Saturday, 28 February 2015

Cudworth Cemetery George E Whiteley WW2

The memorial stone of George E. Whiteley

Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Photograph by BarnsleyHistorian

Monumental Inscription by Barnsley Family History Society

Grave Location and Inscription:
C 7 6
In / loving memory / of / GNR George E. Whiteley / killed in action M.E. / Dec 14 1941, aged 33 years / also Violet Rose Murgatroyd / mother of the aforesaid died Aug 9th 1929 aged 50 years / also James G. Murgatroyd / husband of the aforesaid / Jan 24th 1944, aged 72 years.

George E Whiteley is remembered on Cudworth War Memorial St Johns Church

The Cudworth Local History and Heritage Group's book, Lest Cudworth Forgets, includes more about him.

George E Whiteley is remembered on the Alamein Memorial in Egypt and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.



BWMP # CDW01/21