Gravesite project

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Gravesite project

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Hello, I am currently trying to get together info on past player grave sites for a couple of projects coming up.

If anyone is interested or to find out more please have a see here:

https://www.earlywiganrugby.co.uk/grave-sites
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Syd Abram's grave is quite easy to find in Hindley Cemetery.
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Well, if you take a photo of it, gets a what3words location we’re in business!
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ancientnloyal wrote: Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:04 pm Well, if you take a photo of it, gets a what3words location we’re in business!
Would gladly do, but don't travel over there that often, especially in closed season, I'm afraid, so maybe somebody nearer?

Just looked it up under Hindley Cemetery Index on very irritating Wigan World website.

Sydney Abram, aged 81 years, 18th Feb 1988, grave number CC 9-173. It's quite a prominent gravestone and the inscription mentions that he was the first try scorer in a Wembley cup final (Wigan v Dewsbury 1929).

Syd lived near our shop on Chapel Green in Hindley when I was a kid in the 1950s, and I briefly worked with him (for Norman Bibby's firm) in 1974.
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Thanks MPE have sent an email reply
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Anyone from up this way Marc, could have a look for you if they are not to far
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Hello old friend Meds

There will almost certainly be players dotted around Cumberland. Who? I don’t know 🤷 that’s the fun of it. I’m sure I have a sort of a list somewhere of players and genealogical info. If you’re interested though keep in contact or I can contact yourself as and when
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ancientnloyal wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 9:40 pm Hello old friend Meds

There will almost certainly be players dotted around Cumberland. Who? I don’t know 🤷 that’s the fun of it. I’m sure I have a sort of a list somewhere of players and genealogical info. If you’re interested though keep in contact or I can contact yourself as and when
Just give us a shout on here when you come across any and I'll do my best to get info and pics where possible
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