Trafford

Born on the 17th June 1924, the birth being registered during the September
quarter 1924 in the Bucklow R.D. - ref: 8a/253, the eldest son of Isaac
Cooper & Mildred Ellen Warburton (nee Leech), of "Oaklyn", Bollington.  
Baptised at St. Elizabeth's P.C. Ashley, Cheshire on the 10th July 1924.

1939 National Registration - "Oaklyn" Reddy Lane, Little Bollington,
Cheshire.     Geoffrey A. Warburrton - Born on the 17th  June 1924 - At
School.   Head of household - Mildred E. Warburton - Born on the 7th Augus
1896 - Widow - occ: Unpaid Domestic Duties.   Plus 1 younger brother.

Attended Seamons Moss School and Asletts College, Altrincham.    Employed
by Burman Bower & Co, Chartered Accountants, Manchester.     A Chorister at
the Little Bollington Holy Trinity Church.

Joined the Army in 1942 and was a stretcher bearer in the Medical Section
of the HQ Company of the KOSBs.

Death reported in the 17/11/1944 and the 24/11/1944 editions of the Sale &
Stretford Guardian.

Venray is located 40 kilometres east of Eindhoven in the south east
province of Limburg on the N270. At the junction with the N553 follow the
N553 towards the centre and at the first crossroads turn left into
Zuidsingel. Follow this road and the cemetery is signposted to the left
along Hoenderstraat. Turn into Hoenderstraat and the cemetery is along here
on the right, past all the houses.

The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by
Allied forces until September 1944. The town of Venray was liberated by
Allied troops in the middle of October 1944, and the burials in the
cemetery date from October 1944 to March 1945. Venray War Cemetery contains
692 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 30 of them unidentified,
and one Polish burial. 

His friend - Mr. J.R.C. (Bob) Warrington, 62 Townfield Gardens, Altrincham
WA14 4DT.  Tel: 0161-941-4287, states that he lived at Spode Green, Dunham
Massey and that he was blown up.

See web-site -
http://www.oorlogsslachtoffers.nl/deurne/prive/w/geoffrey-allan-warburton/

For grave photo see:-
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=Berry&GSiman=1&GScid=2207054&GRid=18397252&CRid=2207054