WAR GRAVES.
The following is a list of servicemen’s graves in St Georges, Stalybridge graveyard
Official war graves
R5 G1 795076 GUNNER J MADDOCK
ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY, 12th APRIL 1919
R9 G16 51711 G. ASHTON 20 Bn. King’s Liverpool Rgt
21st March 1918, age 22.
R12 G27 83398 Driver A. FISH Royal Engineers
2nd July 1917.
R15 G18 270057 Private A CROPPER
Manchester regiment, 12th August 1920
RB4 G7 1132602 Flight Sergeant J. HOLLINGSWORTH
Wireless operator/Air gunner Royal Air Force 16th January 1945
There are also several headstones containing references to forces personnel who died in conflict
R2 G9 Also of their Son SERGEANT TOM SAXON of the 3rd
King's Own Hussars killed in action in France on August 10th 1918 aged 29 years.
R7 G11 HAROLD BURGESS, 6th BATT. Loyal North Lancs. Regt., who died
at hospital Amor Mesopotamia. Oct 11th 1916, in his 30th year.
R9 G11 Also DOUGLAS (DAWSON) their Son, killed in action
August 1916 aged 18 years.
R9 G31 Also of GEORGE HARRY (HALL) their Son who fell in action in
France October 7th 1916 aged 34 years.
R14 G41 also BORIS BRAMLEY BUCKLEY, son of the above killed in action
July 6th 1918 aged 19 years. Buried at PERRES, France.
R15 G28 Private JAMES CHRISTIAN B.D.S.M. Killed in action 1914 – 1944
Sargent FRANK HARRIS Killed in action 1918 – 1943
R16 G8 Pt. JOHN HENRY STEVENS, 1ts. 7th The Kings Liverpool Regt.
killed in action in Belgium 2nd Aug. 1917 aged 27 years,
R22 G42 also their beloved son P.T.E.GEORGE NEVILLE 1st Batt. South
Lancs. Reg. killed in action in Normandy 1911- 1944
R24 G42 Also JONATHAN (RATCLIFFE) their son killed in France
November 20th 1917 aged 27 years
RB9 G4 And WILFRED (WARDLE) who died in action in France
January 8th 1940 aged 32 years
RB9 G10 Cpl. JOHN MURREY, 1st Batn. Irish Guards, killed in Action
Feb.4th 1944 aged 23 years and interred ANZIO, Italy.
RB16 G10 Capt. W.H.HARROP, who was killed in action in
France Oct. 9th 1917 aged 36 years
RB24 G6 Also their son THOMAS FLANAGAN, killed in action May 3rd 1944
aged 24 years