These two churches were both in the Manchester (Grosvenor Street) Circuit, so the same form was used to provide information from both.
Plymouth Grove, Chorlton-on-Medlock, seated 630. The chapel opened in 1879 and finally closed in 2008. Prior to that the original building was vacated and the plaques were disposed of, so this is the only Methodist record of these seven men. The Guild Secretary gave much more information than usual.
Cpl. Henry C. Helliwell R.A.M.C. Lost with H.M.S. Royal Edward June 1915. [note 1]
L/Cpl. Charles C. Capstick 15th Bn. Royal Scots.
Fell in action Battle of the Somme 1st July 1916
Sergt. William R. Capstick 15th Bn. Royal Scots.
Fell in action Battle of the Somme 1st July 1916
Pte. William H. Raines Manchesters. Fell in action 5th August 1917 [note 2]
Herbert Whitehouse Royal Flying Corps. Died Sept 1917 from injuries received in air raid on Ipswich in July 1917
Cpl. Barnet Baker R.A.M.C. Died 30 Jan. 1918 in hospital at Boulogne
Pte. Edgar M. Jones 6th Bn. Border Regt. Reported missing [note 3]
Notes:
1. Henry Helliwell was the son of Rev. J. Uttley Helliwell, minister of the church 1913-1916. Like most Wesleyans, his religious affiliation does not appear in the record.
2. William H. Raines does not appear in any official record of the fallen.
3. Edgar M. Jones returned to the front with the 23rd Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers, but died on 11 April 1918
Grosvenor Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock was the main church of the Circuit, seating 1300. There appears to be no other memorial than this.
The seventeen men are:
Pte. Albert Allen 11th Bn. East Lancashire Regt.
Pte. Fred P. Barlow 202294 4th Bn. King’s Own (Royal Lancaster) Regt.
Tom Baxter 3rd Bn. Border Regt.
[Gnr.] William Bogg Royal Field Artillery
Pte. James Dalgleish 28662 23rd Bn. Manchester Regt.
Pte. George Elliott Manchester Regt.
Pte. Charles O. Green S.10780 Seaforth Highlanders
Pte. Fred Green 23rd Bn. Manchester Regt.
Sergt. Philip Haith 8th Bn. King’s Own (Royal Lancaster) Regt.
Pte. Warwick Haith 22nd Bn. Manchester Regt.
Pte. William Heyes [252124] 1/6th Bn. Manchester Regt.
Pte. T. Seymour Hurrell [PS/10895] Royal Fusiliers
Pte. John Hyam [11th Bn. Border Regt.]
Pte. John Mc Cooey [1/8th Bn.] Manchester Regt.
[Pte.] Henry Rankin 17189 20th Bn. Manchester Regt.
William Ramsden 8th Bn. Manchester Regt.
[OS] A.J. Sinclair Royal Navy
Additional sources: Commonwealth War Graves Commission, IWM Lives of the First World War.
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