War Memorial - Billy Row, Co. Durham, England

William Halladay (Also Holliday)
© Len	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 34552 abt. 1886 25 April 1918 31 6th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Hangard Communal Cemetery, France Son of David and Sarah Halladay, nee Thompson.

The birth of William Halladay was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the third quarter of 1886 and was baptised in the Church of St. Helen in Auckland, Durham, England on 29 August 1886.

England Census 1911 about William Halladay and family Residence: West Roddymore, Crook, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
David Halladay Sarah Halladay William Halladay Nelly Halladay Fred Halladay Robert Halladay Robson Halladay Susan Halladay Arthur Halladay Thomas Halladay	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	49 47 25 21 19 18 12 9 8 5	abt. 1862 abt. 1864 abt. 1886 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1893 abt. 1899 abt. 1902 abt. 1903 abt. 1906	Black Halmington Farm, Durham Bogh Hole Farm Helmington Row West Auckland, Durham Dove Fold, Crook Dove Fold, Crook Dove Fold, Crook West Roddymoor, Crook West Roddymoor, Crook West Roddymoor, Crook West Roddymoor, Crook

Alfred Ralph Simpson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 250348 abt. 1894 14 April 1917 23 1st/6th Bn, Durham Light Infantry Arras Memorial, France Son of Thomas and Ann Simpson, nee Hunter, of Arthur Pit, Crook, Co. Durham.

The birth of Alfred Ralph Simpson was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the second quarter of 1894 and was baptised in Crook, Durham, England on 10 April 1895.

England Census 1911 about Alfred Ralph Simpson and family Residence: Arthur Pit near Crook, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Simpson Ann Simpson William Ernest Simpson Mark Anthony Simpson Thomas George Simpson Esther Isabella Simpson Alfred Ralph Simpson John Robert Watson Simpson Hugh Greenwell Simpson Richard Hunter Simpson Alfred George Jane	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter Son Son Son Son Nephew	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	55 51 26 25 21 18 17 14 12 9 3	abt. 1856 abt. 1860 abt. 1885 abt. 1886 abt. 1890 abt. 1893 abt. 1894 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1902 abt. 1908	High Woodfield, Durham Murton Colliery, Durham Sunnyside, Durham Sunnyside, Durham Roddymoor, Durham Witton Le Wear, Durham Cold Hoton, Durham Crook, Durham White Lea Square, Durham White Lea Square, Durham Murton Colliery, Durham

Christopher James Whitton
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 250437 abt. 1886 30 April 1918 31 "Y" Coy. 6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France Son of Christopher Thomas Whitton and Ann Whitton, nee Scott, of Red House, Roddymoor near Crook, Co. Durham. Husband of Sarah Whitton, nee Waites, of Arthur Pit, Crook, Co. Durham.

The birth of Christopher James Whitton was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the fourth quarter of 1886. His marriage to Sarah Waites was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the fourth quarter of 1913. Two children of the couple are known: Frederick W. (1914-1964) and James (1917-1988).

Probably: England Census 1891 about Christopher R. Whitton and family Residence: Witton le Wear, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John J. Whitton Margaret Whitton Alfred L. Whitton Christopher R. Whitton	Head Wife Son Son	Married Married Single Single	22 23 2 9 mo.	abt. 1869 abt. 1868 abt. 1889 abt. 1890 (?)	Masons Terr, Durham Hamsterley, Durham Howden-le-Wear, Durham Witton le Wear, Durham

England Census 1911 about Christopher Whitton and family Residence: Weston, Bath, Somerset, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Christopher Whitton Margaret Whitton Christopher Whitton George Whitton Mark Whitton Mary Whitton Florence Whitton John Whitton Christopher Whitton	Head Wife Stepson Son Son Daughter Daughter Son Grandfather	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Widowed	50 42 24 16 13 10 8 2 77	abt. 1861 abt. 1869 abt. 1887 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1901 abt. 1903 abt. 1909 abt. 1834	Howden-le-Wear, Durham Lanchester, Durham Witton Le Wear, Durham Witton Le Wear, Durham Crook, Durham Witton Le Wear, Durham Witton Le Wear, Durham Witton Le Wear, Durham Bedale, Yorkshire

The Whitton grave in the Witton Le Wear Cemetery, County Durham, England:

© DIMITRIOS CORCODILOS

In
loving memory
of

Christopher Thomas
beloved husband of
Margaret Jane Whitton,
of Red House, Roddymoor,
who died Aug. 30^th 1926,
aged 66 years.

Also the above
Margaret Jane Whitton,
who died Dec. 14^th 1942,
aged 75 years.

Also their son
Christopher James, 6^th Batt. D. L. I.
who died of wounds in France
April 30^th 1918, aged 31 years.

Joseph Lonsdale
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 26695 abt. 1892 14 November 1917 25 1st Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Lonsdale, of 12, Dawson Street, Crook, Co. Durham.

Joseph Lonsdale was baptised in the chapel of the Wesleyan Methodists in Tow Law, Durham, England on 02 March 1892.

England Census 1901 about Joseph Lonsdale and family Residence: Witton Le Wear, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Lonsdale Mary A. Lonsdale Mary A. Lonsdale Margaret Lonsdale George Lonsdale Joseph Lonsdale	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	52 50 18 17 13 9	abt. 1849 abt. 1851 abt. 1883 abt. 1884 abt. 1888 abt. 1892	Draggon Villa, Durham Thornton-le-Moor, Yorkshire Grahamsley, Durham Wheatbottom, Durham Wheatbottom, Durham Witton le Wear, Durham
1911 England Census: The family resided in Billy Row, Durham, England.

Thomas Mulligan
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Able Seaman CWGC: Leading Seaman TZ/2568 07 June 1888 30 October 1917 29 Hawke Bn. R. N. Div. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Dozingham Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of John Mulligan, Fell Head Farm, Roddymoor, Durham.

England Census 1901 about Thomas Mulligan and family Residence: Billy Row, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Mulligan Mary Ann Mulligan Patrick Mulligan Peter Mulligan James Mulligan John Mulligan Winifred Mulligan Mary Mulligan Thomas Mulligan Edward Mulligan Sarah Mulligan	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Daughter Daughter Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	55 43 26 23 21 19 17 15 12 6 4	abt. 1846 abt. 1858 abt. 1875 abt. 1878 abt. 1880 abt. 1882 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1889 abt. 1895 abt. 1897	Ireland Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham

J. Jackson (Unable to identify)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private Durham Light Infantry

Tyson Rigg
Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 18/356 Military Medal abt. 1891, Great Clifton, Cumberland 28 March 1918 26 "B" Coy. 18th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Arras Memorial, France Son of Joseph Irvin Rigg and Margaret Rigg, nee Miller, of 295, Station Road, Wallsend. Assistant Master at Peases Stanley Schools, Durham.

The birth of Tyson Rigg was registered in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England during the fourth quarter of 1891.

Wills and Administrations, 1919
Rigg, Tyson, of 295, Station-road, Wallsend, Northumberland, Sergeant, 19th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, died on or since 28 March 1918 in France. Administration (with Will) Newcastle-upon-Tyne 20 October to Margaret Rigg )wife of Joseph Irvin Rigg). Effects £120.

England Census 1911 about Tyson Rigg and family Residence: 31, Windsor Street, Wallsend On Tyne, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph Irvin Rigg Margaret Rigg Tyson Rigg Joseph Rigg Lena Rigg Daniel Rigg Annie Rigg Thomas Rigg	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	42 41 19 15 13 9 6 3	abt. 1869 abt. 1870 abt. 1892 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1902 abt. 1905 abt. 1905	Workington, Cumberland Workington, Cumberland Great Clifton, Cumberland Hirst, Northumberland Hirst, Northumberland Wallsend, Northumberland Wallsend, Northumberland Wallsend, Northumberland
Remark: A connection to Billy Row couldn't be found.

Thomas William Stanfield
© James Hutton	Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Second Lieutenant Military Medal 20 December 1890 23 November 1917 26 Durham Light Infantry (CWGC: 13th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment) Anneux British Cemetery, France Son of Janet Stanfield, of 7, Gardenia Street, Currock, Carlisle, and the late George Stanfield (1839-1917). Husband of the late Minnie Ross Reid Stanfield (1893-1921). Native of Maryport, Cumberland. Assistant Master of Peases West Council School, Crook.

The birth (20 December 1890) of Thomas William Stanfield was registered in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England during the first quarter of 1891. He was married to Minnie Ross Reid in Auckland, Durham, England on 08 October 1917.

Wills and Administrations, 1918
Stanfield, Thomas William, of Crieff House, Grey-street, Crook, County Durham, died 23 November 1917 in France on active service. Administration Durham 16 August to Minnie Stanfield, widow. Effects £108 11s. 4d.

England Census 1891 about Thomas W. Stanfield and family Residence: 3, Curron Street, Crosscanonby, Maryport, Cumberland, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Stanfield Janet Stanfield Mary A. Stanfield Lena Stanfield Margaret I. Stanfield George I. Stanfield Thomas W. Stanfield	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	51 45 21 19 15 5 3 mo.	abt. 1840 abt. 1846 abt. 1870 abt. 1872 abt. 1876 abt. 1886 abt. 1891	Bolton, Lancashire Dornock, Scotland Carlisle, Cumberland Carlisle, Cumberland Carlisle, Cumberland Maryport, Cumberland Maryport, Cumberland

Ernest Foster Nicholls
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sapper 1669 abt. 1896 23 October 1916 20 1st/1st (Durham) Field Coy. Royal Engineers Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, France Son of Alice and the late Thomas Nicholls, of 46, West Terrace, Billy Row, Crook, Co. Durham.

The birth of Ernest Foster Nicholls was registered in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England during the second quarter of 1896.

England Census 1901 about Ernest Foster Nicholls and family Residence: White Lee Villas, Billy Row, Crook, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Nicholls Alice Nicholls Edith Nicholls Thomas Nicholls Mary Ann Nicholls Martha Ellen Nicholls George Robert Nicholls William Foster Nicholls Ernest Forster Nicholls Herbert Nicholls	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Daughter Son Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	47 42 21 19 17 15 10 7 4 9 mo.	abt. 1854 abt. 1859 abt. 1880 abt. 1882 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1891 abt. 1894 abt. 1897 abt. 1900	Foulsham, Norfolk Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire Sunderland, Durham Sunderland, Durham Sunderland, Durham Killingworth, Northumberland Killingworth, Northumberland Killingworth, Northumberland Killingworth, Northumberland Crook, Durham

Joseph Richardson (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 99096 08 October 1918 15th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France

George William Hardcastle
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 295140 abt. 1890 09 April 1918 28 1st/8th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium The only son of Robert Hardcastle, of 2, Railway Houses, Stanley Engine, Crook, Co. Durham, and the late Mary Ann Hardcastle (1866-1917), nee Gibbon.

The birth of George William Hardcastle was registered in East Ward, Westmorland, England during the third quarter of 1890 and was baptised in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England on 25 August 1890.

England Census 1901 about George William Hardcastle and family Residence: Railway Cottage, Roddymoor Rows, Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Hardcastle Mary Ann Hardcastle George William Hardcastle	Head Wife Son	Married Married Single	32 34 10	abt. 1869 abt. 1867 abt. 1891	Lenning, Yorkshire Middlecabe, Yorkshire Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland

William Rowe
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal (CWGC: Private) 6/2919 abt. 1893 25 June 1916 23 1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of William and Margaret Ann Rowe, nee Adamson, of 58, Pump Row, Roddymoor, Crook, Co. Durham.

Joseph Edward Rowe
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal (CWGC: Private) 15997 abt. 1897 19 June 1916 19 Grenadier Guards (CWGC: 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards) Essex Farm Cemetery, Belgium Son of William and Margaret Ann Rowe, nee Adamson,, of 58, Pump Row, Roddymoor, Crook, Durham.

England Census 1911 about William and Joseph Edward Rowe and family Residence: Roddymoor, Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Rowe Margaret Ann Rowe Elizabeth Ann Rowe William Rowe Joseph Edward Rowe Thomas Rowe	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	48 44 22 17 14 8	abt. 1863 abt. 1867 abt. 1889 abt. 1894 abt. 1897 abt. 1903	Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham

J. Clark (Unable to identify)
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William Pearson Moses
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 66575 abt. 1897 10 October 1917 20 202nd Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of Charles and Isabell Moses, nee Turner.

The birth of William Pearson Moses was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the fourth quarter of 1897.

England Census 1901 about William Pearson Moses and family Residence: Bank(?) Foot(?) Cottages, Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Moses Isabell Moses Charles Robert Moses Margaret Ann Moses John Moses Thomas Sidney Moses William Pearson Moses George Moses Thomas Cheal	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Son Son Nephew	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	43 36 18 16 12 9 3 3 mo. 15	abt. 1858 abt. 1865 abt. 1883 abt. 1885 abt. 1889 abt. 1892 abt. 1898 abt. 1901 abt. 1886	Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham

J. E. Smith (Unable to identify)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private West Yorkshire Regiment

C. R. Hunt (Unable to identify)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

Joseph Franklin Fothergill
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 4447824 abt. 1912 06 March 1944 31 293 Bty., 43 H. A. A. Regt. Royal Artillery Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt Son of William Rathmill Fothergill and Sarah Jane Fothergill, nee Franklin, of Crook, Co. Durham. Husband of Ella Fothergill, nee Taylorson, of Crook.

The birth of Joseph Franklin Fothergill was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the third quarter of 1912. His marriage to Ella Taylorson was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the first quarter of 1934.

England Census 1921 about Joseph Franklin Fothergill and family Residence: Helmington Row near Crook, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Rathmill Fothergill Sarah Jane Fothergill Hilda Fothergill Joseph Franklin Fothergill	Head Wife Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single	53 48y 11mo 16y 9mo 8y 11mo	abt. 1868 abt. 1872 abt. 1904 abt. 1912	Nelson Street, Crook South Street, Sunnybrow Low Beechburn, Durham Old Amory Road, Crook

Norman Pedelty
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 4455750 abt. 1920 14 November 1942 22 6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Alamein Memorial, Egypt Son of Edmund Willam Pedelty, and of Mary Jane Pedelty, nee Richardson, of Roddymoor, Co. Durham.

The birth of Norman Pedelty was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the first quarter of 1920.

Wilfred Pears
© Len	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 4443664 abt. 1905 18 June 1944 39 6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, France Son of Wilfred(?) and Emily Hannah(?) Pears, of Crook, Co. Durham.

The birth of Wilfred Pears was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the first quarter of 1905.

England Census 1911 about Wilfred Pears and family Residence: Victoria Cottage, Howden-le-Wear, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Pears Elizabeth Pears Beatrice Pears Hilda Pears Mable Pears Sarah Pears Wilfred Pears Thomas Pears	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	48 42 18 16 13 10 6 2	abt. 1863 abt. 1869 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1901 abt. 1905 abt. 1909	Crook, Durham Bowden Close, Northumberland Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham

Thomas Collingwood

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Sergeant (Air Gunner)
1076726
26 October 1920
04 December 1942, Kinloss, Moray, Scotland
22
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Crook Cemetery, Crook, Durham, England
Son of Nathaniel Richardson Collingwood and Mary Hannah Collingwood, nee Emerson,
of Roddymoore, Crook, Durham.
The Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (EB387) was recalled because of the weather only to crash into trees just short of the main runway.

The birth of Thomas Collingwood was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the fourth quarter of 1920.

Register for England 1939 about Thomas Collingwood and family Residence: 10, Chestnut Grove, Roddymoor, Crook, Durham, England
Name	Birth	Marital status:	Occupation
Nathaniel R. Collingwood Mary H. Collingwood Constance Collingwood Thomas Collingwood John Collingwood Record is officially closed. Fred Collingwood Record is officially closed.	27 July 1892 04 September 1894 24 November 1918 26 October 1920 30 June 1922 - 31 August 1828 -	Married Married Single Single Single - Single -	Colliery Stoneworker Unpaid Domestic Duties School Caretakers Helper Colliery Wergham Clerk Kiplad on Bank - Student -

Robert Moses
© Michel Nelis	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Aircraftman 1st Class 1033850 abt. 1919 23 January 1943 23 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan Son of Joseph and Katherine Moses, of Stanley, Co. Durham. He was taken prisoner following the fall of Java on 08 March 1942, and died of malnutrition in a prisoner-of-war camp near Mukaishima.

The birth of Robert Moses was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the fourth quarter of 1919.

England Census 1921 about Robert Moses and family Residence: White Lee Square, Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph Moses Catherine Moses Elizabeth Lillian Moses Robert Moses	Head Wife Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single	27y 9mo 30y 3mo 7y 8mo 1y 6mo	abt. 1893 abt. 1891 abt. 1913 abt. 1920	Crook, Durham Coundon, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham

Robert Stothard (Unable to identify)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 32775 31 March 1918 15th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Pozieres Memorial, France

R. L. Pinkney (Unable to identify)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

M. Hall (Unable to identify)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private East Yorkshire Regiment

Thomas William Chapman
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private (CWGC: Lance Corporal) 30301 abt. 1893 09 October 1918 at home 25 7th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Crook Cemetery, Durham, England Son of William and Eleanor Chapman, nee Knowles, of 9, Police Row, Grahamsley, Crook.

The birth of Thomas William Chapman was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the second quarter of 1893 and was baptised in the Primitive Methodist Chapel in Crook, Durham, England on 05 April 1893.

England Census 1911 about Thomas W. Chapman and family Residence: 9, North Roddymoor, Crook, Co. Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Chapman Elenor Chapman Thomas W. Chapman Arthur Chapman Percy Chapman Harold Chapman Sydney Chapman Florance Chapman	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	43 43 18 15 11 6 4 2	abt. 1868 abt. 1868 abt. 1893 abt. 1896 abt. 1900 abt. 1905 abt. 1907 abt. 1909	Crook, Durham Layton, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham

Charles "Charlie" Gibson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Fitter 73486 abt. 1877 16 September 1917 40 "B" Bty. 88th Bde. Royal Field Artillery Voormezeele Enclosure No. 1 and No. 2, Belgium Son of Thomas and Mary Gibson, of Croxdale, Co. Durham.

The birth of Charles Gibson was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the second quarter of 1877

The Gibson Memorial in St. Thomas Churchyard, Crook, County Durham, England:

© John Emmerson

In loving memory
of

Pte. Edwin Gibson, N. F.
son of Thomas & Margt. Gibson
late of Croxdale,
died from wounds received
in action in France Dec. 23. 1916,
aged 37 years.

This cross was erected by his loving brother
Pte. Charles Gibson, R. F. A., who was
also killed in action in France, Sept. 15. 1917,
aged 40 years.

"Thy will be done."

Edward Brown
© deswalker	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 366 abt. 1890, Crook, Durham 10 September 1915 25 6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France Son of Edward Brown, of 13, Temperance Terrace, Crook, Co. Durham, and the late Mary Ann Brown (1859-1918), nee Johnson.

The birth of Edward Brown was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the second quarter of 1890.

The "Durham Chronicle" reported on 24 September 1915 following:
CROOK PRlVATE'S GALLANT END.
The death last weekend of Private E. Brown, of Crook, son of Mr Brown, chairman of the Auckland Board of Guardians, is conveyed in the following letter from his brother, who is also serving with the 6th Durhams in France.
Private Nat Brown says: ". . . l know how you all feel about it. Poor old father and mother will fret an awful lot, I know. l�ve not the heart to write to them. Poor old Ned was hit with a shell, and it blew one of his legs off. l was working not far off him at the time, but l did not know till they had taken him to the hospital. They told me how brave he was, cheerful and in every respect a gallant fellow, as l knew he would be if the time came to prove it. We had such a jolly night together the night before he was hit."

According to the CWGC website, Pte. Edward Brown, no. 366, 6th D. L. l., aged 25, was killed on 10th Sept 1915 and is buried in France. in the 1911 census he was living with his parents, Edward and Mary Ann Brown at 13 Tennyson Terrace, Crook. His father's occupation is given as Coal Miner (Hewer) as is the occupation of Edward and also his older brother Nathan - who in 1911 was married and living nearby in Grahamsley with his wife and 3 children. From the Medal Roll it is likely that Nathan survived the War, rising to the rank of Sergeant.

England Census 1901 about Edward Brown and family Residence: Gladstone Terrace, Crook, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Edward Brown Mary A. Brown Nathan Brown Isabella Brown Jane Ann Brown Edward Brown	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	47 42 18 16 13 10	abt. 1854 abt. 1859 abt. 1883 abt. 1885 abt. 1888 abt. 1891	Crook, Durham Byers Green, Durham Crook, Durham Towlaw, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham

Joseph Britton
© Ian and Karen	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 3017 abt. 1896 17 September 1916 20 1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry ADANAC Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France Son of Mr. and Mrs. Britton, of 30, High Row, Grahamsley, Crook, Co. Durham.

Joseph Wilson Box (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Able Seaman 175582 09 April 1876 22 September 1914 38 Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Cressy" Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, England Son of Edwin Robson Box and Margret Box, nee Wilson, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Husband of Mary Box, nee Smith, of 67, Hugh Street, South Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Twenty-three years' service.

Joseph Wilson Box was born on 09 April 1876 and was baptised in the Church of All Saints in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England on 15 May 1876. His marriage to Mary Smith was registered in Gateshead, Durham, England during the fourth quarter of 1906.

England Census 1881 about Joseph W. Box and family Residence: 9, Melbourne Street, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland. England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Edwin Robson Box Margaret Box Jane Ann Box Joseph W. Box Edwin W. Box John Black	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Widowed	41 32 8 4 2 42	abt. 1840 abt. 1849 abt. 1873 abt. 1877 abt. 1879 abt. 1839	Newcastle, Northumberland Newcastle, Northumberland Newcastle, Northumberland Newcastle, Northumberland Newcastle, Northumberland Scotland

England Census 1911 about Joseph Wilson Box and family Residence: 57, Clara Street, Benwell, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph Wilson Box Mary Box Joseph Wilson Box Edwin Box Sarah Smith	Head Wife Son Son Sister-in-Law	Married Married Single Single Single	34 25 3 8 mo. 24	abt. 1877 abt. 1886 abt. 1908 abt. 1910 abt. 1887	Newcastle, Northumberland Gateshead, Durham Gateshead, Durham Gateshead, Durham Gateshead, Durham

John Thomas Marcham Crow
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Aircraftman 2nd Class (Navigator U/T) 3040690 abt. 1925 02 July 1946 20 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England Son of John and Grace Crow, of Crook, Co. Durham. The Anson I flew into the mast of a ship during a search for a Wellington LP764 of 10 AGS which had gone missing over the Irish Sea on 01 July 1946.

The birth of John T. M. Crow was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the fourth quarter of 1925.

John Henry Craggs
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Driver C/83207 abt. 1892, Billy Row, Durham 20 August 1917 25 55th Bde. Royal Field Artillery Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq Son of William and Ann Craggs, nee Mason. Husband of Alice Craggs, nee Geddes.

The birth of John Henry Craggs was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the third quarter of 1892. His marriage to Alice Geddes was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the third quarter of 1914. One child of the couple is known: Anne (1915-1988).

England Census 1901 about John H. Craggs and family Residence: Billy Row and Crook, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Craggs Anne Craggs Joseph W. Craggs Mary Craggs John H. Craggs	Head Wife Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	48 48 15 11 9	abt. 1853 abt. 1853 abt. 1886 abt. 1890 abt. 1892	Billy Row, Durham Bedale, Yorkshire Billy Row, Durham Billy Row, Durham Billy Row, Durham

William Thompson Hodgson
© Keri63	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 17658 abt. 1892 01 July 1916 23 1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France Son of William Thompson Hodgson and Mary Jane Hodgson, nee Halliday, of Stanley, Crook, Co. Durham.

The birth of William Hodgson was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the fourth quarter of 1892.

England Census 1901 about William Hodgson and family Residence: 8, Arthur Terrace, Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William T. Hodgson Mary J. Hodgson Mabel Hodgson Ada Hodgson Amelia Hodgson Florence Hodgson William Hodgson Mary J. Hodgson Frances Hodgson	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	52 49 20 17 14 12 8 6 2	abt. 1849 abt. 1852 abt. 1881 abt. 1884 abt. 1887 abt. 1889 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1899	New Durham, Durham Spennymoor, Durham Corsay, Durham Croxdale, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham

George Phillips (Also Philips)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 4201 abt. 1888 18 September 1916 27 1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Thiepval Memorial, France Son of Christopher and Jane Phillips, nee Turnbull, of 13, Church Terrace, Stanley, Crook, Co. Durham.

The birth of George Phillips was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the fourth quarter of 1888.

England Census 1901 about George Philips and family Residence: Church Terrace, Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Christopher Philips Janet Philips George Philips Maggie Philips Mabel Philips Margaret A. Philips	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Mother	Married Married Single Single Single Widowed	44 33 12 9 10 mo. 74	abt. 1857 abt. 1868 abt. 1889 abt. 1892 abt. 1900 abt. 1827	Crook, Durham Billy Row, Durham Stanley, Crook, Durham Stanley, Crook, Durham Stanley, Crook, Durham Hetton le Hole, Durham

George William Brook
© Ian and Karen	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 43236 abt. 1896 24 August 1918 22 10th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, France Son of Robert William and Elizabeth Ann Brook, nee Harland, of 32, West Terrace, Billy Row, Crook, Co. Durham.

The birth of George William Brook was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the third quarter of 1896.

England Census 1911 about George William Brook and family Residence: 32, West Terrace, Crook, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert William Brook Elizabeth Ann Brook George William Brook Sidney Brook Lilian Brook Mary Annie Brook Child Brook	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	43 43 14 12 10 8 3 days	abt. 1868 abt. 1868 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1901 abt. 1903 abt. 1911	Grosmont, Yorkshire Grosmont, Yorkshire West Terrace, Crook West Terrace, Crook West Terrace, Crook West Terrace, Crook West Terrace, Crook

Harold Moore
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 26593 abt. 1897 27 September 1916 19 1st Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Millencourt Communal Cemetery, France Son of Robert and Margaret Ann Moore, nee Hetherington, of Billy Row, Crook, Co. Durham.

The birth of Harold Moore was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the fourth quarter of 1897.

England Census 1911 about Harold Moore and family Residence: 29, West Terrace, Billy Row, Crook, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Moore Margaret Ann Moore Harold Moore Percival Moore Richard Moore Edith Ann Moore	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	41 40 13 10 8 4 mo.	abt. 1870 abt. 1871 abt. 1898 abt. 1901 abt. 1903 abt. 1911	Crook, Durham Etherley, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham

Arthur Ernest Gaddas (Actually Gaddass)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 24054 abt. 1895 28 March 1918 22 74th Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps Namps-Au-Val British Cemetery, France Son of John Dent Gaddass and Margaret Gaddass, of 24, West Terrace, Billy Row, Crook, Co. Durham.

The birth of Arthur Ernest Gaddass was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the third quarter of 1895.

England Census 1901 about Arthur E. Gaddass and family Residence: 52, Wooley Terrace, Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John D. Gaddass Margaret Gaddass John R. Gaddass Margaret Gaddass George D. Gaddass Elizabeth J. Gaddass Arthur E. Gaddass Percy S. Gaddass Florence M. Gaddass George Stothard	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Daughter Son Son Daughter Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Married	38 35 18 14 13 11 5 3 mo. 3 46	abt. 1863 abt. 1866 abt. 1883 abt. 1887 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1896 abt. 1901 abt. 1898 abt. 1855	Teesdale, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Crook, Durham Shotton, Durham

The Gaddass grave in St. Thomas Churchyard, Crook, County Durham, England:

In loving memory
of

Margaret
the beloved wife of
John Dent Gaddass,
of West Terrace, Billy Row,
who died Dec. 15^th 1923,
aged 59 years.

Also their son
Pte. A. E. Gaddass, R. A. M. C.
who died from wounds
in France, March 28^th 1918,
aged 22 years.

Also the above
John Dent Gaddass,
who died April 18^th 1933,
aged 70 years.

"At Rest."

John Heads May
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner (CWGC: Private) 12356 abt. 1893 21 March 1918 25 30th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Savy British Cemetery, France Son of John William and Elizabeth Mary May, nee Heads.

The birth of John Heads May was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the second quarter of 1893.

Samuel Cave May
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 17737 abt. 1897 02 September 1918 22 10th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France Son of John William and Elizabeth Mary May, nee Heads.

The birth of Samuel Cave May was registered in Auckland, Durham, England during the first quarter of 1897.

England Census 1911 about John H. and Samuel C. May Parker and family Residence: Albert Terrace, Billy Row, Crook, Durham, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John William May Elizabeth Mary May Robert Percival May John Heads May Valentine Simpson May Samuel Cave May Thomas Sidney May Elsie May Linda Jackson	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son Daughter Niece	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	43 44 22 17 17 14 7 2 16	abt. 1868 abt. 1867 abt. 1889 abt. 1894 abt. 1894 abt. 1897 abt. 1904 abt. 1909 abt. 1895	Billy Row, Crook Butterwick (Butterknowles ?) Billy Row, Crook Billy Row, Crook Billy Row, Crook Billy Row, Crook Billy Row, Crook Billy Row, Crook Engine Yard, Butterwick (Butterknowles ?)

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We should always remember the immense grief and loss each war brought to the world.