This is one of our Dave's favourite photos of Werneth Low, which he took in 1994. He calls it 'At the going down of the sun.......' he sent this in a while back to post as a favourite place photo.. but I thought then it would make a great start to a post I had planned for today..
The pictures below were sent in to us last December by Arthur Heywood who took these pictures whist touring the war grave sites of Belgium.. Dave tells me that before he goes he researches where the soldiers lived and takes a stone from there about's to place on the grave.... what a thoughtful thing to do.
76512Private George Kay
Age 37
1st/7th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
Son of Susannah Kay, of Hyde, and the late William Kay; husband of Eliza Kay,
Of 55, Tom Shepley St., Hyde, Cheshire.
HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY
Belgium
1592 Private Harold Smith
Age 18
1st/6th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
Of Castle Street Newton, and 10 Cheetham Street Hyde
WULVERGHEM-LINDENHOEK ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium
Private 16515 John Heywood
Age 25
13th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
Son of James and Esther Heywood of 5, Albion Streer Hyde.
WULVERGHEM-LINDENHOEK ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium
Private 71638 John Morris
75th Coy, Machine Gun Corps. Infantry
(Formally 36837 Cheshire Regiment)
Of 30 Brook Street Hyde
HYDE PARK CORNER (ROYAL BERKS) CEMETERY PLOEGSTEERT
Belgium
Lance Corporal 10108 Joseph Leech
Age 26
10th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
Son of George Leech
of 2 Ellen Street Godley Hyde
LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium
Private 19997 John James Riley
Age Unknown
10th Bn. Army Cyclist Corps
Attached to 1st/22nd Bn. London Regiment
Formerly 387 Welsh Div. Cyclist Coy
Of 81 Nelson Street Hyde
Private 1073 Thomas Mather
Age 22
1st/6th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
Son of James Henry and Ellen Mather
Of 124, Stockport Road Gee Cross Hyde
WULVERGHEM-LINDENHOEK ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium
Private 49657 William Wilson
Age 21
13th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
Son of Mary Wilson, and the late Robert Wilson
Of County Council Dispensary Beeley Street Hyde
BERKS CEMETERY EXTENSION
Belgium
4 comments:
.... And in the morning
We will remember them.
Lovely post. Thank you Tom. x
Thank you Tom for todays and fridays post - very moving. What an apt photo on todays post. My Grandad is buried in Belgium but not at one of the cemeteries shown, what a lovely thing that Arthur Haywood does taking a little bit of home to the graves.
Team effort as always Ceecee.. Arthuris certainly a star for his actions... he says he will send in more picture when he visits Belgium again.
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