REMEMBERING THE EMPLOYEES OF MANCHESTER CORPORATION TRAMWAYS, another story from Martin Logan

The names of the Fallen

One hundred years ago on the 31st July 1917 the 3rd Battle of Ypres commenced.

By the time we reached October 1917 it was slowly drawing to a close. Today we know that Battle by the name of Passchendaele.

The images that are in ingrained in our minds is of a battle scarred landscape and the soldiers floundering and sometimes dying in mud up to their waists.

The Battle lasted for 103 days with close to a quarter of a million allied soldier casualties (dead, wounded or missing). Amongst those many casualties were 10 employees of Manchester Corporation Tramways who died during the month of October. PLEASE REMEMBER THEM

Gravestone of J Fogarty MM

FOGARTY J MM
John Fogarty – Guard - 19384 Corporal Acting /Sergeant –
21st Battalion Manchester (6th City PALS) D Company Platoon XVII
Died 4/10/1917 Tyne Cot Cemetery Grave ref: XXXIII.A.24 Country Belgium
Locality: West-Vlaanderen


WHITWORTH G A -
George A Whitworth - Aged 34 - Box Cleaner - 25954 Lance/Corporal 22nd Battalion Manchester  died 4/10/1917 New Irish Farm Cemetery Grave Reference: XXXll.D.11 Country: Belgium Locality: West-Vlaanderen


SCOTT H
Harry Scott - Husband of Mary Beatrice Scott of 104 Church Street Newton Heath Manchester. Born in Manchester
Aged 32 Guard 21018 Private 11th Battalion Manchester
Died 7/10/1917 Dozinghem Military Cemetery Grave ref: VII.G.18 Country: Belgium Locality: West-Vlaanderen

Names of the Fallen

McELROY W H
William Henry McElroy -  Guard 3/4951 Corporal 6th Batt York and Lancaster – died 09/10/1917 Tyne Cot Memorial Panel Reference: panel 125 to 128 Country: Belgium  Locality: West-Vlaanderen

SILLITOE W
William Sillitoe - Son of Moses & Mary Sillitoe of 48 Kirkmanshulme Lane Longsight Manchester - Parcel Messenger 22292 Private 23rd Battalion Manchester Died 16/10/1917 Tyne Cot Memorial Panel 120-124 & 162, 162A & 163A Country: Belgium  Locality: West-Vlaanderen


LEE W
William Lee - Son of Charles & Ann Lee - Husband of Helen of 23 Clifton Street Hulme Hall Lane Miles Platting Manchester. Aged 34 Guard 16114 Private 12th Battalion Manchester 19/10/1917 Duhallow A. D. S. Cemetery Grave Reference: VIII.G.18 Country: Belgium Locality: West-Vlaanderen


MAYO F W
Husband of Lillian Mayo 70 Bonsall Street Hulme Manchester Aged 34
Driver 245531 Private 12th Battalion Manchester - Victory and British War Medals Died 20/10/1917 Dozinghem Military Cemetery Grave Reference: XI.G.4 Country: Belgium Locality: West- Vlaanderen

Joseph Stahler and others

STAHLER J A
Joseph Stahler – Lived at 24 Hereford St Ordsall Lane Salford - Labourer - 276321 Private 7th Battalion Manchester T.F 1st/7th Battalion Manchester 22/10/1917 Coxyde Military Cemetery Grave ref: 1V.H.11 Country: Belgium Locality: West-Vlaanderen


BASNETT W F
William Fredrick - Cleaner 18798 Private 21st S Battalion Manchester
Died 24/10/1917 Tyne Cot Memorial Panel Reference: Panel 120 to 124 & 162 to 162A and 163A Country: Belgium, Locality: West-Vlaanderen


O'NEIL J H
James Henry - Driver 53363 Gunner 47th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Died 29/10/1917 Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery Grave Reference: III.G.7 Country: Belgium Locality: West-Vlaanderen


If you have info on any of these employees or anyone else on the MCT Memorial Plaque please contact me at martin.logan@btinternet.com or by mobile 07985490124

LEST WE FORGET

© Martin Logan, 2017

Pictures; from the collection of Martin Logan, photo of Joseph Stahler from  "Manchesters in the Great War"