Marple WWI Timeline

Earlier this year @marplewebsite was invited to submit the story of the #WWI Timeline in #Marple Memorial Park to the Imperial War Museum's "Mapping the Centenary" Project. In all 7 local projects were submitted to the IWM site and are now live, read more: marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?…

Thanks to "Lest We Forget" Hollingworth and Tony Catchpole we now have the story of all 8 men on the Union Rooms Mission Church WWI memorial rescued from Albert Schools, which now includes Marmaduke Cooper, the only man not named on #Marple's War Memorial. marple.website/community-proj…

Lots of artists have reflected a #Remembrance theme in their work for the Friends of #Marple Memorial Park Pavilion Art Project but in so many different and imaginative ways. marplememorialpark.org.uk/projects/pavil…

David Watson has provided a short biography of his mother's two uncles, Harry and Arthur Hope, who are both named on the #WWI #Marple Schools Roll of Honour and survived the war. Can you help fill in more gaps on the full Roll of Honour: marple.website/local-history/…

This photo with recovering soldiers (sadly not named) was taken during the same visit: marple.website/local-history/…

In March 1916 the Duchess of Westminster visited Brabyns Military Hospital in #Marple. Thanks to Flora Buck's scrapbooks we know the names of everyone in this photo: marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?…

A vintage photo of a #Marple #WWI Roll of Honour has been discovered that lists not only the fallen but all of Marple's "Old Boys" who answered the call at the time the photo was taken. Can you tell us more of what happened to any local men who survived? marple.website/local-history/…

Accompanying this great photo of Sgt. Richard Speakman from #Marple, KIA 15/9/1918 in #WWI leaving a widow and young daughter, is the sad news that his daughter, Elsie May, died following a sledging accident in 1925. Here is a report of the inquest: marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?…

100 Years Ago Today JOHN HAMPSON became the 141st and final #Marple man to die as a result of #WWI, and perhaps one of the saddest stories of them all 23/11/19: marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?…

100 Years Ago Today ARTHUR GORDON CRESSWELL became the 140th and penultimate #Marple man to die as a result of #WWI 14/10/19. marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?…

@Cobden_Scouts If you are anywhere near Pozières try and visit Tommy Bar to see their trenches in the rear garden!

Today we visited Yres and Tyne Cot Cemetery to learn about WW1. Thanks to @MarpleWWI information we found most of the Marple men who are buried at the Cemetery. #MarpleSummerCamp

100 Years Ago Today WILLIAM BARNES became the 139th #Marple man to die as a result of #WWI 07/02/19. marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?…

100 Years Ago Today ROLAND MATHER became the 138th #Marple man to die as a result of #WWI 09/09/19. marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?…

100 Years Ago Today WILLIAM LEIGH became the 137th #Marple man to die during #WWI 09/12/18. marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?…

100 Years Ago Today BENJAMIN MILLER became the 136th #Marple man to die during #WWI 03/12/18. marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?…

100 Years Ago Today WILLIAM DEAN became the 135th #Marple man to die during #WWI 01/12/18. marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?…

Friends of #Marple Memorial Park's entry in the St Martin's Christmas Tree Festival is a commemoration of the 141 men on the Marple War Memorial. #LestWeForget

100 Years Ago Today HENRY WOODHOUSE became the 134th #Marple man to die during #WWI 28/11/18. marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?…

Year 5&6 are completing the ‘who was...’ activity @MarpleWWI #BPSNurture #WeRememberThem @PoppyLegion