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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Surrey => England => Surrey Lookup Requests => Topic started by: englandphil on Saturday 20 March 10 15:18 GMT (UK)
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I am looking for any members who are close to Earlsfield Cemetery who can help assist me in obtaining a photograph of the following WW2 casualty who dies whilst serving withe the South Lancashire Regiment.
WANDSWORTH (EARLSFIELD) CEMETERY
BURRAGE. CECIL ARCHIBALD, 60020, LIEUTENANT, Hampshire Regiment, Block 24. Grave 240.
Serving with the Hampshire Regiment, Lieutenant Burrage was attached to the South Lancashire Regiment at the time of his death on the 30th April 1941 aged 48 whilst on active Service in the UK.
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Hi
Have you tried this website
http://twgpp.org/
Regards
Valda
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Evening Valda, and thanks for the link. Yes Im aware of the TWGPP site, and have done one or two things with them, but I started off with 1,900 graves to collect, so really reliant on volunteers, the same that the TWGPP are.
Thanks again
Phil
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Hi Phil
Did you ever get a photo of that grave? Cecil is a family member and would also like a photograph if one is available
Ray
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Hi Phil
Did you ever get a photo of that grave? Cecil is a family member and would also like a photograph if one is available
Ray
Afternoon Ray, yes I did. If you pm me your email address I will send it across. I will also look in the Battalion war diaries to see if he is mentioned.
ps, I will be passing the grave tonight on my way to Surbiton from Waterloo, so quite apt.
Phil
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Hi Everyone
My grandfather was Cecil Archibald Burrage who died before I was born.
My mother Daphne Short nee Burrage is still alive. We used to live at Wandsworth Common not far from his grave.
I also live in Surbiton. If anyone has any records I would love to hear from you.
I have done some research and also have some photographs
Colin
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Hi Colin
Not sure how much information you know but I have information relating to Cecil's wife (your grandmother) Elizabeth K Gleeson born 1894 Brighton died 1944 Battersea.
Elizabeths parents were Lt.Patrick John Gleeson born Ireland 1862 died 14 Aug 1900 at Naauport, South Africa whilst serving during the Boer War (I have a photo of his rather impressive headstone), and Catherine Elizabeth Madden born 1863 Pontypool died 1943 Battersea.
Patrick & Catherine had 5 children:
Andrew John Gleeson Served in WW1 - he had a son who was awarded a DFC in WW2 (KIA)
Augustine Gleeson KIA in Flanders WW1 age 24 years
Sydney Gleeson Served in WW1 promoted to rank of Lt.
Harold Gleeson No positive information but believe he may had died in 1922 with the army in Bermuda.
Patricks brother was Lt.Col Andrew Fitzwilliam Gleeson OBE (who was married to Catherine Maddens sister Johanna Madden) They had 8 children.
A brother of the two Madden sisters married a sister of the two Gleeson brothers.
I have a huge amount of information on the Gleeson/Madden line and when you have made a few more posts (two I think?) I will be able to send you my email address on the PM system.
I was in touch with a cousin of yours about a year ago - Brian son of your aunt Rosaleen.
Ray
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Hi Ray
it was fantastic to hear from you, My mother did a lot of family research years ago, a long time before the internet.
She also did a lot on the Gleeson/Madden family, and even went to Malta for info.
My mother always told us the story of how her mother Elizabeth, in 1944 asked her to go to the church in Nightingale Sq, Balham, whilst in the confession box with my mother waiting outside,
she keeled over and died. My mother was 20 at the time. She went on to bring up her siblings as a mother, as she was the oldest.
My mother said Elizabeth had a stressful life, her daughter Cathleen died aged 9, her husband Cecil had died of meningitus and her mother Catherine Madden died on Balham High st, on a Zebra crossing, hit by a bus.
It looks like you have done a lot of research yourself.
I have never met Brian son of Rosaleen, my mother said she moved to Ireland, but sorry to say we have not had contact. It would be good to communicate with him.
Thank you for the information, it would be great to learn more, As I said previously we have some photo's I could send you.
Kind regards
Colin
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Colin
have pm'd my email address
Ray
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Colin
Think you will need to make another posting before I can pm you.
That is some great information you just provided: I am related to the Madden/Gleeson line through my wife who was Helen Madden. Catherine Madden was a sister to my wifes grandfather: Timothy Madden.
we seem to have a wealth of information to share
Ray