Streets named after war hero and the gardener who remembered fallen
ROADS in Sefton will be renamed in memory of a Southport war hero and beloved Crosby lollipop man
Victory Cross recipient Pte George Masters and keen gardener Neville Hymus will be honoured by the council after leaders agreed to the permanement commemorations.
Pelham Drive in Bootle will be renamed after Private Masters, who saved the lives of more than 200 soldiers during WWI by repeatedly driving his ambulance to rescue them from gunfire.
Pte Masters, who was a chauffeur and a well-known racing cyclist before joining the army, was born in Birkdale in 1877 and buried at St Cuthbert’s Church in Churchtown after his death in 1963.
Councillors have also passed plans to rename Allengate in Crosby, between Moor Lane and Allengate car park, after Mr Hymus, who was well known and loved around the town.
After retirement, he became a school crossing patrol officer and was held in high regard by pupils and parents from Sacred Heart School and Merchant Taylors.
Mr Hymus devoted his free time to helping others and in setting out to make the local area look attractive.
He was an excellent gardener and worked hard, often single handed, to make the flower beds in the area of St Luke’s Church look outstanding.
He also designed and worked on the WWI flower bed on the roundabout at the approach to Crosby near to Allengate.
He died outside Buckingham Palace last year on his way to attend the Queen’s garden party.
Plans to rename the road went before the council’s licensing and regulatory committee and will now be subject to a legal order before the plan is finalised.