War Memorial - Castleside, Co. Durham, England

Thomas John Muse
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 12155 abt. 1885 03 November 1915 30 9th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Son of Thomas John and Elizabeth Muse, nee Slack.

The birth of Thomas John Muse was registered in Lanchester, Durham, England during the fourth quarter of 1885. His parents were Thomas John and Elizabeth Muse, nee Slack.

England Census 1901 about Thomas J. Muse and family Residence: 2, Front Street, Healeyfield, Castleside, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas J. Muse Jennie Muse Lilian W. Muse George A. Muse Edith M. Muse Florence M. Muse Elizabeth Muse Thomas J. Muse Stephen E. Muse Mary H. Wilson Margaretta Muse	Head Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Son Visitor Visitor	Widowed Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Widowed Single	57 28 27 24 22 19 17 15 12 59 54	abt. 1844 abt. 1873 abt. 1874 abt. 1877 abt. 1879 abt. 1882 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1889 abt. 1842 abt. 1847	Healyside, Durham Healyside, Durham Healyside, Durham Healyside, Durham Healyside, Durham Healyside, Durham Healyside, Durham Healyside, Durham Healyside, Durham Wallish Walls, Northumberland Healyfield, Durham

Andrew Brown Bee
© DIMITRIOS CORCODILOS	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private R4/089787 abt. 1880,Galashiels, Scottish Borders 09 June 1918 38 Army Service Corps Castleside Cemetery, Durham, UK Son of William and Margaret Bee, husband of Ethel Bee, nee Saunders. Died after discharge as a result of pulmonary tuberculosis.

Scotland Census 1891 about Andrew Bee and family Residence: 72, Overhaugh Street, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Bee Margret Bee John Bee Agnes Bee Andrew Bee James Bee	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	68 50 19 15 10 8	abt. 1823 abt. 1841 abt. 1872 abt. 1876 abt. 1881 abt. 1883	Newtown, Midlothian Earlston, Barwickshire Galashiels, Selkirkshire Galashiels, Selkirkshire Galashiels, Selkirkshire Galashiels, Selkirkshire

England Census 1911 about Andrew Bee and family Residence: George Street, Consett, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Andrew Bee Ethel Bee Eva Bee	Head Wife Daughter	Married Married Single	30 24 4	abt. 1881 abt. 1887 abt. 1907	Galashiels, Roxburghshire Shildon, Durham Rowley, Durham

Thomas Richard Lumsden
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private S/900 abt. 1878 16 May 1915 37 2nd Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Le Touret Memorial, France Son of Richard and Mary Jane Lumsden, nee Hall, husband of Edith Caroline Lumsden, nee Smith.

England Census 1881 about Thomas Richard Lumsden and family Residence: Collierley, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Richard Lumsdon Mary Jane Lumsdon Mary Ann Lumsdon William Lumsdon Thomas Richard Lumsdon David Lumsdon Robert Lumsdon John George Hall	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Son Son Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	34 33 9 5 3 2 0 22	abt. 1847 abt. 1848 abt. 1872 abt. 1876 abt. 1878 abt. 1879 abt. 1881 abt. 1859	Scotland Lanchester, Durham Lanchester, Durham Lanchester, Durham Lanchester, Durham Bywell, Northumberland Collierley, Durham Lanchester, Durham

England Census 1911 about Thomas Richard Lumsden and family Residence: Knitsley, Castleside, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Richard Lumsden Edith Caroline Lumsden Harold Lumsden Thomas Richard Lumsden	Head Wife Son Son	Married Married Single Single	33 29 5 2	abt. 1878 abt. 1882 abt. 1906 abt. 1909	Castleside, Durham Lanchester, Durham Consett, Durham Castleside, Durham

Frederick George Bates
© Tiggy Kanga	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 12215 abt. 1891 01 September 1918 27 9th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Tehran War Cemetery, Iran Son of Parker and Anna Bates, nee Buckham, of 5, Maudville, Castleside. Co. Durham.

England Census 1901 about Frederick G. Bates and family Residence: 5, Maudville, Castleside, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Parker Bates Annie Bates Frederick G. Bates	Head Wife Son	Married Married Single	30 32 9	abt. 1871 abt. 1869 abt. 1892	Egglestone, Durham Satley, Durham Salters Gate, Durham

William Harland Phillipson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Shoeing Smith 28522 abt. 1889 11 April 1917 28 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars Arras Memorial, France Son of Mary Jane Phillipson

Alfred Phillipson
© alain debruyne	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 1686 11 May 1880 06 July 1915 35 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) Cite Bonijean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France Son of Mary Jane Phillipson, husband of Sarah Elizabeth Sanderson (formerly Phillipson), of 6, Swinburne Terrace, Dipton, Co. Durham, England.

The birth of Alfred Phillipson was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the second quarter of 1880.
He was onboard the ship "Lake Champlain" and reached Quebec, Canada on 06 June 1911. His destination was Montreal.
The attaestation paper of the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force mention his place of birth as Dundee, Scotland. He and his family resided at 313, 20th Street West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1914.

England Census 1911 about Alfred Phillipson and family Residence: 6 Milton Street, Crook, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Alfred Phillipson Sarah Elizabeth Phillipson Iverene Phillipson Ethel Maud Harrison	Head Wife Daughter Sister	Married Married Single Single	31 28 6 30	abt. 1880 abt. 1883 abt. 1905 abt. 1881	Crook, Durham Tow Law, Durham Tow Law, Durham Tow Law, Durham

England Census 1891 about William Harland and Alfred Phillipson and family Residence: Castleside, Healeyfield, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Mary J. Phillipson Robert Phillipson Margaret Phillipson Alfred Phillipson William H. Phillipson	Head Son Daughter Son Son	Single Single Single Single Single	40 16 12 10 11 mo.	abt. 1851 abt. 1875 abt. 1879 abt. 1881 abt. 1890	Dale Rop, Northumberland Allansford, Northumberland Allansford, Northumberland Crook, Durham Castleside, Durham

Alfred Milner
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 1805 abt. 1883 08 April 1917 34 57th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Aubigny Communal Cemetery, France Son of William and Mary Jane Milner, of Castleside, Consett, Co. Durham, husband of the late Mary Elizabeth Milner, of 19, Meldon Terrace, New Kyo, Annfield Plain, Co. Durham.

England Census 1891 about Alfred Milner and family Residence: Castleside, Healeyfield, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Milner Mary Jane Milner Thomas G. Milner Alfred Milner William Milner Loettla Milner Elizabeth Milner John George Watson	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter Daughter Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	56 56 13 11 8 6 4 20	abt. 1835 abt. 1835 abt. 1878 abt. 1880 abt. 1883 abt. 1885 abt. 1887 abt. 1871	Castleside, Durham Lyncover, Copley, Yorkshire Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Mickley, Northumberland

England Census 1911 about Alfred Milner and family Residence: South Moor, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Euphemia Jordan Frederick Jordan Polly Milner Elise M. Jordan Robert Jordan Alfred Milner	Head Son Daughter Granddaughter Grandson Son-in-Law	Widowed Single Married Single Single Married	60 23 30 0 1 30	abt. 1851 abt. 1888 abt. 1881 abt. 1911 abt. 1910 abt. 1881	Bellinghan, Northumberland South Moor, Durham South Moor, Durham South Moor, Durham South Moor, Durham Castleside, Durham

William Ernest Toward
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 40623 abt. 1894 01 May 1917 23 4th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment Etaples Military Cemetery, France Son of William Cuthbert and Margaret Jane Toward, nee Proud, of 9, Consett Park Terrace, Castleside, Consett, Co. Durham. Native of Castleside.

England Census 1911 about W. E. Toward and family Residence: 6, Maudville, Castleside, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
W. E. Toward M. J. Toward J. J. Toward W. E. Toward T. E. Toward J. H. Toward M. J. B. Toward C. M. Toward G. W. Toward M. Brown	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	46 43 18 16 13 10 9 6 3 30	abt. 1865 abt. 1868 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1901 abt. 1902 abt. 1905 abt. 1908 abt. 1881	Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham

Edward Blytheman Hall
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 27287 abt. 1898 17 August 1916 18 2nd Bn. Yorkshire Regiment Loos Memorial, France Son of Edward and Annie Maria Hall, nee Maskelyne.

England Census 1911 about Edward Blytheman Hall and family Residence: 14, Maudville, Castleside, Consett, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Edward Hall Annie Hall Edward Blytheman Hall Mabel Annie Hall Mary Ellen Hall Lancelot William Hall	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	49 36 13 12 10 6	abt. 1862 abt. 1875 abt. 1898 abt. 1899 abt. 1901 abt. 1905	Ridden, Durham Hamsterley, Durham Healeyfield, Durham Healeyfield, Durham Healeyfield, Durham Healeyfield, Durham

James M. Thompson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 12291 abt. 1892 20 September 1916 24 11th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Thiepval Memorial, France Son of Christopher and Mary Jane Thompson, nee Coltman.

England Census 1901 about James M. Thompson and family Residence: Rowley, Healeyfield, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Christopher Thompson Mary J. Thompson Victrine B. Thompson Emily A. Thompson James M. Thompson Maud Thompson Frederick Robinson	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	48 38 13 11 9 5 19	abt. 1853 abt. 1863 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1896 abt. 1882	Muggleswick, Durham Muggleswick, Durham Muggleswick, Durham Healyfield, Durham Healyfield, Durham Healyfield, Durham Eggleston, Yorkshire

Robley Strong
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 63159 abt. 1894 30 September 1917 23 "D" Bty. 18th Bde. Royal Field Artillery Outtersteene Communal Cemetery, Bailleul, France Son of George and Mary Strong, nee Colling, of Boldron, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham.

George Strong (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 40169 bapt. 21 June 1898, Shotley Bridge, Durham 15 April 1918 2nd/6th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium

England Census 1901 about George and Robley Strong and family Residence: 1, Consett Road, Castleside, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Strong Mary Strong Dorothy Strong Robley Strong George Strong	Head Wife Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single	39 44 17 6 2	abt. 1862 abt. 1857 abt. 1884 abt. 1895 abt. 1899	Penrith, Cumberland Arkingarthdale, Yorkshire Healeyfield, Durham Healeyfield, Durham Healeyfield, Durham

William Norman Weatheral (CWGC: Weatherald)
William Norman Weatherald (right) and brother Thomas Anthony	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 11502 abt. 1895, Castleside, Durham bapt. 14 February 1895, Shotley Bridge, Durham 09 August 1918 23 Royal Army Medical Corps attd. 1st/1st (West Riding) Field Amb. Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of Agnes Emma Weatherald, nee Roberts, of 18, Ravensworth Avenue, Cockton Hill, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham, and the late William Weatherald.

England Census 1901 about William H. Weatherald and family Residence: 20, Front Street, Castleside, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Agnes Weatherald Agnes G. Weatherald Lizzie Weatherald Mary L. Weatherald William H. Weatherald Thomas A. Weatherald George Weatherald	Head Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Son Son	Widowed Single Single Single Single Single Single	37 11 9 8 6 1 1	abt. 1864 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1900	Ironbridge, Shropshire Castleside, Durham Jarrow, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham

John Allen Stephenson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 30592 abt. 1898 05 October 1917 19 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Voormezeele Enclosure No. 1 and No. 2, Belgium Son of John Alfred and M. E. Stephenson, of "Sunneholme", Preston-under-Scar, Leyburn, Yorkshire. Born Castleside, Consett, Co. Durham.

England Census 1901 about John Allan Stephenson and family Residence: 4, Consett Road, Castleside, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Stephenson Gladstone Stephenson Zaccheus Stephenson John A. Stephenson Mary Helherrington	Head Son Son Son Servant	Widowed Single Single Single Single	36 8 6 3 33	abt. 1865 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1868	Preston, Yorkshire Stanhope, Durham Consett, Durham Castleside, Durham Spennymoor, Durham

Jacob Pattinson
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Colour Serjeant 22/1136 abt. 1887 15 October 1919 32 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers Castleside Cemetery, Durham, UK Son of Jane Ann Pattinson of Waverlea, Castleside, and the late William Pattinson, husband of Margaret Ann Pattinson.

England Census 1891 about Jacob Pattinson and family Residence: Castleside, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Pattinson Jane Ann Pattinson Thomas Pattinson Margaret Pattinson William Brown Pattinson Sarah C. Pattinson Jacob Pattinson Florence W. Pattinson	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Daughter Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	44 40 13 10 9 7 3 2	abt. 1847 abt. 1851 abt. 1878 abt. 1881 abt. 1882 abt. 1884 abt. 1888 abt. 1889	Wrigglesome, Durham Monkseaton, Northumberland Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham

Thomas Marshman
© soilsister	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private M2/47677 abt. 1885 21 September 1919 34 M. T. Royal Army Service Corps Tidworth Military Cemetery, Wiltshire, UK Son of George and Sarah Ann Marshman, nee Mullens. Husband of Elizabeth Isabella Marshman, nee Leath, of Hawthorne Cottage, Shotley Bridge, Co. Durham.

Thomas Marshman was married to Elizabeth Isabella Leath in the Wesleyan Chapel in Shortley Bridge, Durham, England on 03 February 1904.

England Census 1901 about Thomas Marshman and family Residence: Stannidam No. 9, Knitsley, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Marshman Sarah A. Marshman William J. Marshman Mary J. Marshman George Marshman Thomas Marshman Elizabeth A. Marshman Frederick Marshman Bertie Marshman Arthur Marshman Percy Marshman	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Daughter Son Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	46 45 24 22 18 15 13 9 6 4 1	abt. 1855 abt. 1856 abt. 1877 abt. 1879 abt. 1883 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1892 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1900	Croncombe, Somerset Risca, Monmouthshire Risca, Monmouthshire Sebastopol, Monmouthshire Newton, Scotland Newton, Scotland Stannifordam, Durham Stannifordam, Durham Stannifordam, Durham Stannifordam, Durham Stannifordam, Durham

Alfred Lister
© laurinlaurin espie	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 59150 abt. 1888 03 November 1917 29 1st/5th Bn. Welsh Regiment Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Son of Henry Lawson Lister and Jane Ann Lister, nee Stokoe, of 11, Knutsley Gardens, Consett, Co. Durham.

England Census 1901 about Alfred Lister and family Residence: Rowley, Healyfield, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Henry Lister Jane A. Lister John T. Lister Alfred Lister Isabella Lister Madgery Lister Richard Stokoe	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter Brother-in-Law	Married Married Single Single Single Single Widowed	51 50 15 13 11 7 54	abt. 1850 abt. 1851 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1894 abt. 1847	Whitehall, Durham Edmondbyers, Durham Rowley, Durham Rowley, Durham Rowley, Durham Castleside, Durham Edmondbyres, Durham

Thomas William Brown (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Pioneer 195979 abt. 1893 21 March 1918 25 "A" Special Coy. Royal Engineers Pozieres Memorial, France Adopted son of Mrs. Ann Storey, of Crooked Oak Farm, Castleside, Consett, Co. Durham.

Probably:
William Brown was baptised in the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Shotley Bridge, Durham, England on 21 January 1892. His parents were John and Margaret Brown.

Probably: England Census 1911 about William Brown and family Residence: Knitsley, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Brown John George Brown Ethel Brown William Brown Anne Brown Lilly Brown Mat Henry Brown Eva Brown	Head Son Daughter Son Daughter Daughter Son Granddaughter	Widowed Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	57 26 25 20 18 12 10 0	abt. 1854 abt. 1885 abt. 1886 abt. 1891 abt. 1893 abt. 1899 abt. 1901 abt. 1911	???, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Consett, Durham

Richard Smith
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 831699 abt. 1914 09 December 1940 26 H. Q., 105 H. A. A. Regt. Royal Artillery Castleside Cemetery, Durham, UK Son of Samuel and Jane Smith of Castleside.

Joseph Proud
© Donna Atkins	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant (Pilot) 1147533 19 March 1918 30 November 1942 24 18 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria Son of Ernest and Hannah Proud, of Consett, Co. Durham. Flew his Blenheim V into high ground at Beni Khalfoun in the Dra el Mizan district during a transit flight from Blida to Canrobert.

The birth (19 March 1918) of Joseph Proud was registered in Lanchester, Durham, England during the second quarter of 1918. The maiden name of his mother was Robley. He was married to Rhoda M. B. Dickson during the third quarter of 1939 and they resided at 34, Henley Gds. in Consett, Durham, England in 1939.

Henry Vipond (All sources: Harry Vipond)

Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Warrant Officer (Navigator) 566487 abt. 1917 10 March 1943 26 605 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Le Mans West Cemetery, France Son of John Joseph and Ursula Mary Vipond, nee Weir. Lost during an evening intruder sortie to Tours. He belonged to a crew of a Mosquito II.

The birth of Harry Vipond was registered in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England during the fourth quarter of 1916. He resided in Castleside, Durham, England.

Wills and Administrations, 1945
Vipond, Harry, of Healyfield Farm, Cadtleside, County Durham, died on or since 10 March 1943 on war service.
Administration Newcastle-upon-Tyne 06 July to John Vipond, farmer.
Effects £1415 6s. 8d.

Ralph Sidney Howe
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Warrant Officer (Wireless Operator) 1034631 10 March 1916 15 March 1945 30 195 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany Son of William Leonard and Dorothy Ellen Howe, husband of Lily Annie Walton Howe, of Castleside, Co Durham. Crashed near Buttstadt near Kollenda during a raid on Dessau, bailed out, captured and died in a hospital at Buttstadt.

The birth (10 March 1916) of Ralph Sidney Howe was registered in Lanchester, Durham, England during the second quarter of 1916. He resided with his mother and two brothers at 13, Consett Road in Lanchester, Durham, England in 1939. His marriage to Lily Annie Walton Smart was registered in Central Durham during the third quarter of 1941.

Marshall Henderson (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Able Seaman C/JX 171969 21 Sep 1919, Hexham, Northumberland 25 November 1941 22 Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Barham" Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, UK Son of Joseph and Helen Henderson, nee Johnston, of Acomb, Hexham, Northumberland.

William Murley Batson (Probably)
© Anonymous	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 625563 21 October 1940 225 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Consett Blackhill and Blackhill Old Cemetery, Durham, England Stalled and spun into the ground when taking off from Old Sarum with an incorrect trim setting.

Robert Johnson (Unambiguous information couldn't be found.)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:

Norman Ayre (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Petty Officer Stoker C/KX 80552 18 March 1908, Chester-le-Street Durham 22 October 1943 35 Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Hurworth" Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. UK

Probably: England Census 1911 about Norman Ayre and family Residence: Muggleswick, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Ayre Mary Ayre Joseph Barrasford Ayre George Reginald Ayre Thomas Arthur Ayre Ernest Ayre Robert Ayre Norman Ayre William Ayre Mary MacRitchie Lamb	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son Son Son Visitor	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	39 38 14 11 10 9 6 3 0 20	abt. 1872 abt. 1873 abt. 1897 abt. 1900 abt. 1901 abt. 1902 abt. 1905 abt. 1908 abt. 1911 abt. 1891	Wolsingham, Durham Muggleswick, Durham Muggleswick, Durham Muggleswick, Durham South Shields, Durham South Shields, Durham Chester-le-Street, Durham Chester-le-Street, Durham Muggleswick, Durham Roxborough Kelso, Roxburghshire

Herbert Fife
© DIMITRIOS CORCODILOS	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 1466805 abt. 1911 27 January 1945 34 8 res. H. A. A. Regt. Royal Artillery Castleside Cemetery, Durham, UK Son of John and Mary Jane Fife, husband of Muriel Fife, of Waskerley.

A local newspaper reported the death of Herbert Fife:
SERGEANT DIES ON PARADE
Sergeant Herbert Fife, R. A., who died suddenly while on duty as an instructor of repatriated soldiers at Fenham Barracks, Newcastle, was buried at Castlside yesterday. A native of Stanhope, he was gamekeeper at Espley Hall before joining the Army.

England Census 1911 about Herbert Fife and family Residence: Chollerton, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Fife Mary Jane Fife Norman Fife Lilian Fife John Fife Herbert Fife Catherine Boulding	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son ???	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	38 37 6 5 4 0 35	abt. 1873 abt. 1874 abt. 1905 abt. 1906 abt. 1907 abt. 1911 abt. 1876	Burrandon, Ld. (Durham?) Stamfordham, Ld. (Northumberland?) Harraton Lodge, Durham Harraton Lodge, Durham Warden, Ld. (Wardens Lodge?) Warden, Ld. (Wardens Lodge?) Jarrow, Durham

Robert Christopher Thompson
© DIMITRIOS CORCODILOS	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner M/51503 26 March 1909, Castleside, Durham 17 February 1944 34 19 Field Regt. Royal Canadian Artillery Castleside Cemetery, Durham, UK Son of John Henry and Beatrice Mary Thompson, nee Toward, of 29, Bessemer Street, Cotfield House, Blackhill, Durham.

The birth (26 March 1909) of Robert Christopher Thompson was registered in Lanchester, Durham, England during the second quarter of 1909. He emigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1928. He was a passenger on the ship "Adriatic" and arrived in Halifax on 25 August 1928. His address in Canada was Box 151, Clairesholm, Alberta, Canada in 1942. He was not married.

England Census 1911 about Robert C. Thompson and family Residence: 3, Muse Terrace, Castleside, Durham, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Henry Thompson Beatrice M. Thompson Constance A. Thompson Robert C. Thompson	Head Wife Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single	26 30 4 2	abt. 1885 abt. 1881 abt. 1907 abt. 1909	Muggleswick, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham Castleside, Durham

John Jameson (Unambiguous information couldn't be found.)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	1946

Probably:
John Jameson was baptised in the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Shotley Bridge, Durham, England on 20 February 1900. His parents were John and Annie Jameson.

Harry Davison
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Flight Sergeant (Navigator) 1529679 abt. 1923 01 July 1944 21 40 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia Son of Charles H. Davison and Mary E. Davison, of Moorside, Consett, Co. Durham. Shot down (Wellington X) by flak during a mine laying sortie to the river Danube between Pancevo and Smederevo. The rear gunner survived and was captured.

Wills and Administrations, 1945
Davison, Harry, of 16, Consett Park Terrace, Castleside, Consett, County Durham, died on or since 01 July 1944 on war service.
Administration Durham 11 July to Charles Henry Davison, ironmonger. Effects £910 0s. 3d.

William Nicholas Gunnion
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Ordinary Signalman P/JX 359134 abt. 1924 06 June 1943 19 Royal Navy, H. M. Yacht "Sargasso" Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, UK Son of John and Catherine Gunnion, nee Green, of Consett, Co. Durham.

John Wilfred Jobling (CWGC: Jopling)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Able Seaman P/JX 383281 abt. 1924 07 June 1944 20 Royal Navy, H. M. L. B. E. 60 Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, UK

Landing Barge Emergency Repair No.60 was used in the Normandy landings at Omaha beach on 6th June 1944. Landing Barges were ex-Thames dumb barges, fitted with an engine, and with workshops built into the hold. Their purpose was to effect temporary, sometimes permanent, repairs to damaged landing crafts.

Albert Charles Kersch (CWGC: Kirsch)
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 5342615 30 January 1916 07 February 1944 28 10th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Cassino Memorial, Italy Son of Robert Bingley Kirsch and Jessie Rosina Kirsch, nee Ellwood, husband of Edna Jean Kirsch, of Moorside, Consett, Co. Durham.

The birth (30 January 1916) was registered in Camberwell, Greater London, England during the first quarter of 1916. He resided with his parents in Henslowe, Camberwell, Greater London, England in 1939. His marriage to Edna J. Hopkinson, born 28 September 1920 in Lanchester, Durham, England, was registered in North Western Durham during the second quarter of 1942.

England Census 1921 about Albert Charles Kirsch and family Residence: ???
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Bingley Kirsch Jessie Rosina Kirsch Robert Bingley Kirsch George Leonard Kirsch John Thomas Kirsch Albert Charles Kirsch Wallis Frederick Kirsch Elsie Kirsch	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	47 y. 2 mo. 46 19 y. 9 mo. 14 y. 8 mo. 11 y. 7 mo. 5 y. 5 mo. 5 y. 5 mo. 2 y. 4 mo.	abt. 1874 abt. 1875 abt. 1902 abt. 1907 abt. 1910 abt. 1916 abt. 1916 abt. 1919	Rotherhithe, London Bermondsey, Surrey Bermondsey, Surrey Bermondsey, Surrey Bermondsey, Surrey Dulwich. Surrey Dulwich. Surrey Dulwich. Surrey

Patrick Joseph McBride
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Ordinary Seaman D/JX 238753 06 January 1916, Consett, Durham 10 December 1941 25 Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Prince of Wales" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, UK Son of John W. and Catherine McBride, of Consett, Co. Durham.

Tony McGeary (Probably Anthony McGeary)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 4457969 abt. 1919 20 May 1940 21 1st Bn. The Tyneside Scottish Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Dunkirk Memorial, France Son of John Edward and Elizabeth Ann McGeary, nee Cattermole.

The birth of Anthony McGeary was registered in Lanchester, Durham, England during the third quarter of 1918.

Evan Rourke (Unambiguous information couldn't be found.)
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John T. Swainston (Unambiguous information couldn't be found.)
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Harry Wyatt (Unambiguous information couldn't be found.)
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