War Memorial - Thornley (East), Co. Durham, England

To the glory of God and in memory of the employees and residents of Thornley who made the supreme sacrifice in the wars

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends


1914 Pte. J. Allen Pte. T. Allison Pte. J. Amos Sgt. W. Atkinson L/Cpl. F. Aunger Pte. E. Bentham Pte. J. Best Pte. H. Blaney Sgt. W. Blenkinsopp, D. C. M. Pte. J. Bond Pte. G. Bradley Pte. J. Brain Pte. S. Bullock Sgt. E. Bushby Cpl. J. Calvert Pte. T. J. Carey Pte. R. Carter Pte. C. A. Chaytor Pte. J. Clough Pte. J. H. Coldwell Pte. J. Connelly Pte. E. Cook Cpl. M. Cook Pte. P. Cook Pte. J. G. Cowie Pte. T. W. Curry Pte. J. W. Davis Pte. J. Dodsworth Pte. A. W. Dove Pte. J. Dunlop Pte. M. Durkin Cpl. J. P. Durkin Pte. J. Ellimore Sto. J. Elliot Pte. C. Ellis Pte. C. Ellis, D. L. I. Pte. W. Evans Pte. M. Fairhurst Pte. C. Gott Pte. R. Gott	1918 Pte. G. Graham Pte. G. Gray L/Cpl. J. Gray Pte. J. J. Greener Bdr. H. Griffiths Pte. D. Hagon Pte. J. Hall Pte. T. Hall Pte. P. Hamilton Pte. J. Harris Pte. S. Hastings Pte. J. Henry, D. C. M. Pte. H. Hepple Pte. G. Heslop Pte. H. Heslop Gnr. T. Heslop Pte. C. Hesp Pte. J. Higgins Gnr. J. W. Hill Pte. R. Holden Pte. D. Holmes Pte. W. Hunter Pte. J. Husband Pte. C. Hutchinson Pte. W. Jamieson Pte. J. Jones, D. L. I. Pte. J. Jones Pte. R. Jordison Cpl. W. Kears Pte. J. Kelly Pte. J. Lamb Sgt. J. H. Lamb Pte. A. Lambert Pte. J. Lawson Pte. W. Luke L/Cpl. D. Lumsden Gnr. P. McCoy Pte. A. McGregor Pte. J. McLoughlin Cpl. F. Milburn	1914 L/Cpl. A. Millington Pte. J. R. Mills Pte. W. Moore Pte. F. Newby Sgt. B. Orchard Pte. H. Ord Pte. R. Park Pte. T. Paxton Pte. G. Peel L/Cpl. J. W. Potts Pte. R. Potts Pte. W. Poulson Pte. C. Quinn Pte. L. Quinn Pte. J. Riley Pte. J. Ritchie Pte. G. Rivers Pte. J. Rowe Pte. J. Sample Pte. P. Savage Pte. J. Sedgwick Cpl. E. Smith Pte. R. Soulsby Pte. H. Spence Pte. E. Spink Pte. W. Starford Pte. J. W. Stephenson 1939 Pte. J. Atkinson Pte. I. Bates Capt. J. Bonar Pte. J. Burrell L/Cpl. E. Cair Pte. W. H. Gott Pte. T. T. Greener Pte. T. Hall Sgt. R. Heads Sgt. W. Hoole Pte. J. J. Humble Sgt. H. Kell	1918 Pte. J. Stone Pte. E. Sullivan Pte. A. Sutherland Pte. J. C. Taylor Pte. J. R. Taylor Pte. J. Thompson L/Cpl. R. Thompson Cpl. W. E. Thompson Gnr. H. Thornton Gnr. G. H. Todd Sto. F. Veitch L/Cpl. R. Walker Pte. R. Walker Pte. H. White Cpl. W. F. Wick Gnr. L. Wilkinson Pte. H. Williamson Pte. W. Wood Sgt. W. Woodward Cpl. J. C. Wright, D. C. M. Pte. Pte. S. Wright Pte. C. Wylie Pte. J. Wylie Pte. J. J. Wylie Pte. M. Youll Sec. Lt. J. S. Youll, V. C. Pte. T, Ball 1945 Tel. T. Lee Sgt. C. R. Long LAC. J. McEnaney Sgt. J. Parker Sto. J. J. Parsons L/Bdr. W. Peacock Gnr. J. Piercey L/Cpl. D. L. Renwick Tpr. G. E. Robinson Sgt. T. Scott Scr. G. Tarn AB. A. Thomas

Addenda Panel 1914 - 18
Pte. J. Anderson Pte. T. Brady L/Cpl. J. Burnett Pte. W. Clark Pte. J. H. Dowson Pte. J. W. Foster Pte. R. Harbron Pte. I. Holroyd Pte. J. Hutchinson	Pte. J. E. Iveson Pte. I. Jackson Pte. G. W. Lawerence Pte. D. McDonald Pte. W. McGlade Pte. J. T. Price Pte. T. Wetherell

Addenda Panel 1939 - 45
Sgt. J. Avery Gdsn. W. Hutchinson Pte. J. Madrell Cpl. F. S. Plant, M. M. As. P. Robinson Rm. J. Moore	Spr. J. Monk, B. A. O. R. Pte. J. Gaskell, Northern Ireland

War Memorial
2^nd Lieut. John Scott Youll, Victoria Cross

War Memorial - Thornley, Co. Durham (East), England

Thornley
remembers

Second Lieutenant
John Scott "Jack" Youll
11^th Service Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers
Killed in action Italy
27^th October 1918, aged 21

A simple true
and gallant soldier

Quo Fata Vocant

"Jack" Youll V. C.
1897 - 1918

Born at Thornley
6^th June 1897

Attended
Thornley Council School

Aged 15
an apprentice electrician
at Thornley Colliery

In 1915, aged 18
enlisted in the Royal Engineers (T. F.)

In 1916, aged 19
served as a Sapper in France and Flanders

In 1917, aged 20
awarded a temporary commission as
2^nd Lieutenant and posted to the
11^th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

In 1918, aged 21
fought at Asiagio on the Italian front
received the Victoria Cross
from King George V
and the Italian medal of Valour
from the king of Italy

Killed in actíon
at the Battle of Vittorio Veneto
on the 27^th October 1918.

One of the Lads

For most conspicuous bravery
and devotion to dute when in
command of a patrol which came
under hostile barrage. Sending his men
back to safety, he remained to observe
the situation and when the enemy attacked
he maintained his position with several men
of different units. An enemy machine gun
had open fire from behind him. He rushed
the gun and having himself killed most of
the team opened fire on the enemy with
the captured gun inflicting heavy casualties
finding that the enemy had gained a footing
in a portion of the front line he organized
and carried out with a few men three
separate counter attacks. On each occasion
he drove back the enemy. Throughout the
fighting his complete disregard of personal
safety and very gallant leading set
a magnificent example to all.

On Tuesday the
10^th September 1918
at the Thornley hippodrom,
Jack was publicly honoured
in recognition of having
gained the Victoria Cross
with gifts in the form of
a gold watch and chain
and a large silver cigarette case.
He was received with rousing cheers
and was characteristically
modest in his reply.

"There are two
kinds of honour, the seen
and the unseen. I hope the people
of Thornley give the rest of the boys
the same recognition
on their return."

This page is dedicated to the 10 million victims of World War I and 60 million victims of World War II.
We should always remember the immense grief and loss each war brought to the world.


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