Buried New. 649 (N).

Private 31489 G RUSTIGE.
South Lancashire Regiment, 8th Bn.
Died 7 Nov 1916.
Buried New. 627 (N).
Husband of Emily Whittle (formerly Rustige), of 52, Stamford Park Rd., Hale.

Corporal 114180 J SMITH.
Royal Engineers, 3rd Labour Bn.
Died 7 Feb 1917.
Buried Old plot. 201 (A).

Private 203204 Robert THOMAS.
The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 2nd/4th Bn.
Died 3 Oct 1918, age 35.
Buried Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France, IV. C. 41.
Son of George and Elizabeth Thomas, of St. Anne's-on-the-Sea;
husband of Edith Marsden (formerly Thomas), of 69, Bradshaw St., Nelson, Lancs.

Guardsman 4899 G W TWAMLEY.
Irish Guards, 3rd (Reserve) Bn.
Died 18 Mar 1919.
Buried New. 511.

Rifleman 1370 Frank WHITFIELD.
Royal Irish Rifles, 1st Bn.
Died 10 Aug 1915, age 18.
Buried Wimereux Communal Cemetery, FranceI, J. 18.
Son of James and Emily Whitfield, of Ringway, Cheshire.

Gunner 2082766 Robert WOLSTENCROFT.
Royal Artillery, 450 Bty., 135 Lt. A.A.Regt.
Died 5 May 1944, age 29.
Buried Grave 113.NP
Son of Fred and Sarah Ellen Wolstencroft, of Timperley.

Flying Officer 150615 John Anthony WYATT.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 4 Jul 1944, age 20.
Buried Grave 1.A.N.P.
Son of John and Edith Olive Wyatt, of Timperley.

All photographs by Chris Gleave

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