Hello Tim,
CWGC records show the inscription on George Herbert Bagshawe’s grave was provided by his mother Martha “Many waters cannot quench love. Neither can the flood drown it.” George had been born & resident in Miles Platting and employed as a warehouseman when he enlisted on 3rd September 1914. He had been hospitilised for 4 days in January 1915 at Heaton Park with tonsillitis.
Thanks for that. Martha also says that George (Herbert) was injured through drilling in March 1915 and had to undergo a hernia operation to remain in the battalion. Four others were admitted from the same battalion at the same time for the same operation, one of whom died from it.
The CWGC gives Martha's (and her husband George's) address as 16, Clough Walk, Prestwich, Manchester, and also states that her son George was born at Miles Platting. As Martha loaned out her son George's bed to injured Canadian soldiers - the 'Maple Leaves' in the book title - Clough Walk may have been his residence at the outbreak of the War, rather than Miles Platting. I guess details were rather sketchy at that time. Incidentally, Clough Walk now seems to have been demolished due to mining subsidence:
http://www.bury.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=2141Martha, also mentions another son who survived the conflict, although she doesn't give his name or regiment. Perhaps he went on to have a family who might find these details useful. I hope so, as Martha seems a fairly incredible woman who deserves to be remembered!