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Transfers of Manchester Regiment Officers to RFC/RAF
All of the Manchester Regiment Officers in the RFC/RAF
that I can find.
Casualties ASSOCIATED with the MANCHESTER REGIMENT, WW1
TIDWORTH MILITARY CEMETERY, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
GOUGH, Second Lieutenant (Pilot) HARRY STANLEY, Royal Flying Corps. and 8th
Bn., Manchester Regiment, Killed whilst flying 13 March 1918. Age 24. Son of John
Gough and Helen Gough. Also served in the Cheshire Yeomanry. 8 years' service. Grave
Ref. E. 17.
POOLE CEMETERY, Dorset, United Kingdom
FOSTER, Lieutenant, W A, Royal Air Force. and , Manchester Regiment 20 February
1919. Grave Ref. 25. 10387.
NEWCHURCH-IN-PENDLE (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Lancashire, United
Kingdom
BENTHAM, Captain, RICHARD, Royal Flying Corps. and 7th Bn., Manchester
Regiment, Killed while flying at Uphaven 8 November 1916. Age 21. Son of the late
Robert Bentham. Born at Nethertown, Whalley. Grave Ref. C. 43 and 49.
CHINGFORD MOUNT CEMETERY, Essex, United Kingdom
CHILD, Captain, JAMES MARTIN, M C, Royal Air Force. and, Manchester Regiment,
Accidentally killed 23 August 1918. Age 25. Chevalier of the Order of Leopold II. Croix
de Guerre (Belgium). Son of Tylney Harris Child and Constance Octavio Child, of 83,
King's Rd., Leytonstone. His brother Jack Escott Child also fell. Grave Ref. C.R. 7284.
BLACKPOOL CEMETERY, Lancashire, United Kingdom
WHITTAKER, Second Lieutenant, FRED POULTON, No. 54 Training Depot Station,
Royal Air Force. formerly 8th Bn. Manchester Regiment, Killed while flying (crashed)
25 October 1918. Age 21. Son of Orlando and Grace Whittaker, of 24, Regent Rd.,
Blackpool. Grave Ref. Y. 207
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KIRKEE 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, India
LEACH, Lieutenant, F, Royal Air Force. and 1st/8th Bn., Manchester Regiment 16 June
1918. Face E.
WANQUETIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France
PERCIVAL,
Serjeant, STEPHEN BERNARD, 3/15399, 27th Sqdn., Royal Air Force.
and 52nd Bn. Manchester Regiment 14 August 1918. Age 19. Croix de Guerre (France),
Medaille Militaire. Son of the Rev. Barwise Percival and Emily Louisa Percival, of
Warrington. Grave Ref. II. C. 9.
VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France
BALDWIN, Second Lieutenant, WILLIAM EVERTON, 18th Sqdn., Royal Air Force.
and, Manchester Regiment, Died of wounds, received in aerial combat 25 August 1918.
Age 21. Son of Walter and Annie Baldwin, of Burnage, Manchester. Grave Ref. III. C.
24.
UPLANDS CEMETERY, MAGNY-LA-FOSSE, Aisne, France
CASE, Second Lieutenant, CHARLES HENRY, Royal Air Force. and 11th Bn.,
Manchester Regiment, Killed in air combat 29 September 1918. Age 21. Son of Henry
and Emma Adelaide Case, of 53, Deacon Rd., Widnes. Grave Ref. B. 1.
SAINS-LES-MARQUION BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France
GLEN, Second Lieutenant, ALEC, Mentioned in Despatches, 8th Sqdn., Royal Flying
Corps. and , Manchester Regiment, Killed in air combat 29 December 1915. Age 19.
Croix de Guerre with Palm (France).Son of the Rev. J. P. Glen, of The Manse, Norwich.
Grave Ref. II. B. 4A.
ROYE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France
EVANS, Lieutenant, JOHN EDWARD MARTIN, 48th Sqdn, Royal Flying Corps. and
8th Bn., Manchester Regiment 9 February 1918. Age 24. Son of William and Eleanor
Evans, of Pembroke Dock; husband of Emily Ethel Evans, of 116, Hemingford Rd.,
Barnsbury, London. Grave Ref. III. A. 7.
LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France
SOLLY, Captain, ARTHUR NORBURY, 20th Sqdn., Royal Flying Corps. and ,
Manchester Regiment, Killed whilst flying 11 August 1917. Age 23. Son of Maj. Ernest
Solly (R.A.M.C.) and Mary Alice Solly, of "Strathlea," 4, Cold Bath Rd., Harrogate.
Grave Ref. IV. D. 20.
STEVENS, Lieutenant, DONALD EUSTACE, Royal Flying Corps. and 2nd/5th Bn.,
Manchester Regiment, Killed in action 13 March 1918. Age 20. Son of Dora Stevens, of
64, Moscow Drive, Stoneycroft, Liverpool, and the late Henry Fairchild Stevens. Grave
Ref. IV. F. 65.
LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY, VIMY, Pas de Calais, France
COLLIER, Lieutenant, SIDNEY, M C, Royal Flying Corps. and 6th Bn., Manchester
Regiment 28 March 1918. Age 22. Son of the Rev. S. F. and Mrs. H. E. Collier, of
"Collinwood," Deganwy, Llandudno Junction, Carnarvonshire. Native of Manchester.
Grave Ref. I. C. 1.
DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION No.1, Somme, France
REEDER, Captain (and Flight Commander) ROBERT, Royal Flying Corps. and 10th
Bn., Manchester Regiment, Killed in action 6 January 1918. Age 24. Son of Capt. R. J.
Reeder (Royal Engineers) and Lilian Maud Reeder, of 19A, Emmanuel Rd., Balham,
London. Grave Ref. IV. A. 12.
CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ, Pas de Calais, France
FIELD, Lieutenant, NORMAN, 25th Sqdn., Royal Flying Corps. and 5th Bn.,
Manchester Regiment, Killed in action 14 August 1917. Age 24. Son of the late Edgar
Field and of Eliza Field, of Box Cottage, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield. Grave Ref. VII.
H. 10.
BRAY MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France
BUTTERWORTH, Second Lieutenant, NORMAN, Royal Flying Corps. and 5th Bn.
Manchester Regiment, Killed whilst flying 9 May 1917. Age 25. Son of Alfred H. and
Alice A. Butterworth, of Park Riding, Holmfirth, Huddersfield. Grave Ref. II. G. 16.
BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT, Somme, France
LEAKE, Captain, ERIC GILBERT, M C, 59th Sqdn., Royal Air Force. and 7th Bn.
Manchester Regiment 31 July 1918. Age 25. Son of James Medley Leake and Florence
Leake, of 129, Hale Rd., Hale, Altrincham, Cheshire. Native of Manchester. Grave Ref.
IV. A. 4.
AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France
THORP, Lieutenant, FREDERICK HORACE, Royal Flying Corps. and 10th Bn.
Manchester Regiment 31 March 1918. Age 24. Son of Henry and Annie Thorp, of 18,
Granville Rd., Fallowfield, Manchester. Grave Ref. VI. F. 4.
ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France
COWAN, Captain, PHILIP CHALMERS, 56th Sqdn., Royal Flying Corps. and 8th Bn.,
Manchester Regiment 8 November 1917.
HASLAM, Second Lieutenant, HERBERT, 6th Sqdn., Royal Flying Corps. and 14th
Bn., Manchester Regiment 16 September 1917.
HEYWOOD, Lieutenant, AUBREY TALLEY, 45th Sqdn., Royal Flying Corps. and
General List, formerly 19th Bn, Manchester Regiment 3 September 1917. Age 21.
Son of Alfred and Cherokee Heywood, of 26, Produce Exchange Buildings, 8, Victoria St.,
Liverpool. Gazetted Sept., 1914. Proceeded to France 1915.
HILTON, Second Lieutenant, ROBERT, 13th Sqdn., Royal Air Force. and 5th Bn.,
Manchester Regiment 6 April 1918. Age 19. Son of Robert and Alice Ann Hilton, of 5,
Marine Drive, Ainsdale Beach, Southport.
WILLIAMSON, Second Lieutenant, HUGH ALBERT, Mentioned in Despatches, 34th
Sqdn., Royal Flying Corps. and , Manchester Regiment 2 July 1916. Age 29. Son of M.
A. Williamson, of " Irlam View ", Broad Rd., Sale, Cheshire, and the late Hugh
Williamson.
ACHIET-LE-GRAND COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais,
France
WASHINGTON, Second Lieutenant, JONATHAN NOEL, 8th Sqdn., Royal Flying
Corps. and, Manchester Regiment, Died of wounds (received 25th Sept.) 2 October 1915.
Grave Ref. IV. H. 5.
KANTARA WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt
WILLIAMSON, Captain, CHARLES HARRY, M C, Royal Flying Corps. and 7th Bn.
Manchester Regiment 27 March 1917. Age 29. Husband of Ada Roberta Williamson, of
Clover Cottage, Clifton Rd., Eccles, Manchester. Grave Ref. B. 159.
VOORMEZEELE ENCLOSURES No.1 and No.2, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
SHIELDS, Lieutenant, WILLIAM, 45th Sqdn., Royal Flying Corps. and, Manchester
Regiment, Killed in air combat 5 September 1917. Age 28. Son of Samuel and Sarah
Shields, of 33, Upper Frank St., Belfast. Grave Ref. I. H. 41.
THE HUTS CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
PILBROW, Private, STANLEY EDWARD, 44340, M M, 20th Sqdn., Royal Flying
Corps. and 22nd Bn. Manchester Regiment 15 August 1917. Age 26. Son of Edward and
Minnie Priscilla Pilbrow, of I, Carlyle Square, Chelsea, London; husband of Elsie Mabel
Pilbrow. Grave Ref. III. A. 6.
DADIZEELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
COOMBER, Captain, HORACE BERTRAM, 45th Sqdn., Royal Flying Corps. and "C" Coy.
8th Bn, Manchester Regiment, Killed in aerial combat 12 October 1917. Age 23.
Son of William Horace and Sarah Emily Coomber, of Glenholme, Prestwich Park,
Manchester. Appointed Scout Officer, April, 1915, and Musketry Officer Nov., 1915.
Volunteered for R.F.C. Oct., 1916. Grave Ref. VI. E. 21.
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