Sunday 24 February 2019

Northwich Cemetery

There are 69 Commonwealth War Grave in Northwich Cemetery in the time I had available I found 10 of them.


Private 4129304 William Henry BLEASE
Cheshire Regiment 5th Bn.
Died 17 Dec 1940 aged 20
Buried C. of E. Sec. Grave 1510A.
Son of Harry and Ellen Blease, of Greenbank, Northwich.


Sergeant 1032947 Walter Bert BOSTOCK
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died 14 Feb 1944 aged 23
Buried C. of E. Sec. Grave 1626A.
Son of Harry and Florence Jane Bostock, of Northwich.


Private 7639150 Thomas BUCKLEY
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Died 28 May 1942 aged 28
Buried C. of E. Sec. Grave 1567A.
Son of Joseph and Margaret Buckley; husband of Eileen M. Buckley, of Castle, Northwich.


Private 240126 Albert William BURGESS
Cheshire Regiment 5th Bn.
Died 26 Apr 1919 aged 25
Buried C. of E. 1738.
Son of Mr. R. T. Burgess, of 14, Burgess Place, Castle Northwich.


Corporal 2126385 James COOLEY
Royal Engineers 12 Bomb Disposal Coy.
Died 18 Oct 1943 aged 24
Buried C. of E. See. Grave 1614A.
Husband of Doris Mary Cooley, of Northwich.


Flight Sergeant 1431216 Reginald Matthew DAUNCEY
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 190 Sqdn.
Died 21 Nov 1944 aged 23
Buried C. of E. See. Grave 1662.
Son of Thomas William and Louise Dauncey, of Northwich.


Private 40130 F EVANS
South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Bn.
Died 26 Jun 1918 aged 24
Buried C. of E. 1541.
Son of William George and Elizabeth Ellen Evans, of 25, James St., Middlewich Rd., Northwich.


Lance Corporal 2126391 Frederick GARNER
Royal Engineers 12 Bomb Disposal Coy.
Died 18 Oct 1943 aged 24
Buried C. of E. Sec. Grave 1616.
Son of Peter and Florence Garner, of Northwich
Husband of Ann Garner, of Northwich.


Sergeant 1005506 George Frederick PARKES
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died 7 Dec 1941 aged 21
Buried C. of E. Sec. Grave 1560A.
Son of Joseph and Bertha Parkes, of Northwich
Husband of Joyce Parkes, of Castle, Northwich.
His brother John Allan also died on service.


Driver T/248087 Edgar WASHBURN
Royal Army Service Corps
Died 19 Dec 1943 aged 37
Buried C. of E. Sec. Grave 1620A.
Son of Edward and Bertha Washburn of Northwich
Husband of Kathleen Annie Washburn, of Northwich.

All photos by Chris Gleave.

Northwich St.Helen Churchyard.

The churchyard of St.Helen contains seven Commonwealth War Graves.


Private 64489 J ATHERTON
Cheshire Regiment Attached To Labour Corps
Died 21 Nov 1917
Buried In south-east part.


Private 33483 G R BRADBURY
Cheshire Regiment 1st Bn.
Died 11 May 1918
Buried In south-east corner.


Private 24048 J FORSTER
Cheshire Regiment Depot
Died 24 Dec 1918
Special Memorial.

&

Second Lieutenant T FORSTER
York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Bn.
Died 26 Feb 1919
Special Memorial.


Private 36586 William LITTLER
Cheshire Regiment 10th Bn.
Died 9 May 1917
Buried In south-east part.
Son of William and Fanny Littler.

Northwich War Memorial

Northwich's War Memorial is located in a small garden near the junction of Church Road, Vicarage Road and Victoria Road. Find on a map.



Main inscription.

FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
1914 - 1918
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT
GROW OLD : AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE
YEARS CONDEMN : AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL WILL REMEMBER THEM


The names commemorated.

J T ABRAMS
E ADAMS
C H ALLMAN
R F ANDERSON
J W ARMITAGE
J E ASHTON
J ASPREY
J A ASTLES
T A ASTLES
N ATHERTON
A H BAKER
A BARKER
J BARKER
J BARLOW
E BARNES
T BARNES
W BATE
G T BEBBINGTON
J BEECH
P BELL
T BELL
H BILLINGTON
W BLACK
J W BLACKHURST
E BODEN

F BODEN
G BODEN
G BODEN
H BODEN
H BOWYER
R BOWYER
W BOWYER
A BRADBURY
H BRAMHALL
T BRAMHALL
W BRAMHALL
G BRENT
W BRISBROWNE
S BUCKLEY
W BUCKLEY
A BURGESS
J H BUNKALL
T BYROM
C CARTER
A CASE
N S CHADWICK
W F CHADWICK
R CHANTLER
G CHARLESWORTH
G CLARKE

J CLARKE
W A CLARKE
H CLIFFE
M CONBOY
H COOKSON
W H COOKSON
S COOMBES
E COOPER
J COPPACK
J W COPPACK
J W COTTRILL
W COX
G CRAGG, Sgt
G CRAGG
E CROSS
H CROSS
A E CURBISHLEY
J DALZELL
A DARLINGTON
C DAVIES
F DAVIES
J DAVIES
R W DAVIES
J W DEAKIN
W H DEAKIN


W DIDSBURY
W DONE
J DOWD
T DRYSDALE
H DUNN
G H DUTTON
S DUTTON
R EATON
J H EGERTON
G ELMORE
H EMBREY
A EMMETT
E EVANS
A W EVANSON
R FAIRHURST
H FALLOWS
G FLAHERTY
A FORD
J FORD
A FORSTER
F A FORSTER
H FORSTER
J FORSTER
J J FORSTER
P FORSTER

T FORSTER
W FOWLES
J H FRIEL
G GALON
A GARNETT
E GERRARD
G GILL
E GOODIER
B GORDON
C GORST
F GORST
L C GORST
G H GOUGH
W GREEN
J GREGORY
R GREGORY
S GREGORY
S GRIFFITHS
H HADFIELD
J W HAGAN
W HAGAN
C HALLOWS
C HAMLETT
F HANCOCK
H HANCOCK

T HANCOCK
G HANKEY
J HANKEY
T HANKEY
W HANKEY
A HARPER
A HARROP
J HARROP
G HAYES
W HAYES
G HEATH
W HEMMINGWAY
A HENSHALL
R HEYWOOD
L HICKLIN
T L HICKSON
W HIGGINS
J HILL
J HITCHEN
Jm HITCHEN
Jo HITCHEN
W HITCHEN
F HOBSON
A HODKINSON
J HODKINSON


J HOLLAND
Jm HOLLAND
E HOPKINS
H HORMBY
G HOUGHTON
G HURST
J INCE
H JACKSON
Hbt JACKSON
F JOHNSON
R JOHNSON
R P JOHNSON
D JONES
W JULIAN
T KELLY
J KERFOOT
S KERFOOT
J KETTLE
J KINSEY
J KIRK
J LAMB
W R LAMBERT
W LATHAM
G LAWTON
J LEATHER

J LEICESTER
T LEWIS
S LIGHTBURN
H LITTLER
J LITTLER
W LITTLER
W LLOYD
T LONGMATE
G LOWE
E MADDOCK
J MANDERVILLE
W McDERMOTT
T McCABE
W MEERS
E MELLOR
S MELLOR
E MILLER
A MILLS
T L MILLS
J MINSHALL
E MOLLINEUX
C MOORE
G MOORE
T J MOORE
G MOORS

N MOSS
W MOTTERSHAW
H MURRAY
J NEILD
J NICHOLLS
A NODEN
F NORCROSS
P O'NEILL
R PACKER
W PALIN
W PARK
F PARKES
G PARKES
W PARKES
F PELLING
T PEMBERTON
A PHILLIPS
J PHILLIPS
R PHILLIPS
H PICKERING
H PIGGOTT
H PLANT
Hi PLANT
W H PLANT
H PLATT


W PLUMB
A POOLE
J POOLE
W POOLE
E PRATT
H PRESTON
S PRESTON
C PRICE
E PRICE
A PYE
J RATHBONE
J REGAN
D R RILEY
G RILEY
W ROBERTS
W ROUGHSEDGE
J RUSTAGE
J SANDBACH
T SANDWELL
W SATTILER
A SENIOR
W SHORE
W SHUFFLEBOTHAM
H SLATER
A E SMITH

S SMITH
T SMITH
H SOUTHERN
S SOUTHERN
W SOUTHERN
W STEPHANSON
J STEVANS
G STRINGFELLOW
W SUTTON
F SWEENEY
P SWEENEY
A TAYLOR
W THOMASON
J THOMPSON
J T THOMPSON
J TIERNEY
A TOMKINSON
J TUNLEY
A UNSWORTH
J VENABLES
F VERNON
P WAKEFIELD
L WALKDEN
F WALKER
A WALLIS

R WALSH
G WARRINGTON
A WATSON
C WEEDALL
J WELBOURNE
C WESTWOOD
J WHITTAKER
E WILDING
H WILDING
J WILDING
J J WILDING
P WILDING
G WILKINSON
J WILKINSON
J WILLIAMS
A WINNINGTON
C WINNINGTON
C WOOD
W WORSFIELD
E WRIGHT
J YARWOOD
J PARKES
P GAHAN



F A ALLCOCK
A ANDERSON
S G ASTLES
L L BACHE
F M BALMFORTH
E BANCROFT
M R BARTON
A BEECH
W A BELL
W BERESFORD
A BLACKHURST
E BLACKHURST
W H BLEASE
P BOOTH
R W BOOTH
W B BOSTOCK
T BUCKLEY
C S BURGESS
A BYRON
M CAIN
W CAIN
K F CAPPER
R CARLTON
G COLLINS
J O COOK

H COOLEY
J COOLEY
W S COOMBES
N COPPACK
F CROSS
J DALZELL
R DAUNCEY
J DAVIES
H DEAKIN
G F DONE
T DUFFY
R DUNCAN
C DUNN
A DUTTON
H DUTTON
L EATON
C ELLISON
H EYRES
F FAULDING
A FOSTER
W A FOSTER
C FOSTER
F GARNER
T HALL
W HAMMON

F HANCOCK
N HANKEY
F HATTON
W HAYES
T HEATH
E HICKS
W HIGGINS
H HILLEN
N HOOLEY
E HORNBY
J W HOULGRAVE
W D HUGHES, DFM
A E JOHNSON
F A JOHNSON
H JOHNSON
L JOHNSON
N KABY
S KANE
T KARLS
C KNOWLES
C N LAMB
F LANGSTON
T H LEATHER
W LEATHER
J LEDWARD


W LEVER
G LIEVESLEY
G LIGHTFOOT
R LINEGAR
E LOUNDES
N A MacDONALD
T MAIR
D K MARKS
D B MILLER, Croix de Guerre
J MILLS
S MINSHALL
L H MOORE
T MORAN
F A MOSS
S NICHOLES
J NIELD
P O'NEILL
J O'REILLY
G F PARKES
J A PARKES
J PARKINSON
A R PEARSON
J PECK
J PLATT
F W PRICE

R RATHBONE
J RAYNER
A REEVES
S REID
A SCOTT
A L SEAMAN
A SHAW
T SHAW
C J SMITH
J SOUTHERN
R STAGG
J STANWAY
K STOUT
G STUBBS
K STUBBS
W STUBBS
G K SWINDELLS
S TAYLOR
W TAYLOR
F A THOMAS
D K THOMPSON
L TRAYNOR
W O TRAYNOR
G TREASURE
J TURNER

T J R TURNER
T R TURNER
E VICKERY
F WAKEFIELD
W WAKEFIELD
J A WALFORD
J WALTERS
J WALTON
E WASHBURN
C WESTWOOD
W WILDING
E WILKINSON
J WILKINSON
H WINNINGTON
F WOOD
J WOOD
W H WOOTON
F W WORSLEY
L WORSLEY
L H WORSLEY
J WYNNE
G YATES
T YEADON
P PENDLEBURY


 IN MEMORY OF

THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE
MERCHANT NAVY

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY


All photos by Chris Gleave.

Northwich Dane Bridge War Memorial.

Standing near site of St.Paul's on the corner of London Road and Chester Way in a small garden. Find on a map.


TO THE GLORY
OF GOD
AND
IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1914 - 1919.


CHARLES ABBOTT
THOMAS ABBOTT
DAVID ASHBROOK
JAMES ASTLES
JAMES ATHERTON
SAMUEL BARNES
JOHN BARRY
JOSEPH BOAG-MUNROE
WILLIAM H BODEN
HARRY BOWKER
JOHN W CONNELLY
ERNEST COOKE
THOMAS CROSS
JOHN E CULLEN
THOMAS W DAVENPORT
EDWARD DOLAN
JOSEPH DUTTON
DAVID DUTTON
JOSHUA S EYES
JAMES FALLON
STANLEY GREGORY
SAMUEL HANKEY
DAVID HARRADINE
WILLIAM HOLLAND
HAROLD HOLLAND
JOHN HOOLEY
JAMES HUNT
HUGH JONES
WILLIAM I JONES
THOMAS KELLY
JOHN KILGALLON
HAROLD LEIGH
REGINALD LITLER
J ALFRED W LOWE
GEORGE W LOWE
JOSEPH MADDOCK
GEORGE MAINWARING
ABRAHAM MOORES
PETER MORAN
ANDREW MORAN
NORMAN NORTON
ROBERT PEACH
CHARLES PEMBERTON
FRED PLATT
JOHN POOLE
ALBERT ROBINSON
R ARTHUR ROUT
PHILIP SANDBACH
NATHAN SANDBACH
WILLIAM SENIOR
G WILLIAM SHORE
WILLIAM SILVER
RICHARD N SMITH
RICHARD SWEENEY
PATRICK SWEENEY
JOHN G TAYLOR
THOMAS TOMLINSON
JAMES WHITTINGHAM
JOSEPH T WILDING
ERNEST WILKINSON
GORDON WILKINSON
ALBERT WITHENSHAW
ERNEST YARWOOD


1939 - 1945

ALEXANDER BETTELEY
ALBERT BYROM
FREDERICK GARNER
THOMAS HEATH
SAMUEL NICHOLLS
CYRIL POOLE
KENNETH STOUT
EDGAR WASHBURN
WILLIAM CAIN

All photos by Chris Gleave.

Brunner Mond Winnington Works War Memorial

An impressive memorial to the former employees of Brunner Mond Winnington Works. The memorial inscriptions are badly worn and difficult to transcribe. Find on a map.


The main inscription reads.

IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF
BRUNNER MOND
& CO LIMITED
WHO FELL IN THE
FIRST WORLD WAR
1914-1919
AND IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THE
ALKALI DIVISION OF
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL
INDUSTRIES LIMITED
WHO FELL IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR
1939-1945





ALBERT GLEAVE


There is also an I.C.I. Erscote Works World War 2 Memorial close by.

IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES

IN MEMORY OF THOSE EMPLOYEES
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR

GEORGE ASHBROOKE
WILLIAM H BLEASE
NORMAN S FURMISTON
STANLEY GOULDING
ERIC HORNBY
SAMUEL KANE
CHARLES N LAMB
JOSEPH LEDWARD
DOUGLAS LIGHTFOOT
ERNEST LOWNDES
THOMAS E MAIR
WILSON S THOMPSON
EDWARD VICKERY
HAROLD WINNINGTON

ERSCOTE WORKS


FREDERICK A JOHNSON
NORMAN HOOLEY


ARTHUR STOCK


All photos by Chris Gleave.