Local Life - St Helens - September 2019

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elected to the House of Commons to represent Ince.
Walsh was a supporter of recruitment campaigns
during the First World War, and advocated for
conscription, though in a cruel twist of fate his
eldest son Arthur was killed in action in 1918 in
Loos, France, and buried overseas aged just 26.
Among Walsh’s list of varied titles was Vice-
President of the National Union of Mineworkers,
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of National
Service and eventually Secretary of State for War.
Later footage exists from 1924 of 5ft tall Stephen
Walsh in his role of War Minister inspecting the
troops: a rather unlikely sight for an orphan from
Liverpool!
Stephen Walsh passed away at 8 Swinley Road,
Wigan in March 1929, aged 69, and was buried at
Holy Trinity Church in Garswood. Now the grave he
shares with his wife Anne and seven children has
fallen over and is in dire need of restoration efforts,
and the community has pulled together to help
trace anyone who might be related to Walsh.
Seneley Green parish councillors Jim Stevenson and
Stuart Barton have been enlisting the help of local
MPs Conor McGinn and Yvonne Fovargue, who are
exploring the possibilities of Parliamentary funding
towards the renovation of Walsh’s grave.
If you have any information about Stephen Walsh or
would like to get involved in restoration efforts, get
in touch at jsnw16610@blueyonder.co.uk
New Hall for Haresfinch
Plans have been drawn up to provide a new church
hall after fire destroyed the United Reformed
Church on Derwent Road, Haresfinch. The plans
detail a building of ‘a similar size’ to the previous,
with community facilities, which would be open to
the public during the week.
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