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War Memorial - Stanhope, Co. Durham, England


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Joseph W. Allison
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Private
4375
abt. 1881
30 September 1916
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23rd P. B. (CWGC: 26th Bn. Durham Light Infantry)
Stanhope Cemetery
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Thomas Atkinson
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Private
436420
abt. 1896
13 April 1917
21
46th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Vimy Memorial, France
Son of Thomas and Esther Atkinson,
of Tofield, Alberta.
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Oliver Bainbridge
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Private
6/2357
Military Medal
abt. 1886
05 November 1916
30
1st/6th Durham Light Infantry
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of John Graham Bainbridge and Sarah Elizabeth Bainbridge.
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Walter Harley Bainbridge
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Private
42513
abt. 1897
28 March 1918
21
1st/7th Bn. Manchester Regiment
Arras Memorial, France
Son of Thomas and Annie Harley Bainbridge,
of 4, Graham St., Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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Joseph Barkess
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Serjeant
2018

05 November 1916

1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Thiepval Memorial, France
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J. H. Boyd
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Private (Strapper)
RTS/4161

14 July 1915

Army Service Corps
Stanhope Cemetery
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John F. Bright
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Private
2710
abt. 1889
25 July 1915
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1st/5th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium
Son of Thomas and Isabella Bright,
of Chapel Square, Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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Harry Coulthard
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Private
6/1469
abt. 1895
14 January 1916
21
1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Belgium
Son of William and Mary Coulthard,
of Union Lane, Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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Herbert Denham
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Serjeant
252251
abt. 1887
14 April 1917
30
1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Arras Memorial, France
Son of William Denham,
of Front St., Stanhope,
husband of Elizabeth Jane Denham,
of 1, Rose Terrace, Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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William Denham
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Private
1745

26 April 1915

1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
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Herbert Dennison
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Private
27997

15 October 1916

2nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Thiepval Memorial, France
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A. Emerson
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Sapper
471314
abt. 1897
03 September 1918
21
526th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
Aubigny Communal Cemetery, France
Son of George Emerson,
of 6, Paragon St., Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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Charles J. W. Forster
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Private
90961
abt. 1899
27 May 1918
19
22nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Soissons Memorial, France
Son of Oliver Wells Forster,
of Cowgarth Hill, Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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G. E. Gibbon
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Gunner
263426
abt. 1897
21 April 1918
21
Royal Field Artillery
Stanhope Cemetery
Son of Robert and Jane Gibbon,
of Graham St., Stanhope.
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H. Golightly
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Lance Corporal
250360
Military Medal
abt. 1896
19 November 1917
21
1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium
Son of Joseph and M. A. Golightly,
of Buteshaw, Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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G. T. Hayton
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Private
6/1857

16 August 1915

1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Ferme Buterne Military Cemetery, Houplines, France
Son of Mrs. E. Hayton,
of The Square, Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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Thomas Wallace Hind
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Private
73055
abt. 1887
27 July 1918
31
1st/9th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France
Son of John and Jane Hind,
of Front Street, Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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J. Jackson
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Private
6/455

24 June 1915

1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery, Belgium
Husband of E. Jackson,
of Crawley Side, Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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Joseph Thompson Monkhouse
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Captain

abt. 1886
27 April 1915
29
6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of Octavius and Mary Hannah Monkhouse,
of "Fairfield," Stanhope, Co. Durham,
husband of Bessie Vickers Brown-Humes (formerly Monkhouse),
of Prospect House, Hamsterley, Witton-le-Wear, Co. Durham.
Was an old Christ's Hospital boy and
a Territorial Officer for several years
prior to the War.
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Joseph Pattinson
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Private
78246
abt. 1895
31 July 1917
22
"G" Bn. Tank Corps
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of John Sanderson Pattinson and Hannah Maria Pattinson,
of 14 Oakville, Dene Terrace, Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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Arthur Raine
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Private
43137
abt. 1895
09 April 1917
22
2nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Loos Memorial, France
Son of George Raine,
of Water Lodge, Stanhope, Co. Durham,
and the late Ellen Raine.
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John George Raine
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Pioneer
WR/20987
abt. 1895
20 August 1918
23
305th Road Construction Coy. Royal Engineers
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France
Son of Elizabeth Ann Raine,
of Harelaw Cottage, Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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Robert R. Ripley
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Private
454

13 May 1915

1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
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Arthur William Sinclair Stockdale
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Second Lieutenant


24 May 1915

7th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
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Arthur W. Tweddle
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Private
4329
abt. 1895
02 October 1916
21
1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Tweddle,
of Cross St, Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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Joseph Cyril Vickers
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Private
73513
abt. 1898
17 August 1917
19
61st Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps
Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium
Son of Joseph Vickers,
of 7, Club Row, Rainworth, Mansfield.
Born Bolsover, Chesterfield.
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Henry Wallace
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Private
23/333

08 May 1917

10th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Arras Memorial, France
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John Thomas Walton
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Private
1434
abt. 1890
13 February 1917
27
1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France
Son of Mrs. T. McMillan (formerly Walton),
of Crawleyside, Stanhope,
and the late John Walton,
husband of M. A. M. Elliott (formerly Walton),
of Crawleyside, Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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John Robert Ward
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Private
2783
abt. 1892
26 September 1917
25
29th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of Frances Elizabeth Ward,
of Todmorden, England,
and the late Robert Ward.
Native of Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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M. Ward
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Lance Corporal
20037
abt. 1892
03 July 1917
25
1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery, France
Son of William and Elizabeth H. Ward,
of 5, Town End, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Co. Durham.
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Isaac Norman Wearmouth
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Private
8434
abt. 1891
06 November 1914
23
1st Bn. Coldstream Guards
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France
Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Wearmouth,
of Graham St., Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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A. D. Woodhall
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Private
51386

10 September 1918

1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment

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J. W. Rutherford
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Gunner
177365

22 February 1920

Royal Garrison Artillery
transf. to (633530) 49th Coy. Labour Corps
Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany
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W. E. Alderson
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Royal Air Force

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Norman Elcoat
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Flight Sergeant
531265
abt. 1918
02 May 1944
26
Royal Air Force
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England
Son of Richard and Emily Elcoat,
of Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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G. Emerson
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16th Bn. Durham Light Infantry

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Herbert Fife
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Serjeant
1466805
abt. 1911
27 January 1945
34
8 res. H. A. A. Regt. Royal Artillery
Castleside Cemetery, Durham, England
Son of John and Mary Jane Fife,
husband of Muriel Fife,
of Waskerley.
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Edward Farrage
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Chief Engineer Officer

abt. 1903
20 March 1943
40
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Fort Mumford"
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of James and Elizabeth Farrage,
of South Shields, Co. Durham,
husband of Minnie Farrage,
of Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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William George Golightly
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Sapper
4456403
abt. 1921
21 March 1943
22
505 Field Coy. Royal Engineers
Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia
Son of Sophia Golightly,
of Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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Joseph Gowland
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Serjeant
4457070

31 March 1941

Durham Light Infantry
Frosterley (St. Michael) Churchyard, Durham, England
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John Robert Johnson
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Able Seaman
C/JX 197552
abt. 1919
10 November 1942
23
Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Ibis"
Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, England
Son of Norman Henry and Hannah Elizabeth Johnson,
of Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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Alan Henderson Lister
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Sergeant (Pilot)
754209
abt. 1916
23 April 1941
25
105 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, Netherlands
Son of John Lister and of Alice Lister (nee Henderson),
of Stanhope, Co. Durham,
husband of Eileen Margaret Lister,
of Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire.
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John Francis McCallum
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Electrical Artificer 4th Class
P/MX 65937
abt. 1920
06 May 1942
22
Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Medway"
Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial, Egypt
Son of Daniel and Elizabeth J. McCallum,
of Stanhope, Co. Durham,
husband of Ruth McCallum.
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William Godolphin Conway Shebbeare
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Major
140513
abt. 1916
18 July 1944
28
23rd Hussars Royal Armoured Corps
Bayeux Memorial, France
Son of the Revd. Dr. Charles John Shebbeare, D. D.,
and Evelyne Shebbeare,
husband of Norma Shebbeare,
of Holborn, London.
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John Tweddle
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Able Seaman
D/JX 253481
abt. 1921
11 May 1942
21
Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Lively"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England
Son of Joseph and Lily Tweddle,
of Stanhope, Co. Durham.
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Thomas Elliot Waller
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Fusilier
3137763
abt. 1921
25 June 1944
23
11th Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
St. Manvieu Cemetery, Cheux, France
Son of Joseph Harrison Waller and Jane Elizabeth Waller,
of Stanhope, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham.
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Annie Peart
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Private
W/186479
abt. 1921
30 July 1946
25
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Stanhope Cemetery
Daughter of Selborne and Margaret Peart,
of Stanhope.
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