The 29 forgotten heroes of our country - and the wrong that Salford's putting right
The theatres of conflict where they died came after 1945 - Palestine, Korea, Suez, Malaysia, the streets of Northern Ireland, and Afghanistan. But all 29 had links to the towns which make up the borough of Salford. They were either born in the city, lived or worked there, or are buried there.
Eight years ago, Glenn Croston, of Salford Veterans Association, met with a council officer. "I asked if there was a memorial to service men and women who had died post 1945 in action. He said there wasn't but gave me a copy of names he had obtained from the MOD. I did more research by contacting the regiments who were extremely helpful, as were Salford Registry Office.
One of the names on the plaque will be Warrant Officer Philip Arthur Cross, of the Royal Medical Corps. He was born in Cross Lane in Salford on January 28th, 1958. His family lived on Chapel Street and he attended Clarendon Secondary Modern, where he became Head Boy. After completing his basic training, he served in Tidworth, Hohne in Germany and the Gilbert and Ellis Islands, rising through the ranks before he was despatched to Aden, where he was killed on 5 October 1964. He was married with two children.
After completing his basic training in Deal, he was sent to Plymouth to complete his Commando training. He was then posted to Malaya but, en route, in October 1950, the Korean War began and he was taken off HMS Devonshire at Singapore and flown with other Royal Marines to Camp McGill near Yokosuka in Japan for training with the US Army for possible deployment in Korea instead.
Another victim of the Afghan war was Fusilier Simon Annis from Irlam. He married his sweetheart, Caroline, just a month before he was sent to Afghanistan. His funeral was held at the same church, St John The Baptist Church in Irlam, where they wed. Glenn 60, was born in Hope Hospital and grew up in Swinton after his father left the Army in 1968. He attended St Peter's Primary and then Pendlebury High School on Sefton Road.
Glenn said: "In addition to the benches for the VC holders the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers are paying for three benches for Fusiliers who are among the 29, and the families of two of the others are paying for two more benches in their honour."
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