Joel Halliwell ( 1881 – 1958 ) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War I. Lee Rigby , British soldier and victim of the 2013 Woolwich attack , was from Middleton . Notable scientists from Middleton include the biologist and space scientist Dr John R Cain , Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and the founder of the discipline of astronautical hygiene who attended Queen Elizabeth 's Grammar School
2013 Woolwich attack
Murder of Lee Rigby
Middleton, Greater Manchester