Woodford (Christ Church) Churchyard, Cheshire, contains 5 Commonwealth War Graves from the First World War and 5 from the Second World War.

Amongst the burials is that of a Yorkshire Regiment soldier, whose brother was killed in action just two days previously.

We are extremely grateful to Mike Berrell for providing the photos of the headstone, the churchyard and the church, below.

Select the image above for a larger version which opens in a new window		Private Bertram Bayley. 243030. 2nd/5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.Son of William and Elizabeth Bayley, of Park Hill, Woodford Rd., Bramhall, Stockport. Died at home 5 May 1917. Aged 38. Resided Bramhall. (Additional information from Pension & Service records;- Enlisted 11 December 1915. Discharged 21 April 1917 due to tuberculosis of the lung. See also http://www.stockport1914-1918.co.uk/soldier.php?name_id=191) "IN LOVING MEMORY OF PRIVATE BERTRAM BAYLEY WHO DIED MAY 5TH 1917 AGED 38 YEARS AND OF PTE VERNON W L BAYLEY KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE MAY 3RD 1917 AGED 36 YEARS BELOVED SONS OF WILLIAM & ELIZABETH BAYLEY OF BRAMHALL ....... quotation......"

The Woodford (Christ Church) Churchyard, with the Bayley headstone
Photo : Mike Berrell

Christ Church, Woodford
Photo : Mike Berrell