Private G. A. Mylrea
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Jan Cumming wrote: Son of Thomas and Eliza Mylrea of Askam of 96 Beach Street and husband of Anne of 77 Duke Street, Askam. In 1901 he was living with his parents at 102 Beach Street, Askam and his father was a miner, as was his brother John. His father and mother were originally from the Isle of Man. In 1911 it seems he was a boarder with Mr and Mrs Roberts of 29 Fife Street, Barrow in Furness and he was a Police Officer. His parents’ grave is also in Ireleth Cemetery.
It may seem strange that, although he only joined up in August 1918, and died in 1921, he still had a CWGC war grave.
The Barrow News Saturday 12 February 1921 reported:
Barrow News, 12 February 1921DEATH OF MR. G. A. MYLREA
The death of Mr. George Albert Mylrea took place at Holme Ground, Coniston (where he was spending a holiday) on Friday week. The deceased was an ex-member of Barrow Police Force. After four years at Barrow he transferred to the Metropolitan Force, and joined the Army in August, 1918. He was married to Miss A. Greenop, of Askam, on December 8th last. The funeral took place at Ireleth Church on Monday, when there was a large number of friends present. The Rev. E. W. Ridley officiated. The chief mourers were: his sorrowing wife, Mr. Mylrea (father), Mr. and Mrs. Greenop (father and mother-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. Crawley (sister and brother-in-law), Mr. J. J. Mylrea (brother), Mr. and Mrs. Duckett, Lizzie and Madge, Dora Bowker (cousins), Mr. and Mrs. Backhouse, Oak Lea (aunt and uncle), Mr. and Mrs. Darker, Coniston (cousins), Mrs. Downham, Dalton. The bearers were Messrs John and James Greenop, Edwin Crawley, H. Blackburn, J. J. Mylrea, and W. Barker.
There is a memorial in Westminster Abbey to Metropolitan Police Officers who lost their lives in the two world wars [Source]. The First World War memorial was dedicated on Saturday 17th May, 1919, before George Mylrea died. As far as we know, he wasn’t added later.
Ann Greenop, née Duckett, was born in the Dalton Registration District in 1894. [Source]
