Proposal to name street after a fallen Heywood soldier

Pte Sydney Nunwick

1 More Image(s) In Gallery

Late in 2015, Rochdale Borough Council received a family request for a street to be named after a fallen WW1 Heywood soldier, Pte Sydney Nunwick, and the Council is proposing to identify a site as close as possible to Bridge Street.

Pte Nunwick served with the 13th Battalion of the The Kings Regiment (Liverpool Regiment), died 6 April 1918 aged 19 years from his wounds.

He is named on Heywood War Memorial and is commemorated in a stained glass window in Bridge Street Primitive Methodist Chapel and was a teacher in the primary school.

Councillor Alan McCarthy, Armed Forces Lead Member for Rochdale Borough Council, said: “One of the main aims of our signed Armed Forces Covenant is to recognise and remember the sacrifices made by the armed forces community. 

“Naming streets is one of the many ways that local authorities can support our service community and pay tribute to those that have made the greatest sacrifice.

“We should be very proud as a Council to be able to remember our fallen soldiers in the way of naming a street or road after them.

“These streets will be permanent reminders to future generations of the ultimate sacrifice which these brave soldiers made for our country.

“It is a visible and enduring way for their local community to honour the memory of residents that have fallen in the brave service of our nation.

“Changing our community’s physical environment to reflect the personal and individual sacrifices made for our national security is a significant sign of our enduring respect for service men and women and their families."