Percy Hamilton Stewart

Died:24/09/1940Age:59
Incident Date:24/09/1940
Incident Address.Y.M.C.A. Great Russell Street, Holborn, London
Died Address:Y.M.C.A. Great Russell Street, Holborn, London
Grave Details:Section 'R' No. 6708
Grave Photo:No
Cemetery or Memorial:Sale (Brooklands) Cemetery
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
Born during the December quarter 1881 in the
Manchester R.D. - ref: 8d/292, the son of Thomas &
Sarah Stewart (nee Hamilton).

1891 Census - 22 Church Street, Harpurhey,
Manchester.    Son - aged: 9 -  Scholar - born:
Manchester.    Head of household - Thomas Stewart
- Married - aged: 38 - occ: Clerk to a Chemical
Company - born: Bury, Lancashire..   Also - Sarah
Stewart - Wife - aged: 37 - born: Muggington,
Derbyshire.  Plus 1 younnger sister.

1901 Census - 129 Shaw Heath, Stockport, Chehire. 
 Son - aged: 19 - occ: Clerk at India Rubber Works
- born: Manchester.    Head of household - Thomas
Samuel Stewart - Married - aged: 48 - occ:
Accountant - born: Hlcombe Brook, Bury,
Lancashire..   Also - Sarah Stewart - Wife - aged:
47 - born: Muggington, Derbyshire.  Plus 1
younnger sister.

1911 Census - 236 Marsland Road, Sale.   Son -
aged: 29 - occ: Insurance Clerk - born:
Manchester.   Head of household - Thomas Stewart -
Married - aged: 58 - occ: Cashier - born: Hlcombe
Brook, Bury, Lancashire..   Also - Sarah Stewart -
Wife - aged: 57 - born: Muggington, Derbyshire. 
Plus 1 younnger sister.

WW1 Pension Records - Served in the Royal Army
Service Corps - No. 129924.  Discharged 4th May
1919 to 110 Church Road, New Mills, Stockport.

1939 National Registration - No trace.

Died at the Y.M.C.A. in Great Russell St. London
W.1.

His father - Thomas Stewart, died on the 29th
January 1919, aged: 67 years and his Mother -
Sarah Stewart, died on the 19th March 1918, aged:
65 years

The London Blitz was in full swing, when the
enemy's night attack on London was even greater
than had recently been sustained.  Bombs were
dropped in almost every part of the London Region,
heaviest in Groups 1,2 & 3 (inner London, north of
the Thames).  A large number of Incendiary bombs
were dropped, causing many fires and some damage
was done to the railways.   It was estimated that
110 aircraft took part in the raid.   In London 70
people were killed, 200 seriously injured and 150
slightly injured.

CWGC - Of 44 Bayham Street, W.1. Son of Thomas and
Sarah Stewart, of Marsland Road, Brooklands,
Cheshire. Died at Y.M.C.A., Great Russell Street.

M.I. - Also their beloved son - Percy - killed in
London during an air raid - 24th September 1940,
in his 59th year.


District:
Sale BC (Trafford MBC)
Memorials found on:
C.W.G.C.
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