The War Dead of WW1 and WW2
Search for all individuals who died serving their country, and who are known to have some connection with Bollington and Kerridge.
A casualty of World War 2.
Leading Aircraftman NORMAN EMERY Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Service No:1004349
He was born 23 Jauary 1916, the son of James Emery and Sarah C. (formerly Houghton).
He married Maud Wrigley in 1940 and they lived at 3 Courier Row.
He died 19 May 1943 and was buried at AMBON WAR CEMETERY, Indonesia Grave Reference: 8. D. 16.
He is commemorated on the Bollington and Macclesfield War Memorials.
The town of Ambon, situated on Laitimor Peninsula on the southern shore of Ambon Bay, was severely damaged during the war, first by the Japanese who bombed it heavily in January 1942 and later by the Allied forces who attacked it in 1943 and 1944. After the fall of Ambon in February 1942, a former Dutch army camp on the island was used to hold Australian, American and Dutch prisoners of war, captured during the invasion. The War Cemetery was constructed on the site of this camp (known as Tan Touy) after the war. The cemetery contains Australian soldiers who died during the Japanese invasion of Ambon and Timor, plus those who died in captivity in one of the many camps constructed by the Japanese on the Moluccas Islands, including many British prisoners who were transferred from Java to the islands in April 1943.
Notes:
If you wish to visit a war grave or memorial please consult the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. This will provide detailed directions to the location, information about opening hours, and advise of any accessibility issues.
The not-for-profit War Graves Photographic Project may be able to provide you with a high resolution photograph of the grave/memorial for a modest fee.
As a general rule in these short histories, details of campaign medals awarded are NOT included unless there is something of particular interest. See the section on Medals for an explanation of how soldiers qualified for the various campaign medals.
Unless otherwise stated, addresses are in Bollington, near Macclesfield. St John's was the local Anglican church, and St Gregory's was the local Roman Catholic church. (Neither church is still in use, replaced by St Oswald's and the new St Gregory's respectively. However, each of the former churches has its own burial ground.) The Wesleyan Methodist chapel is on Wellington Road opposite St Gregory's, but is no longer in use as a chapel. The Primitive Methodist church (now demolished) was on High Street and the Methodist New Connexion chapel (now demolished) was on Grimshaw Lane. The Congregationalist chapel was at the bottom end of Palmerston Street; part of the building still stands and is now used as offices.
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