Roll of honour found at Bury Unitarian Church, Greater Manchester

[BereniceUK]

The Bank Street Chapel and Sunday School roll of honour has been discovered in a storage area at Bury Unitarian Church, where it had been since the present church building was opened in 1974, on the same site as Bank Street Chapel. The plan is to put it on permanent display, probably on a staircase wall.

In addition to the 40 who died, there are 201 names listed of those who served.

 

There's a coffee morning every Saturday at the church, 10-12, if anyone wants to go see the roll.

 

 

 

 

Richard Ainsworth

Fred Ashworth

Fred Atkinson

Henry J. Barrett

Samuel Bridge

James R. I. Brierley

John Chadderton

Mary Clough

William Cooper

Albert Crawshaw

Harry Crawshaw

Hubert Dawson

Walter Dearden

Frank Doodson

John Eatough

Leonard Eatough

Joseph W. Elliott

Robert Fitton

Fred Greenhalgh

Harry Greenhalgh

Fred Hardman

George Hardman

Robert Haselwood

William D. Heslop

Frank Howard

James S. Hutchinson

Jack McGann

George Richardson

Hubert Taylor

Joseph Taylor

Robert Turner

James A. Walker

Frank H. Whitehead

Robert Whitworth

John Wild

Harry Wild

Thomas Wild

Thomas Wild

Charles Wilde

Edgar A. Wilkinson

[keithmroberts]

That's great news.

[BereniceUK]

This was in storage for 44 years, and completely forgotten about. Makes me wonder what else is hidden away in some churches, schools, hospitals, etc., where their memorials or rolls of honour are listed as being lost.

[Jim Strawbridge]

I see that the name of Mary Clough is on the Roll of Honour. She is one of the ladies that I have been researching. She was from a Bury family (her father was a steam engine fitter in 1891 but moved on to be  the manager of a woollen manufactory by 1911). After training Mary worked as a hospital nurse at Victoria Hospital, Blackpool. She enlisted into the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Sevice and died on Malta on the 12th October 1916 of dysentery.

[Mark Hone]

Sorry, I missed this when it was originally posted. A wonderful discovery. Detailed biographies of JRI Brierley, Hubert Dawson and Harry Greenhalgh can be read on the Centenary Roll of Honour section of the Bury Grammar School Archives website.

http://bgsarchive.co.uk/authenticated/Browse.aspx?SectionID=164&tableName=ta_boys_rollofhonour

Current pupils of the school, together with members of Bury Unitarian Church, paid a moving visit to Harry Greenhalgh's grave at the Holebottom Presbyterian Burial Ground on the 100th anniversary of his death in October 2018. 

Edited 8 January , 2019 by Mark Hone

[BereniceUK]

10 hours ago, Mark Hone said:

Sorry, I missed this when it was originally posted. A wonderful discovery. Detailed biographies of JRI Brierley, Hubert Dawson and Harry Greenhalgh can be read on the Centenary Roll of Honour section of the Bury Grammar School Archives website.

http://bgsarchive.co.uk/authenticated/Browse.aspx?SectionID=164&tableName=ta_boys_rollofhonour

Current pupils of the school, together with members of Bury Unitarian Church, paid a moving visit to Harry Greenhalgh's grave at the Holebottom Prebyterian Burial Ground on the 100th anniversary of his death in October 2018. 

 

There's a newspaper report of the October 2018 visit on display in the church.

[Kitchener's Bugle]

What great Condition it seems to be in!  

I wonder how many similar things are secreted away in "storage"?

[Guest]

We were amazed to find it in perfect condition after nearly fifty years with its face to the wall in a dusty attic.  

 

As the post says: we're always open on a Saturday morning and would be happy to arrange to let people see it at other times.  

 

We're currently working on getting our records of church members up to date, so the extra information on some of the people named on the roll is really welcome. 

 

Kate McKenna

(minister with Bury Unitarians). 

[HolymoleyRE]

On 23/09/2018 at 08:48, BereniceUK said:

The Bank Street Chapel and Sunday School roll of honour has been discovered in a storage area at Bury Unitarian Church, where it had been since the present church building was opened in 1974, on the same site as Bank Street Chapel. The plan is to put it on permanent display, probably on a staircase wall.

In addition to the 40 who died, there are 201 names listed of those who served.

 

There's a coffee morning every Saturday at the church, 10-12, if anyone wants to go see the roll.

 

 

 

 

Richard Ainsworth

Fred Ashworth

Fred Atkinson

Henry J. Barrett

Samuel Bridge

James R. I. Brierley

John Chadderton

Mary Clough

William Cooper

Albert Crawshaw

Harry Crawshaw

Hubert Dawson

Walter Dearden

Frank Doodson

John Eatough

Leonard Eatough

Joseph W. Elliott

Robert Fitton

Fred Greenhalgh

Harry Greenhalgh

Fred Hardman

George Hardman

Robert Haselwood

William D. Heslop

Frank Howard

James S. Hutchinson

Jack McGann

George Richardson

Hubert Taylor

Joseph Taylor

Robert Turner

James A. Walker

Frank H. Whitehead

Robert Whitworth

John Wild

Harry Wild

Thomas Wild

Thomas Wild

Charles Wilde

Edgar A. Wilkinson

Hello Bernice, 

A fascinating find, bizarrely I have recently been in touch with the Great Nephew of Henry J Barrett, who was in the MGC. 

 

I would be interested to know if either of his brothers, Thomas or Walter Barrett feature on the list of others who served? 

 

Regards 

 

Andy 

[BereniceUK]

Hi, Andy.

The fourteenth and fifteenth names name down, in the left-hand column, are Thomas Barrett and Walter Barrett.

 

Cheers,

     Berenice

 

 

 

Edited 4 April , 2019 by BereniceUK

[HolymoleyRE]

13 hours ago, BereniceUK said:

Hi, Andy.

The fourteenth and fifteenth names name down, in the left-hand column, are Thomas Barrett and Walter Barrett.

 

Cheers,

     Berenice

 

 

 

Berenice, you are a superstar! 

 

Many thanks, I will let Walter's Great Grandson know. 

Regards 

 

Andy