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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lancashire => Topic started by: uk2003 on Tuesday 17 June 08 18:33 BST (UK)
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Hi fellow rootaholics ;D
Can any of you military buffs dig up any info on George Stringer VC from the Manchester Regiment? buried in Philips Park
Cheers
Ken
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Here's this article for starters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stringer
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What are you wanting Ken ?? .... you already did his grave pictures for Find a Grave !! you need Mack !! :D I believe one of my Gorton Fathers was there at the same time !!
Here's his VC medal card !!
Stringer, George
Rank - Private
Regiment - Manchester Regiment
Date of Act Of Bravery - 8 March 1916
Campaign - 1914-1918 War
Locale - Es Sinn. Mesopotamia
Date - 1900 Feb 02 - 1944 Sep 01
http://www.rootschat.com/links/03nn/
And this is the Mesopotamia campaign !
http://www.1914-1918.net/meso_bat9.htm
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You've probably got this .....
STRINGER, George. (reg No. 1189).
Private. 1st Battalion. Manchester Regiment.
London Gazetted on 5th August 1916.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Manchester Regimental Museum, Ashton under Lyne.
Born on 24th July, 1889 at Manchester, Lancashire.
Died on 22nd November, 1957 at Manchester, Lancashire.
Memorial on grave at Philips Park Cemetery, Manchester, Lancashire.
Digest of Citation reads:
Private Stringer, on 8th March 1916 at Es Sinn, Mesopotamia, after an enemy position had been captured, was posted on the extreme right of the Battalion in order to guard against any surprise enemy attack. However, his battalion was forced to retire by an enemy counter attack. Private Stringer held his position, and single-handedly, using hand-grenades until they were all expended, he kept the enemy back. His action allowed the Battalion to make a steady and controlled withdrawal.
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Hi Kenhar
Found the following on George Stringer VC.
Medal entitlement of:
Private George STRINGER
1st Bn, The Manchester Regiment
· Victoria Cross
· 1914 - 15 Star
· British War Medal ( 1914-20 )
· Victory Medal ( 1914-19 ) + MiD Oakleaf
· King George VI Coronation Medal ( 1937 )
· Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal ( 1953 )
· Obilitch Medal for Bravery ( Serbia )
Taken from this link.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11796967
Hope it's OK to copy it here, if not I'll remove it and just use the link.
Birth: Jan. 24, 1889
Death: Nov. 10, 1957
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Manchester, the son of a chemical worker, he began working for a cloth dyer and bleacher after he left school. He joined the Lancashire Fusilier Volunteers, a militia unit, in 1905, and just before the start of the war he joined a territorial unit of the Manchester Regiment, then went on active duty with the 1st Battalion of the Manchesters when the war broke out. His unit fought in France until December 1915, then was posted to Mesopotamia (Iraq) in January 1916. He was awarded the VC for action at Es Sinn, Mesopotamia, March 8, 1916, during the effort to relieve the besieged garrison of British and Indian Army troops at Kut-el-Amara. From his citation: "For most conspicuous bravery and determination. After the capture of an enemy position, he was posted on the extreme right of the Battalion in order to guard against any hostile attack. His battalion was subsequently forced back by an enemy counter-attack, but Private Stringer held his ground single-handed and kept back the enemy till all his hand-grenades were expended. His very gallant stand saved the flank of his battalion and rendered a steady withdrawal possible." Three days later he saved the lives of two officers, for which he was Mentioned in Despatches and the Serbians awarded him a gold medal. Some time after this he was wounded and developed enteric fever and jaundice and was shipped home in June 1917. As a result of his wounds he was given a disability pension and a job as a doorkeeper with the Manchester Assistance Board which he kept until he retired at age 62, with time out during World War II for a stint as a munitions worker. He passed away at age 68 in Oldham, Lancashire. His medals are in the collection of the Manchester Regiment Museum, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire.
Plus these links.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stringer
http://www.s-upton.com/vc/series5/pages/120-Stringer.htm
Little bit about George Stringer
http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1025609_vc_memorial_defaced_by_yob
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=3112
http://www.nemadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1023652_brave_vc_heroes_remembered
Timberman
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ShaunJ - Annie & Timberman
Many thanks for your input, will digest all the info.
Hoping this will finish off another ebook project ;)
Regards
Ken
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Hello.
As you can tell by my name, there is a link between George Stringer VC and myself - he was my Great Uncle.
I was privileged to meet him shortly before his death in 1957 - I was 9.!
There is quite a lot known about Georges Army service, for instance:
http://www.jullundurassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=64
I also know something of my Grandfathers war service in the RFC:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Stringer&GSiman=1&GScid=2211561&GRid=56207978&
However, what IS a mystery, is my Father's - James Stringer - war service (WW11). He told us very little other than he served in Burma and was in the Kings Own (?) Lancaster Regiment. He was a Corporal.
No service medals were ever claimed, as he said he was too ashamed with what he had to do, that medals meant nothing to him.
Any help about my Father would be appreciated.
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ShaunJ - Annie & Timberman
Many thanks for your input, will digest all the info.
Hoping this will finish off another ebook project ;)
Regards
Ken
Hi,
What eBook project would this be, please?
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Hello David,
George Stringer was my great, great uncle. I'm trying to trace any other relatives of George Stringer. George's sister Emma is my great, great grandmother.
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Hi Steve
Welcome to Rootschat
Wow this is an old link, it was originally created in 2008 and David was last on Rootschat in 2014 but he may pick up the email, hopefully. I was very poorly when David left this message so did not reply.
My interest only stems from my hunts around Philips Park Cemetery. The pdf ebook I did which is well out of date, has other graves of interest which have been found. Will it ever get done I doubt it.
I have attached a link to the file in my dropbox for this pdf file should you want a copy.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pio95vfui43n0ho/Philips%20Park%204%20Historic%20Burials%20v1.1.pdf?dl=0
You may get a better response if you create a new thread for your hunt.
Oh and just to mention my wife was a Millington from Manchester whose family originated in Birmingham.
Regards
Ken
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Hi
Not sure if this site is still being used but I’ve just discovered George Stringer and wondered if he could possibly be related to my Grandfather who ended up living in Middleton with my Grandmother Millicent.
Any talk of war was kept quiet along with family history so I’m stuck at the moment. I do know that my grandfather William Stringer was with the Manchester Regiment. He was born in 1910