On the scrounge...as usual! Newton-Le-Willows and Heywood War Memorials

Hi All,

I don't suppose anyone has photos of the WW2 names from either of these two memorials? I've found good images online for the overall shot, but nothing that shows those remembered.

Here is what I have so far:

http://nlwmemorial.tripod.com/nlwmemorial/pages/pagesmisc/ww2plaques.htm

http://www.geolocation.ws/v/E/1976885/heywood-war-memorial/en

I am currently going through my Longcloth Chindit casualties and attempting to find their local memorial. It's been quite successful really with a 30% success rate so far. I'm up to the G's.

Thanks for reading.

Steve

 

hi ste,
I ive in newton le willows, what is it you want? a clearer picture?
send ask away.
chris

 

Hi Chris,

Yes please, I would like a clear photo of the WW2 names if that is possible. Thank you for your kind offer.

Best wishes

Steve

 

ok no worries, give me a week. I'm currently in Normandy. But home at weekend.
cheers
chris

 

Thanks again Chris.

 

I was just about to say that I was born near Heywood, but I just worked out that I come from Great Haywood, just down the road from Little Haywood (apparently) and that Haywood & Heywood are a fair distance apart on opposite sides of Manchester.

But as I plan on visiting that area on my forthcoming holiday to the UK (as a day trip by train to Stafford then a hire car for the day including a drive to Great Haywood and on to Manchester) it is not impossible that I can swing out to Heywood if I have time.

Never say never.......



PS - I just noticed the 1 year lag in between the question and the first response .

 

Time flies DaveB, it is great to get an offer or two after 12 months.

 

I have all the names on Heywood war memorial photographed but I can't make out which are WW1 and which are WW2, there's nothing on the memorial to indicate which is which and names have been added on all over! If I post all the names will that help? You can then sort out which is which (and save me a job!)
.

 

We could certainly give it a go BereniceUK.

 

I started to check some of the names on Heywood's memorial and it turned out that all the names are from WW1. The memorial simply has "and The World War 1939-1945" added to the main dedication. UKNIWM has no listing for a WW2 memorial, with names, for the town which means you're looking at the various churches for WW2 names. http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server.php?useSearchSession=1&show=nav.002006003

I can offer you St Luke's

Eric Stott Buckley
Henry Roy Butterworth
Harry Dearden
Geoffrey Farnhill
Harold Ford
Donald Healey
Eric Hollows
Robert Howarth
Ernest Leach
Ronald Ramsden
Kenneth Walmsley
John Wicks



Britain Hill Unitarian Church

1431788 Flight Sergeant Clifford Atkinson Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Died between 27/08/1945 and 28/08/1945, aged 21 Son of William and May Atkinson, of Bury
2354053 Signalman Fred Fitton Royal Corps of Signals 17.11.1942, aged 33
Donald Healey, Second Radio Officer Merchant Navy S.S. Fiscus (Cardiff) 18.10.1940, aged 21 Son of Percy and Alice Healey, of Rochdale
132014 Flight Lieutenant Frederick Ronald Sokell Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 26.11.1944
Harry Taylor



and All Souls

James Foster Cairns
Harold Coupe
Harry Lynch
Donald Healey
Eric Hollows
Blake Holt
Basil Robinson Jardine
Kenneth Mills
Sam Nicholson
Thomas Duncan Spencer
Frank Thompson



Oddly, Donald Healey's name appears on all three memorials and Eric Hollows' on two.

 

Thanks for all your efforts there BereniceUK. Donald Healey's family certainly ensured that he would be remembered in the local area.

 

What's the name you're looking for in Heywood?

 

I'm looking for the hometown memorial of Clifford Grundy, if one exists. Here are his CWGC details:

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2510203/GRUNDY,%20CLIFFORD

I made contact with a Chindit veteran who basically told the story of Clifford and his selfless actions in 1943, which helped others get out of Burma unhindered by their wounded comrade. The story is on my website here:

http://www.chinditslongcloth1943.com/frank-lea-ellis-grundy-and-the-kaukkwe-chaung.html

Thanks again for your help.

Best wishes

Steve

 

Hi Steve - does this mean that the requirement in Heywood is done? Any point me still visiting there??

cheers


Dave

 

Hi Dave,

Yes, no point now I'm afraid. Thanks again for the offer though, very much appreciated.

Steve

 

hi.
sorry it's taken so long. After my trip to normandy things got out of hand, work, etc.
anyway there are 12 photo's. I didn't know if you wanted the WW1 or WW2 so took pics of both

 

Thanks Dubman that's brilliant.