Wet approach to the memorial walk
Note from dad -this was about a family memorial walk and the main activity was remembering Jakes and Evie’s Great, Great Granddad and Great Granddad. Jake wanted to share this – some of the Blog has been written by Jake and the rest by dad.
Jake had been to this memorial before, we all thought this was a suitable location to commemorate and remember.
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/10/anglezarke-lead-mine-clough-first.html
“I am tidying this up by putting some of the crosses back (above lead mines clough)”
Looking at a Mine Audit with dad -(behind the tree!)
Bolton Mountain rescue – 4 land rovers
http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=main
At the Bomber memorial- Winter hill is in the background , the mast is mostly covered in cloud.
Putting Great Granddad’s and Great Great Granddad’s Crosses on the memorial
Note from Dad:
Edward McQue (Great Grandfather) and John Thomas McQue (Great .Great Grandfather) crosses together
Edward McQue officer Engineer Merchant Navy (Great Granddad)
Killed in action 21-11 -1940 SSCree , 4791 tons iron ore , all 41 hands were lost
He had successfully completed 3 voyages when his ship SSCree was sunk by a U Boat- U123 off the coast of Ireland
the ship was carrying Iron from South Africa to Liverpool
information about U123
http://www.uboat.net/boats/u123.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-123_(1940)
Great Granddad does not have a grave having gone down with the ship,
He is remembered at the Merchant Navy memorial at Tower Hill London
http://www.merchantnavymemorial.com/thm.htm
http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=90002&mode=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Hill_Memorial
http://merchantships.tripod.com/merchantseamentribute.html
John Thomas McQue 5th regiment Labour Corps
killed in action 14-12-1917 in the trenches battle of Passchendale ,Belgium
Great,Great Granddad is buried at Dozingham war cemetery , Belguim
http://freespace.virgin.net/denys.gaskell/cem5.html
http://www.britishwargraves.co.uk/
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/lait/site/Wellington%20Z8799.htm
I am reading the memorial wreaths
Note from dad :This one that Jake is reading from was from the Chorley ramblers,
http://www.chorleyramblers.co.uk/
This Memorial wreath from Bolton Mountain rescue team
http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=main
waterfall
me and mum
route we took
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/remembrance-day-memorial-lead-clough-mines-303098/
some background to the memorial
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglezarke
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Pennine_Moors
http://www.unitedutilities.com/AnglezarkeReservoir.aspx