British Cemetery and Cremation Records from Deceased Online

This week, I continue the series of posts on Macclesfield Cemetery by honouring two local military heroes  George Eardley VC George Harold Eardley VC MM (6 May 1912 - 11 September 1991) was an Acting Sergeant  of the 4th battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry,   and recipient of the Military Medal, when he risked his life in the face of the enemy  in October 1944. At the time, Eardley was just  32 years old  and serving east of Overloon in the Netherlands.  His platoon was ordered to clear enemy opposition from orchards, thus clearing the way for the Allied tanks to advance. However, 80 yards from their objective, automatic machine gun fire swiftly halted their advance. Eardley dodged heavy fire to get close enough to one machine gun post to kill the enemy officer with a grenade, and then went on to destroy two more posts single-handed. His actions enabled his platoon to complete their objective and ensured the success of their whole a...

Continuing our series of blogs on Salford City Council's burial and cremation records on the Deceased Online database, I discover some of those killed in the Manchester area by air raids during the Second World War. Tree growing among the headstones in Agecroft Cemetery, Salford Like many parts of the UK, the north-west of England was hit hard by air raids during the Second World War. One of the worst attacks was in the Manchester Blitz of Christmas 1940 . Another heavy attack took place over Christmas 1944 . During the war overall, 1,428 civilians from the Greater Manchester District were killed in the raids. It's estimated that 215 people were killed and 910 injured in  Salford   during the Luftwaffe raids of 22nd and 23rd of December . More than 8,000 homes damaged or destroyed. On the 28th December 1940, the Manchester Evening New s reported on the mass civic funeral of the victims at the Southern Cemetery in Chorlton-cum-Hardy . The services were conducted by the ...

Last week, the life of a Camberwell war hero, firefighter and community activist was celebrated with the unveiling of a blue plaque. Deceased Online is proud to hold the cremation record of George A. Roberts as part of its Southwark Collection. The new plaque dedicated to George A. Roberts. (credit: @heritagemonster on Twitter) In 2015, the  Southwark Heritage Association  asked for members of the public to vote on who should win that year's  Southwark Blue Plaque  for their contribution to the London borough. Sergeant George Arthur Roberts was the first nominee in the contest. Having won the award, George's plaque was unveiled at at a ceremony on Sunday 11 September 2016 at his former home in Warner Road, Camberwell under the watchful eyes of a guard of honour from London Fire Brigade. Also present was Tedwin Herbert, the Acting High Commissioner for Trinidad and Tobago. Portrait of George A. Roberts by Norman Hepple Described by renowned historian Steph...