Calverley -Victoria Park Memorial

I visited Calverley almost by accident on the way back from Shipley. The memorial is situated in Victoria Park, a fine stretch of open park land. A great place. I can only belive that the name plates are new. There is very little staining coming from them. I actually quite like the green staining from the bronze. I can see why many would not.
These are the pictures. The memorial is No 21869 at the National Archive of War Memorials. 

View from the park gates

IN MEMORY OF
THE
CALVERLEY MEN
WHO FELL IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914 -1918
---
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

AND IN THE WAR
1939 -1945

Well maintained and set on its own plinth

From the rear facing the main road

1939 -1945
ACKROYD, J.B.
ALLANSON, S.V.
DOCKRAY, A.
FIRTH, W.
FRYER, H.
GARDINER, J.T.
GILL, R.L.
GOODBURN, J.
GOUGH, S.
HALLIDAY, R.
HEYWORTH, J.
HORSEMAN, H.
HUSTLER, J.S.
JOY, W.D.
LASCELLES, R.E.
PASHLEY, H.
RAY, W.
ROBERTS, E.S.
ROBERTS, G.P.
SCRIMSHAW, F.
TAYLOR, G.
THOMPSON, D.W.
WOODCOCK, J.R.

"God proved them and found them worthy for himself"

From the lower end of the park - to the left of the gates as you enter.

1914-1918
ALLOTT, R.
ATKINS, A.
BENNETT, A.C.
BEACH, A.
BINNS, C.W.
BINNS, T.E.
BINNS, M.
BLACKBURN, G.
BROWN, P.E.
CALVERLEY, F.
CHARGE, J.W.
CHIPPENDALE, S.
COATES, A.
CROSSLAND, E.
DAVISON, J.P.
DAVISON, S.
DOBSON, R.
FAICHNEY, H.W.
FARRER, W.
FISHER, F.
GRAY, A.
HIGHAM, G.
HINCHCLIFFE, E.
HINCHCLIFFE, N.
HINCHCLIFFE, P.

Managed to behead Victory!
The list below:
1914-1918
HORSEMAN, F.
HUTCHINSON, R.
JAGGER, J.
KITSON, H.
KIPLING, H.
LONG, A.H.
LORD, A.C.
MANN, J.N.
NELSON, E.
PILLEY, G.R.
POWELL, A.
RAWSON, J.W.
RUSHTON, T.H.
SCOTT, F.
STANHOPE, A.
STANHOPE, C.
THACKRAY, C.
WALLER, J.
WALMSLEY, J.W.
WALMSLEY, H.G.D.
WHEATLEY, H.
WIGGLESWORTH, C.
WESTERMAN, T.W.
WRIGHT, J.
YEWDALL, M.

From the rear of the memorial

The present and the past - this is what sacrifice is all about
You don't meet many triplet buggies on your travels!

Sorry got a bit artistic here!

The exit from the memorial,
fine old millstone grit houses.

The park from quite close to the entrance.
This is a fine expanse of parkland.
May it stay that way!

St Cuthbert's servicemen and memorials

In the churchyard at St Cuthbert's in Lytham there are both memorials and also gravestones. The photos are below. Somewhat disappointing that the graves have the little Remembrance Day crosses and the memorials do not. Perhaps the memorials are not so obvious. But its nice that people remember anyway. Hopefully I can derive links from some of them. Some will cross reference onto the main memorial in Lytham at Hastings Place and at St Cuthbert's.

ALSO WALTER ECCLES, SEC LIEUT
L.N. LANCS REGT, THEIR GRANDSON
BORN JULY 20TH 1888
KILLED IN ACTION, FRANCE, MAY 30TH 1916

CLOSE UP OF THE BOTTOM OF THIS MEMORIAL,
REGRETTABLY THE INSCRIPTION IS NOT VISIBLE

IN
EVER LOVING MEMORY
OF
JOYCE
DEARLY BELOVED WIFE OF
ALAN EGERTON FERGUSON
DEC 8TH 1939 IN HER 26TH YEAR
"THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD"
ALSO HER HUSBAND ALAN EGERTON F/LT R.A.F. V.R.
MISSING PRESUMED KILLED MANNHEIM
SEP 6th 1943 AGED 32 YEARS
AND WAS INTERRED IN RHEINBERG CEMETERY

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ESTHER
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
HENRY SNALAM
WHO DIED FEB 11TH 1832
AGED 62 YEARS
ALSO FRED THEIR SON
KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE
JUNE 16TH 1917 AGED 19 YEARS
"AT REST"
ALSO MARY SNALAM
DIED JAN 13TH 1937 AGED 24 YEARS
ALSO THE ABOVE HENRY SNALAM
WHO DIED NOV 7TH 1947 AGED 81 YEARS
(More details are available at the link above)

IN LOVING MEMORY OF~
WILLIAM BROWN ROWSON
WHO DIED JAN 1ST 1936
IN HIS 81ST YEAR
MARY KEZIA ROWSON
WHO DIED MAY 29TH 1922
IN HER 67TH YEAR
ALSO
2ND LIEUT STANLEY ROWSON
11TH LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS
ONLY SON OF THE ABOVE
KILLED IN THE GREAT WAR IN FRANCE
SEPT. 30TH 1916 (the date at the CWC is the 29th of Sept)
ALSO EMMA DAUGHTER OF
WILLIAM BROWN ROWSON
WIFE OF THE LATE HARRY JACKSON
WHO DIED FEB 3RD 1961
IN HER 79TH YEAR

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
WILLIAM MILLIGAN M.D.
DIED MARCH 27TH 1923
AGED 64 YEARS
ALSO DONALD S.E. MILLIGAN
11 R.C. C.S., L.R.C.P., LIEUT R.A.M.C.
SON OF THE ABOVE AND LAID TO REST IN YPRES
OCT 12TH 1917
"AS A WELL SPENT DAY BRINGS A HAPPY SLEEP
SO LIFE WELL USED BRINGS HAPPY DEATH"
(more info at the link)

SEE BELOW

SUB LIEUT.
DONALD MORRIS MULLER
R.N.V.R.
THE DEVOTED SON OF
PAUL AND ANN MULLER
MISSING PRESUMED KILLED
OCTOBER 18TH 1941
AGED 23 YEARS
"HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THOSE HE LOVED
AND THOSE HE LOVED REMEMBERED"
(more info at the link)

ALSO OF
JOHN EDWARD (Clark)
ONLY SON OF
JOHN SARGENT AND ADA MARY CLARK
KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE
SEPT 11 1918 AGED 19 YEARS

Below are the familiar white gravestones:

SECOND LIEUTENANT
J.C.MEYRICK
LOYAL NORTH LANCS REGIMENT
26TH JUNE 1917 AGED 19

FLYING OFFICER
F. BARLOW
ROYAL AIR FORCE
5TH OF APRIL 1944

JUNIOR COMMANDER
H. LEIGH (Eleanor)
AUX. TERRITORIAL SERVICE
1ST OF JUNE 1943 AGE 31

"TO LIVE IN HEARTS
WE LEAVE BEHIND
 IS NOT TO DIE"

213437 GUNNER
J. MYERS
ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY
25TH OF FEBRUARY 1917 AGE 36

P/7919 LANCE CPL
J. ANDERSON
MILITARY POLICE CORPS
4TH DECEMBER 1917 AGE 56

47337 PRIVATE
H.J. LAMB
K.O. SCOTTISH BORDERERS
30 APRIL 1920

13364 PRIVATE
E.MEDCALF
ROYAL LANCASHIRE REGIMENT
17TH OCTOBER 1920 AGE 21

As before I appear to have missed several servicemen's graves. Any of the links will take you back to St Cuthbert's graveyard. There you will find the missing graves. There is more information on many of the CWGC website. The memorials will also take you back to the CWGC website too. I have not done any searching anywhere else.

St Cuthberts Church -link to the Birley memorial in Kirkham

If you visited before I have decided to put the servicemen's graves at St Cuthbert's separately. However this set of pictures are related to Kirkham and Wrea Green - the Birley family. This link goes back to the Birley memorial in the Kirkham Parish church graveyard. It considerably helped in "decoding" the information on the Birley memorial. Hopefully it helps in nailing some of the links that Birley researchers needed to establish.

THOMAS AUBRY SHEPHERD, MAJOR, DUKE OF L.O.Y.
ELDEST SON OF HERBERT SHEPHERD CROSS
BURIED AT BRAUCHING, OCT 3 1931

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ANNE THE WIFE OF THE REVEREND
JOHN SHEPHERD BIRLEY M.A.
DIED 12TH MAY 1872 AGED 67 YEARS

THE REVEREND JOHN SHEPHERD BIRLEY M.A. OXON
OF MOSS LEE, BOLTON-LE-MOORS
AND KIRKHAM, LANCASHIRE
BORN OCT 11 1808, DIED JULY 1 1883

LUCY MARY SHEPHERD
WIFE OF HERBERT SHEPHERD-CROSS
BORN MAR 11 1846 DIED MAY 26 1891

(close up of the above )
HERBERT SHEPHERD-CROSS OF HAMELS PARK HERTS.
BORN JAN 1 1847 DIED JAN 9 1916.
AND LAID TO REST AT BRAUCHING

(Close up of the 2nd Photo)

(Close up of the 1st Photo)

This is the cross in context. I am standing behind the North-West corner of the church,
roughly facing south. The building behind is the community hall attached (not physically)  to St Cuthbert,s church. The memorial cross relating to the fallen from the congregation is at the front of this building. The road that is front of the church and the community hall is the "back road from Lytham to Blackpool. This road also has the Cross dedicated to St Cuthbert.

Not often I consider a page closed but unless someone can come up with more information to add...

Manchester School of Art

I think it is now the Manchester Metropolitan School of Art. Part of the University. I had the opportunity to accompany a group of students to see the degree exhibition - they were extremely impressed as I was. However I did manage to take many photographs - the memorial was the most important item. I did photograph the plaques too - Have to go on the appropriate page but here is the memorial - together with the location shot.

The outside of the main entrance.
There are plaques on the outside. The inside was heaving with students!

Close to the foyer is the roll of honour. Little bit different as the roll is colour coded.

My transcription has separated them.

IN MEMORY OF THOSE STUDENTS OF THE MMSA

WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY

IN THE WARS OF 1914-18 AND 1939-45

(1914- 1918)

ALEXANDER AIRD

STANLEY C. BERRY

ROY BOWES

HAROLD GRANT

HENRY C. HELLIWELL

WILLIAM O. JONES

HAROLD S. McCARTNEY

HAROLD C. MUMBY

ALICE M. MYLCHREEST*

JAMES RADCLIFFE

LESLIE C. WHITBREAD

(1939-1945)

DEREK S. ARMSTRONG

GEORGE G. BANKS

FRANK D. BARTON

WILLIAM H. BASTABLE

ERIC BEACH

WILLIAM F. MELLENEY

JOHN C. BRITTAIN

KENNETH CARROLL

STANLEY G. DAWSON

BRIAN GIBSON

EUSTACE J. GOODRICH

JACK HENDERSON

SHEILA M. HOLDEN

FRANK HOLMES

THOMAS A.M. HOOLEY

STANLEY KELSHAW

THOMAS LONGDEN

FRANK MITCHELL

COLIN SACKER

WILLIAM B. SHARPLES

RONALD W. TAYLOR

DAVID TONDOLSKI

ARTHUR WALLACE

WILLIAM B. WEBBER

ERNEST WRIGLEY

 * Nurse A. M. MYLCHREEST. Nurse Alice Mona Mylchreest, Quartermaster Basford. House Red Cross Hospital (Manchester), and Commandant of the 82nd Detachment East Lancashire Red Cross, died whilst on a visit to Peel, on 1st September, 1918. She was the elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mylchreest, 1 Daisy Bank, Old Trafford, Manchester, and was 30 years of age. After leaving boarding school, she attended the Manchester School of Art, and had the honour of executing a page of the Illuminated Address which was presented by the Manchester Corporation to H.M. King George on his visit to that city. Nurse Mylchreest commenced her services with the Red Cross Society in September, 1914. From the IOM Examiner 1918

The other plaques in the building refer to openings and centenaries and will be posted elsewhere but linked.

Lots of further research and a datapage to follow - but the names are more important.;

Kirkham War Memorial

This war memorial is not in the town centre, it is set inside fairly large grounds which give it a sort of amphitheatre feel to it. About 400 yards from the Parish Church along a fenced with farmland on one side of the walkway. Grassed and gardens on the other. There are terraces above which lead out to Kirkham's main street. The walkway continues to more houses. The photographs make a better description. I haven’t completed the transcription - for WW2 (tomorrow!)

This is from the walkway,
if you continue past the memorial uphill you will reach Kirkham town centre.
To the left is the parish church.

In the background is the parish church, to the right is the terraces.

From the terraces, There are two sets of stairs.

The Fylde farmland, Inskip and other smaller villages are this way.

From the right-hand terrace, the church is to the right.
A playground to the left.

KIRKHAM WAR MEMORIAL
THE GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE
IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
UNVEILED 17TH DECEMBER 2006
BY THE MAYOR OF FYLDE
COUNCILLOR SUSAN FAZACKERLY

The rear of the Memorial.

Facing the Walkway.

This Bronze plate is long.
I took several shots to make sure I included all the fallen.

IN PROUD MEMORY OF

THESE MEN OF KIRKHAM

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES

IN THE GREAT WAR

1914 -1918

 "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"

LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT

ANDERTON, RICHARD H.

ANYON, WILLIAM H.

 BECKETT, ALEC

BOULTON, ALFRED

BROADBENT, JAMES,

BUTCHER, WILLIAM

COOKSON, THOMAS

CARDWELL, LAWRENCE

CLARKSON, JOHN

CROMPTON, GEORGE

DAGGER, RICHARD H.

DANSON, ARTHUR*

DANSON, ALEXANDER*

DAVIES, EDWARD

DODD, WILLIAM

FISHER, JOHN W.

FORSHAW, JOHN E.

GARDNER, JAMES

GARDNER, THOMAS

GARLICK, JOSEPH

HASLAM, JOHN*

HASLAM, JOSEPH*

HIGHAM, JOHN

HODGSON, JOSEPH

HOLDEN, FRED

HOLKER, JAMES

HUDSON, JAMES

HUDSON, JOSEPH

HUDSON, EDWARD*

HUDSON, WILLIAM*

JEFFREY, THOMAS

JOLLY, EDWARD*

JOLLY, JAMES*

KIRBY, ROBERT

LARMOUR, DAVID

McCALL, JAMES

McSPIRIT, THOMAS

MAGUIRE, JOHN

MATTHEWS, THOMAS

MURREY, JOHN

NEWSHAM, JOHN*

NEWSHAM, JAMES*

PARKER, GEORGE

PARKINSON, JAMES

REYNOLDS, JOHN J.

RILEY, JOHN

ROBERTS, CHARLES

ROGERSON, GEORGE*

ROGERSON, JOHN*

SMITH, FREDERICK

TYSON, REGINALD

WILCOCK, WILLIAM

WILLACY, ARTHUR

WOODS, THOMAS B.

WRIGHT JOHN V. 

ROYAL LANCASTER REGT(KINGS OWN)

BENSON, JOHN

DE CRUZ, FRANCISCO

ENTWHISTLE, JAMES

FAIRCLOUGH, WILLIAM

GREEN, WILLIAM

NORTON, THOMAS J.

RICHARDSON, JOHN

SINGLETON, JOHN

STAINWRIGHT, ALBERT

WEBSTER, ALEXANDER

WILSON, JAMES

EAST LANCASHIRE REGT.

BARKER, EDWARD

COUPE, HAROLD W.

DIXON, THOMAS

GREEN, WILLIAM

O'HARA, ROBERT

THE KINGS LIVERPOOL REGT.

ALLISON, GEORGE W.

DAVIES, DAN H.

PARKER, WILLIAM H.

TATTERSALL, CHARLES E.

TAYLOR, RICHARD

ROYAL ENGINEERS

BROWN, EDWARD

CARAHER, JOSEPH

HARRIS, WILLIAM M.

IRELAND, THOMAS

ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY

BARLOW, JIM

BILSBORROW, WILLIAM

BOWDLER, A. REGINALD H.

CLARKSON, JAMES

MANCHESTER REGIMENT

JUDGE, MICHAEL J.

LUND, JOSEPH

McCANN, JAMES

BORDER REGIMENT

WOODS, ROBERT R.

WOODS, RICHARD

KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY

HULLEY G. ALAN W.

TAYLOR, RICHARD

SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT

ASHTON, RICHARD

COOKSON, HARRY

COLDSTREAM GUARDS

BOLTON, C. CYRIL T.

EAST SURREY REGIMENT

PARKINSON, RICHARD W.

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY

MILNER, ALBERT E.

KINGS ROYAL RIFLES

BENSON, JOHN

KINGS SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY

DUCKWORTH, WALTER C.

ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY

CRYER, HAROLD

ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS

MALKIN, ARTHUR

TRAINING RESERVE

LAWRENSON, JAMES

NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS

GLOVER, JOHN

ROYAL NAVY

ROGERSON, CHARLES

ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS

BRENNAN, JOHN

YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT

LIVINGSTONE, MICHAEL

(*the stars behind the names are brothers)

AND IN THANKFULNESS
TO THOSE WHO WENT
AND DIED FIGHTING FOR
A JUST CAUSE IN
THE WAR OF 1939-1945



ROYAL AIR FORCE
ALLANSON, GEORGE
ASPIN, STANLEY V.
BALL, GEORGE WW.
CARR, PETER N.
CROOK, WALTER M.
RIGBY FRANK C.

ROYAL ARTILLERY
AINSWORTH, THOMAS
SKILLEN, HAROLD
WESTHEAD, BERNARD L.

LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS
 BENSON, HAROLD

ROYAL TANK REGIMENT
BROOKS WILLIAM A.

INNISKILLING DRAGOON GUARDS
COULTHARD, WILLIAM

EAST SURREY REGIMENT
DANSON, RICHARD

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT
LEE, THOMAS

LOYAL REGIMENT [NORTH LANCS]
 COOK, ARTHUR
FENTON, ROBERT
REED, ROBERT
SANDFORD, WILLIAM

KINGS OWN ROYAL REGIMENT
DIXON JOHN F.
 PAPE JOSEPH E.

ROYAL NAVY
GALLAGHER, WILLIAM J.
WILBY, WILLIAM H.

ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS
HARRIS, ARTHUR
RAWCLIFFE, GEORGE

PIONEER CORPS
CRITCHLEY, RICHARD

BORDER REGIMENT
FISHER, FRANK

EAST LANCASHIRE REGIMENT
LIVINGSTONE, JOHN

ROYAL ENGINEERS
THORNTON, JAMES



That completes the transcription of this rather modern memorial set in great grounds.