Oliver Aykroyd

Rank:Home Guard
Died:16/12/1940Age:40
Incident Date:16/12/1940
Incident Address.C.W.S. Biscuit Works, Crumsall
Died Address:Ancoats Hospital
Grave Details:V Consecrated - 460
Grave Photo:Yes - Headstone
Cemetery or Memorial:Manchester (Southern) Cemetery
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
Born on the 13th August 1940, the birth being
registered during the September quarter 1900 in
the Manchester R.D. - ref: 8d/305, the youngest
child of James & Emma Aykroyd.

1901 Census - 19 High Burton Street, Manchester.  
 Son - aged: 7 months - born: Manchester.    Head
of household - James Aykroyd - Married - aged: 42 
- occ: General Labourer - born: Manchester.   Also
- Emma Ayroyd - Wife - aged 42 - born: Manchester.
  Plus 5 elder siblings.

1911 Census - 25 Baywood Street, Harpurhey,
Manchester.   Son - aged: 10 - Schoolboy - born:
Manchester.   Head of household - James Aykroyd -
Married - aged: 52  - occ: Dye  Works Handyman -
born: Manchester.   Also - Emma Ayroyd - Wife -
aged 42 - born: Manchester.   Plus 7 elder
siblings.

Married Evelyn Green during the December quarter
1934 in the Manchester North R.D. - ref: 8d/1011. 
                                                  
                    
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                              1939 National
Registration - 23 Meadow Way, Manchester.   Oliver
Aykroyd - Married - born: 13th August 1900 - occ:
Invoice Clerk (Senior).   Evelyn Aykroyd - Married
- born: 20th February 1898 - occ: Unpaid Domestic
Duties.

A member of No.1 Detachment, County of Lancaster
Battailion, Home Guard.   According to one of his
Roll of Honour entries from the No.1 Detachment,
both he and Charles White were killed whilst on
duty at the C.W.S. Biscuit Works, Crumpsall,
Manchester.   However, according to the CWGC,
Charles White was killed at 252 Oldham Road, New
Cross, Manchester, NOT the Biscuit Works.  I have
another reference that he was killed at the
Beehive Hotel, 252 Oldham Road, Ancoats.  I can
only assume that the "Roll of Honour" recorded
that they were both killed "that night", rather
than at the same place???

Death registered during the December quarter 1940
in the Manchester R.D. - ref: 8d/493.

See "Roll of Honour" in the M.E.N. dated 16th
December 1940 and the 15th December 1945.   He
must have been killed duing the early hours of the
16th for it to be reported in the M.E.N. of that
date.

CWGC - Son of Emma Aykroyd of Harpurhey,
Manchester.  Husband of Evelyn Aykroyd of Moston,
Manchester.

District:
Manchester (City of Manchester)
Memorials found on:
C.W.G.C.
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