American Graves in Southern cemetery 1919
The American Dead
COMMEMORATION MANCHESTER TOMORROW
What in the United States of America is called " Commemoration Day" May 30, is to be observed this year in Great Britain. In the Southern Cemetery, Manchester, there lie the remains of' ninety American soldiers. It is proposed to honour these graves tomorrow as they would be honoured if the men had been buried in their native land. The American Government are sending an American flag to be placed on each grave, and by the side of the national flag palm leaves Will be laid by American ladies.
The ceremony will begin at three o'clock in the afternoon. America's representative in Manchester (Mr. Ross E. Holaday) and Mrs. Holaday, Mrs. Dr. Smythe, and the committee of the American Red Cross will receive the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress (Alderman and Mrs. Kay) and other Manchester people near the main entrance to the cemetery, where a guard of honour composed of' 22 officers and 50 men of the American army, now studying at the Manchester University, will be drawn up. A procession to the graves will then be formed, in which there will be a firing party from the depot of the Manchester Regiment, at Ashton- under-Lyne, under the command of Captain Burrows. At the graves the Beswick prize band play "Onward Christian soldiers " and " Abide with me." During this part of the ceremony America ladies will place their memorial leaves on the graves. Prayers will be said by the Dean of Manchester, and short addresses will be delivered by the Lord Mayor and the American Consul. After the military part of the service the band will play America Battle Hymn, " The Star-spangled Banner," and the, British National Anthem and " Comrades." Mr. W.. R. Marshall, of the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, is in charge of the arrangements.
Report taken from the Manchester Guardian May 1919
Click here to watch a video of The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, France.
Click here to watch a video of Brookwood American Cemetery
Quote taken from History of Brookwood American cemetery
By 1921, the War Department determined that a plot in Brookwood would be a suitable location for an permanent American cemetery. In early 1922, more than 400 burials–most of America’s World War I dead remaining in the British Isles–were moved there. Later that year, the War Department finalised an agreement to use space in Brookwood, in perpetuity, as an American military cemetery. Congress created the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) in 1923. Over the next several years, while the War Department continued to administer the cemetery, ABMC installed permanent headstones and constructed the chapel, along with other site improvements. In 1934, ABMC assumed responsibility for operating all permanent military cemeteries in Europe, including Brookwood American Cemetery. All these men's names are also commemorated on the Sulgrave Manor wall plaque memorial in Northampton.
SULGRAVE MANOR AND MANCHESTER
January 1920
Manchester was asked for £10, 000 contribute to a fund for the restoration and maintenance of Sulgrave Manor, in Northamptonshire. the home of the ancestors of George Washington. The house was bought in 1914 by the British Peace Centenary Committee in celebration of the hundred years' peace between England and the Americas. The intervention of war prevented the carving out the contemptible scheme of restoration and those in charge of the work feel they can not now proceed without some sort of guarantee. £25,000 is required for the restoration and endowment. of the house. and of this sum £10.000 will be given by Sulgravc Institute of America, and already been raised by the " Daily Telegraph."
A meeting of prominent Manchester citizens attended a private luncheon at Town Hall, and lent to the appeal. which was voiced by Lord Barnham. In a subsequent statement Lord Mayor (Alderman Tom Fox) said they that no opportunity should be lost of bringing the American and British nations in the closest bonds or friendship. The well been of the world was largely dependent upon common efforts of these two great nations. The tercentenary of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers would be celebrated this year, and there was no doubt that tho bring to this country many Americans, a large number of whom visit the old home of the Washington's. In these circumstances it was desirable that the manor house should present a well cared for appearance. This was put to the people of Manchester by the Lord Mayor, stating we ought to be identified with this project and the City of Manchester. In view of the fact that we are in hourly contact as a great centre the American Republic we feel that Manchester ought to be able to point to something definite which it has done in connection with Sulgnve Manor. If Manchester produces £10,000 for this object I have no doubt it will entitled to representation on the body which will administer the money.
The Stars and Stripes Ladies Club in Manchester has subscribed £500 the sum which was collected as a memorial to the American soldiers who died in Manchester. This subscription will be commemorated Sulgrave Manor in some special form.
The men's bodies were starting to be removed from Manchester & buried in Brookwood cemetery, Surrey, from 11th May 1922
And by 20th August 1920 to the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, France.
Many of these men died due to influenza or disease and contracted it before leaving America.
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in America Video and The Flu That Killed In Manchester Link
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The names are in alphabetical order by surname , going from left to right
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information, please contact us via our family history forum and we will add and update our website page.
We will also acknowledge who provided the additional information.
WILL THE FLU RETURN?
(Authoritative Statement issued by The U. S. Public Health Service.1920)
Probably, but by no means certain. there will be a recurrence of the influenza epidemic this year. Indications are, that should it occur, it will not be as severe as the pandemic of the previous winter. City officials, state and city boards of health, should be pre- pared in the event of a recurrence. The fact that a previous attack brings immunity in a certain percentage of cases should allay fear on the part of those afflicted in the previous epidemic, Influenza is spread by direct and indirect contact. It is not yet certain that the germ has been isolated, or dis- covered, and as a consequence there is yet no positive, preventive, except the enforcement of rigid rules of sanitation and the avoidance of personal contact. A close relation between the and the constantly increasing pneumonia mortality rate prior to the Fall of 1918 is recognised. It is now believed that the disease was pretty widely disseminated throughout the country before it was recognised in its epidemic state. This failure to recognise the early cases appears to have largely been due to the fact that every interest was then centred on the Above are the important facts developed by the United States Public Health Service after a careful survey and investigation of the influenza pandemic 1918-19, carried on in every State and import- ant city, and even in foreign countries. No one of the many experts of the Service would make a more positive forecast of the all-important question, will there be a recurrence? All agreed, however. that a recurrence was not unlikely, and in the face of the known facts, that it would be wise to be prepared, more with a view of being on the safe side than actually anticipating danger. The following excerpts from the Government report are published for the benefit of the public and health officers in the hope that this will serve to set at rest the daily publication in the news later outbreaks. In general the pandemic of influenza was largely similar to that Of 1889-90 in its development, first a mild form, later in a severe world-wide epidemic, in the rapidity of its spread and its high case incidence. It has however been notably different in a much higher mortality, especially among young adults. Such evidence as has been gathered confirms the conclusion previously reached that it is transmitted directly and indirectly by contact. It appears probable, however, that the infection was already widely disseminated in this country sometime before a serious epidemic was recognised. Despite the fact that there is still some uncertainty as to the nature of the micro-organism causing pandemic influenza,] one thing is certain, that the disease is communicable from person to person. Moreover, judging from experience in other diseases, it is probable that the germs whatever its nature, is carried about not only by those who are ill with influenza, but by persons who may be entirely well. Everything which increases personal contact, therefore, should be regarded as a factor in spreading influenza; Much was heard last winter of face masks, Though the use of suitably constructed masks will reduce the interchange Of respiratory germs through inhalation, it must be remembered that there are many other paths by which such germs are transmitted from person to person. Soiled hands, common drinking cups, improperly cleaned eating and drinking utensils in restaurants, soda fountains, etc., roller towels, infected food—these are only a few of the common vehicles of germ transmission. The use of face masks appears to make people neglect these other paths of infection, and so the use of face mask has not been attended with the success predicted for them. If we would be more successful in combating influenza greater attention must be paid to the factors just enumerated. The question of most practical and immediate interest is the probability of recurrence in the near future. Recurrences are characteristic of influenza epidemics; and the history of the last pandemic and previous ones would seem to point to the conclusion that this one has not yet run its full course.
(Authoritative Statement issued by The U. S. Public Health Service.1920)
Probably, but by no means certain. there will be a recurrence of the influenza epidemic this year. Indications are, that should it occur, it will not be as severe as the pandemic of the previous winter. City officials, state and city boards of health, should be pre- pared in the event of a recurrence. The fact that a previous attack brings immunity in a certain percentage of cases should allay fear on the part of those afflicted in the previous epidemic, Influenza is spread by direct and indirect contact. It is not yet certain that the germ has been isolated, or dis- covered, and as a consequence there is yet no positive, preventive, except the enforcement of rigid rules of sanitation and the avoidance of personal contact. A close relation between the and the constantly increasing pneumonia mortality rate prior to the Fall of 1918 is recognised. It is now believed that the disease was pretty widely disseminated throughout the country before it was recognised in its epidemic state. This failure to recognise the early cases appears to have largely been due to the fact that every interest was then centred on the Above are the important facts developed by the United States Public Health Service after a careful survey and investigation of the influenza pandemic 1918-19, carried on in every State and import- ant city, and even in foreign countries. No one of the many experts of the Service would make a more positive forecast of the all-important question, will there be a recurrence? All agreed, however. that a recurrence was not unlikely, and in the face of the known facts, that it would be wise to be prepared, more with a view of being on the safe side than actually anticipating danger. The following excerpts from the Government report are published for the benefit of the public and health officers in the hope that this will serve to set at rest the daily publication in the news later outbreaks. In general the pandemic of influenza was largely similar to that Of 1889-90 in its development, first a mild form, later in a severe world-wide epidemic, in the rapidity of its spread and its high case incidence. It has however been notably different in a much higher mortality, especially among young adults. Such evidence as has been gathered confirms the conclusion previously reached that it is transmitted directly and indirectly by contact. It appears probable, however, that the infection was already widely disseminated in this country sometime before a serious epidemic was recognised. Despite the fact that there is still some uncertainty as to the nature of the micro-organism causing pandemic influenza,] one thing is certain, that the disease is communicable from person to person. Moreover, judging from experience in other diseases, it is probable that the germs whatever its nature, is carried about not only by those who are ill with influenza, but by persons who may be entirely well. Everything which increases personal contact, therefore, should be regarded as a factor in spreading influenza; Much was heard last winter of face masks, Though the use of suitably constructed masks will reduce the interchange Of respiratory germs through inhalation, it must be remembered that there are many other paths by which such germs are transmitted from person to person. Soiled hands, common drinking cups, improperly cleaned eating and drinking utensils in restaurants, soda fountains, etc., roller towels, infected food—these are only a few of the common vehicles of germ transmission. The use of face masks appears to make people neglect these other paths of infection, and so the use of face mask has not been attended with the success predicted for them. If we would be more successful in combating influenza greater attention must be paid to the factors just enumerated. The question of most practical and immediate interest is the probability of recurrence in the near future. Recurrences are characteristic of influenza epidemics; and the history of the last pandemic and previous ones would seem to point to the conclusion that this one has not yet run its full course.
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