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To the Glory of God in loving and proud memory of the Alkham Heroes who fell in the Great War 1914-18   Their Name Liveth for Evermore		Cecil Allen George Bailey Ralph Drake Brookman Edward Collard George Collard Arthur Daniels Albert Francis Charles Grainger Stephen Maple Sidney Marsh Joseph Mount * Percy Parker George Rye John Rye Ernest Tupper
	1939-1945 Ronald Couchman Lewis Fagg Alan Gavin William Hinds Henry Keeler Ernest Richards	* Joseph Mount was the brother of Stephen Mount. He had married just two weeks before dying, to Miss Bailey. He died in Manchester,.from the after effects of gassing during his war service, where he had been working on munitions. He is buried at Alkham.

For more information see The Alkham Heroes

 

Alkham memorial, after unveiling, Saturday 4th October 1919. It was unveiled by Mr Harman, a schoolteacher in the village and prominent in village life

 

 

photos: Simon Chambers

These are a couple of headstones in the churchyard::

In ever loving memory of Olive Blanche Couchman died Feb 20th 1981 Aged 89 beloved wife of Ernest James Couchman died Oct 24th 1919 Aged 32 Also of their son Ronald James Couchman Grenadier Guards killed in action in Italy July 25th 1944 Aged 27 RIP

headstone photos: Joyce Banks

In loving memory of Elizabeth, the wife of Ambrose Collard who died 17 June 1912 aged 63 years "Peace, Perfect Peace" also of Edward, eldest son of the above killed in action in France 13th May 1917 aged 37 interred at Bullecourt also of George, youngest son of the above died of wounds received in action in France 16th May 1918 aged 25 interred in St Sever cemetery also of Ambrose Collard died September 16th 1935 aged 89 years