WW2 South Lancashire Burials - Manchester

[missmolly]

No problem Phil

Never thought at the time I could do the one at St Mary's Newton as well

Mo

[beannie]

MANCHESTER SOUTHERN CEMETERY
CHARLESWORTH, DOUGLAS HAIG, 3656064, Sec. Q. Coll. grave 282. (Screen Wall. Panel 2).
Enlisted with the South Lancashire Regiment, died in the UK on active Service, on the 22nd july 1943, aged 24
HEALEY. HUGH, D/14578, Sec. Q. Coll. grave 226. (Screen Wall. Panel 4).
Driver Healey died in the UK whilst on active service on the 28th April 1940, serving with the 6th (H.D.) Battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment.
McDONOUGH, GERALD ALBERT, 41753, Sec. Q. Joint grave 232. (Screen Wall. Panel 25).
Serving as a Major in the 4th Battalion Parachute Regiment, attached from the South Lancashire Regiment at the time of his death on the 18th February 1942.


Hi Phil,
Finally done these three and emailed them. So sorry for the delay.
Kind Regards
Beannie

[Mr. MIGKY]

What are you now out standing from your original request Phil?

Migky 

[Gaille]

Middleton St Gabriels now on its way to you

Very strange thing happened while we were taking the photo - dad suddenly realised that the next grave was named 'Redfern' and had a war memorial on it, from the parents names he then realised that this was the older brother of one of his childhood friends and he had seen his photo in the parents home nearly all the time he was growing up and heard about the brother being killed in the war. I think he found it quite strange to find the grave of someone he 'knew' completely by accident.

Gaille

[englandphil]

Middleton St Gabriels now on its way to you

Very strange thing happened while we were taking the photo - dad suddenly realised that the next grave was named 'Redfern' and had a war memorial on it, from the parents names he then realised that this was the older brother of one of his childhood friends and he had seen his photo in the parents home nearly all the time he was growing up and heard about the brother being killed in the war. I think he found it quite strange to find the grave of someone he 'knew' completely by accident.

Gaille

Evening Gallie, once again your a Gem,  email received and in process of updating files. 

Its amazing what can happen sometimes.

Sgt Jack redfern, 234 Sqn, which was a Spitfire Squadron.  One of the few.

Phil

[englandphil]

What are you now out standing from your original request Phil?

Migky 

Migky, got a few to catalouge then I will update the ever shrinking list

P

[englandphil]

MANCHESTER SOUTHERN CEMETERY
CHARLESWORTH, DOUGLAS HAIG, 3656064, Sec. Q. Coll. grave 282. (Screen Wall. Panel 2).
Enlisted with the South Lancashire Regiment, died in the UK on active Service, on the 22nd july 1943, aged 24
HEALEY. HUGH, D/14578, Sec. Q. Coll. grave 226. (Screen Wall. Panel 4).
Driver Healey died in the UK whilst on active service on the 28th April 1940, serving with the 6th (H.D.) Battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment.
McDONOUGH, GERALD ALBERT, 41753, Sec. Q. Joint grave 232. (Screen Wall. Panel 25).
Serving as a Major in the 4th Battalion Parachute Regiment, attached from the South Lancashire Regiment at the time of his death on the 18th February 1942.


Hi Phil,
Finally done these three and emailed them. So sorry for the delay.
Kind Regards
Beannie

Beannie, received your email and Photos once again many Thanks

Phil

[Gaille]

Middleton St Gabriels now on its way to you

Very strange thing happened while we were taking the photo - dad suddenly realised that the next grave was named 'Redfern' and had a war memorial on it, from the parents names he then realised that this was the older brother of one of his childhood friends and he had seen his photo in the parents home nearly all the time he was growing up and heard about the brother being killed in the war. I think he found it quite strange to find the grave of someone he 'knew' completely by accident.

Gaille

Evening Gallie, once again your a Gem,  email received and in process of updating files. 

Its amazing what can happen sometimes.

Sgt Jack redfern, 234 Sqn, which was a Spitfire Squadron.  One of the few.

Phil

The story dad was told was - Jack was a spitfire pilot, killed during a battle - he shot down enemy aircraft & then was himself killed either while doing a 'Victory Roll', or as he came out of the Roll - Dad thinks he remembers the parents saying there had been another enemy plane that came out of no-where & shot him down.

Doing this has proved to be a great way of getting dad to reminise about his childhood & family, I am learning things I never knew .............. this grave made dad remember about a wood Work class with Neil (the younger brother) and tell me stories about him & Neil trying to carry home a wood table they had made together - which we still own and use daily - I knew dad had made it, but he had never told me this before!

Gaille

[Gaille]

OK, do you need any more around Chadderton or Royton still?

ohhhhhh question - do you have access to WW1 South Lancs records? I THINK I found one of my dads extended family but I am not 100% certain.

Gaille