There were two daily editions 1939-45, so please check the content as extra information is nearly always there.

* indicates a possible connection.

Please note that the date following the name is the date on which the newspaper was published.

Baggett, Alfred; 24/08/1942; 22 years; Lost on H.M.S. Eagle; + information; 4 Wood Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 3.

Bailey, Henry; Pte.; 11/05/1945; awarded the M.M.; Page 2 column 5; See 11/05 Page 1 column 6; 2nd Edition.

Bailey, Henry; Pte.; M.M.; 18/05/1945; 22 years; Seaforth Highlanders; 7 Harwood Street West Hartlepool; Page 5 column 1 (Photo).

Bailey, Henry; Pte.; M.M.; 05/06/1945; how he won the M.M.; Page 2 column 5.

Bain, Geoffrey; A/B; 25/11/1941; West Hartlepool man; his ordeal in the Atlantic; Page 2 column 7.

Bainbridge, William; Mr; 14/03/1945; 88 years; celebrates; late West Hartlepool; Fruit Merchant; Page 2 column 1.

Bainbridge, Wm.; Mr; 05/10/1945; 88 years; Obituary; late Eldon Grove West Hartlepool; now Gainford; Page 2 column 5.

Baldry, Ronald W.; Sgt.; 18/04/1945; 28 years; Mentioned in Despatches; 21 Howbeck Terrace West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).

Baleyte, Jean, Lt. (French); 11/05/1945; has association with Hartlepool; contact Johnny Jones Hartlepool; Page 6 column 3.

Ball, Wm.; Fl/Off.; 23/05/1945; R.A.F.; awarded D.F.C.; born West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Banks, F.W.; Fusilier; 30/09/1941; sends letter from Germany; 42 Thornton Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 (Photo).

Banks, George Henry; Pte.; 26/06/1940; Northumberland Fusiliers; missing; nephew of Mr Walker Banks; Page 2 column 8.

Banks, George Henry; Pte.; 06/09/1940; 22 years; Northumberland Fusiliers; prisoner of war; parents at 42 Thornton Street West Hartlepool; (Photo).

Banks, G.H.; Fusilier; 25/10/1943; prisoner of war; repatriated; 42 Thornton Street; Page 2 column 4.

Banks, Percy Thomas; 10/07/1942; Fleet Air Arm; Killed in Action April 1942; Page 6 column 1.

Banning, George; 18/08/1942; In Memoriam; Killed enemy action August 1941; Page 6 column 1.

Bannister, Jack; Sgt/Major; 26/10/1945; R.E.M.E.; awarded M.B.E.; formerly 27 Alderson Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Barber, Geo. G.; Gunner; 25/11/1942; 23 years; R.A.; wounded in leg; Middle East Hospital; Page 2 column 4.

Barkas, Enid; Miss; 12/06/1945; on relief service in France; of West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Barker, Allan; 14/01/1944; 14 years; accident with lift; 12 Alverstone Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 3.

Barker, Ben Robson; 03/02/1939; 35 years; R.N.R.; M.N.; lost at sea; 42 Reed Street West Hartlepool.

Barker, Ben Robson; 03/02/1941; 36 years; In Memoriam; 3/02/1940 killed on H.M.S. Firefly; Page 2.

Barker, C.; 20/06/1941; 60 years; Mess room Steward; 29 Carter Drive; casualty through enemy action.

Barker, Charles Jos.; Cpl.; 07/09/1944; 36 years; Killed in Action; 38 Hawkridge Street West Hartlepool; Page 6 column 1; See 18/09 Page 2 column 4; (Photo).

Barker, Geo. H.; Mr; 09/10/1941; new Cinema appointment at Darlington; Page 2 (Photo).

Barker, Harold Walton; 19/03/1941; 37 years; Ch/Eng.; recommended for commendation; 2 Weldeck Street West Hartlepool; See Page 2 column 5.

Barker, J.B.; Mr; 01/08/1944; 79 years; Obituary; 169 York Road West Hartlepool; Chemist; Page 1 column 1.

Barker, John; 17/10/1945; M.N.; decorated by King; M.B.E.; Windsor Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 3.

Barker, Joseph; A/B.; 08/04/1943; 20 years; R.N.; repatriated from Italy; nephew of Mrs Ramsay 1a Garibaldi Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Barker, Joseph; A/B; 02/07/1943; 21 years; See Page 3 column 3; (Photo);+ His Story.

Barker, Leonard; 12/05/1942; 22 years; R.N.; lost at Sea; late Pilgrim Street Hartlepool; Page 2.

Barker, Richard; 29/07/1943; 31 years; Died of Wounds; Sicily; Page 6 column 1.

Barker, Robert; 01/03/1944; In Memoriam; lost at sea March 1942; Page 6 column 1.

Barker, Robson; 06/02/1940; 36 years; of Reed Street West Hartlepool; died of injuries; Enemy Action; See 14/02 Page 3 (Photo).

Barker, William *; 02/06/1943; 18 years; fatal fall; 23 Albert* Street West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 4.

Barker, Walter H.*; 04/06/1943; 18 years; Inquest fatal fall; Alfred* Street West Hartlepool; Page 3 column 3.

Barnard, Allan J.; 31/05/1943; 20 years; absent from work; £2 fine; 32 Sunderland Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Barnard, D.; Miss; 22/11/1944; letters from Capt. John J. Cussak; 13 Adelaide Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Barnard, Henry S.; Pte.; 03/01/1945; 23 years; wounded in Italy; 11 Harwood Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Barnard, Robert; 22/04/1942; 18 years; fatal fall; of Raby Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4; See Inquest 24/04 Page 2.

Barnard, Thomas; 31/01/1945; Killed in Action January 1945; 32 Sunderland Street West Hartlepool; Page 6 column 1; See 01/02 Page 2 column 5; (Photo).

Barnard, Tony; 06/03/1945; 28 years; Killed in Action on Western Front 1945; Page 6 column 1.

Barnes, B.H.; 29/07/1943; M.N.; Casualty; Mess Room Boy; Front Street Trimdon Colliery; Page 2 column 2.

Barnett, Edward I.*; 21/06/1940; 28 years; with New Zealand Forces; parents at 13 Adelaide Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Barnett, Edward; Sgt/Maj.*; 29/01/1943; 30 years; awarded M.M.; 13 Adelaide Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Barnett, Elsie J.; Mrs; 15/02/1945; 51 years; claim fails; 59 Cornwall Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 3.

Barnett, Jacob*; 14/04/1945; 71 years; died lived West Hartlepool; 13 Adelaide Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 3.

Barnett, John Geo.; 01/03/1944; 20 years; H.M. Submarines; Mentioned in Despatches; Page 2 column 5; See 04/03 Page 2 (Photo).

Barnfield, Alfred; Pte.; 28/07/1942; D.L.I.; missing Middle East; Milbank Crescent Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6; See 29/07 (Photo).

Barnfield, Alfred; Pte.; 30/10/1942; prisoner of war; in Italian hands; 40 Milbank Crescent; Page 2 column 6.

Barnfield, A.; Pte.; 21/03/1944; presumed died; prisoner of war;;- November 1942; Milbank Crescent West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).

Barnwell, Stanley; Mr; 05/02/1943; prisoner of war; son in law of Mr Geo. Raine Tunstall Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Barr, J.W.; Gunner; 04/09/1941; In Memoriam; 94th Siege Battery R.A.; killed on the Somme 4/09/1916; Page 2.

Barrowdale, C.; Pte.; 18/06/1942; No. 439283; captured in Africa; prisoner of war: Northumberland Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Barrowdale, Geo. & John; 29/04/1944; Brothers meet in Middle East; 16 Northumberland Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2; (Photo).

Barrowdale, Sam; Pte; 31/08/1942; 25 years; Green Howards; prisoner of war in Italian hands; 16 Northumberland Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4; (Photo).

Bartholomew, Ed. Geo.; 31/03/1945; 19 years; R.N.; Died; of Arkley Crescent; Page 6 column 1.

Bartholomew, John; 21/09/1942; In Memoriam; Died in Naval Hospital Aylesbury; 20/09/1941; Page 6 column 1.

Barton, Percy Walter; 2nd Officer ;03/02/1943; 24 years; Bravery Award; 50 Grosvenor Street West Hartlepool; Page 6 column 5; See 5/02 Page 3 column 3.

Bartlett, James; Pte.; 27/01/1942; D.L.I.; now prisoner of war; 62 Arncliffe Gardens; Page 2; (Photo).

Bartlett, J.W.; Pte.; 28/05/1945; prisoner of war; returns with souvenir; 62 Arncliffe Gardens West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 3.

Bartram, Harold ‘Mick’; 03/08/1945; 43 years; Died in Hospital Iraq; Page 6 column 1.

Baser, Harry C. Ryder; 13/03/1941; 37 years; Lost At Sea; Merchant Navy; 2nd Officer; 12 Fernwood Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 2; (Photo).

Bate, F.; Cpl.; 09/10/1944; 25 years; D.L.I.; Wounded; 50 Gloucester Street West Hartlepool; Page 7 column 3 (Photo).

Bate, John Wm.; Driver; 06/12/1943; prisoner of war; Transferred Italy to Germany; native of West Hartlepool; Now Warwick; Page 2 column 5.

Bate, Robson R.; Fusilier; 14/07/1942; 23 years; Northumberland; prisoner of war in Italy; 31 Clayton Street West Hartlepool; + Info; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).

Bate, Robson Ritson; Fusilier; 13/11/1943; Escaped to Switzerland; Clayton Street; Page 2 column 2.

Bate, W.J.; Driver; 21/09/1942; prisoner of war of the Italians; 25 South Parade West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6; See 22/09 Page 2 column 4; (Photo).

Bateman, Joyce; L/Cpl.; 11/04/1945; East Africa; 56 Shrewsbury Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).

Bates, Alfred; Pte.; 09/03/1945; Died of Wounds; 11 Smythe Place Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5; (Photo).

Bates, Andrew; Pte.; 01/04/1943; 23 years; Killed in Action; India; 22 Kent Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Bates, Annie Thompson; Mrs; 26/08/1941; 59 years; Inquest Rifle Mishap; (Ron Bates 19 years & John Stead 27 years)

Bates, Christopher; 18/01/1943; no lights fined 5s.; 138 Burbank Street West Hartlepool; + Details; Page 2 column 6.

Bates, John; 22/04/1943; prisoner of war; 56 Northgate Hartlepool; Page 1 column 3; (Photo).

Bates, Joseph; Fusilier; 04/07/1940; Reported Missing; Northumberland Fusiliers; 80 Southgate Hartlepool; Page 2 column 7.

Bates, Joseph; Fusilier; 06/08/1940; 27 years; now prisoner of war; Page 2 column 3; (Photo).4 Darlington Terrace; See 13/06/1942 (Photo).

Bates, William; Pte.; 30/06/1942; 25 years; R.A.M.C.; Missing Middle East; 36 West View; Page 3 column 3; (Photo).

Bates, William; Pte.; 10/07/1942; prisoner of war in Italian hands; of Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Battram, R.; P/Off.; 11/04/1945; Serving in India; Page 4 column 5 (Photo).

Batson, Sydney; Capt.; 15/08/1940; Awarded the O.B.E.; S/S Heronspool; late Seaton Carew; Page 1; (Photo).

Batty, Margaret; Mrs; 21/08/1944; 74 years; nee Mann; Obituary; Page 2 column 5.

Baxter, A.; Mrs; 14/07/1942; Winning Baby; 22 Mildred Street West Hartlepool; Page 4 column 4; (Photo).

Baxter, Albert; L/Cpl.; 18/05/1943; Killed North Africa; Tunis; 64 Belmont Gardens; Page 6 column 1.

Baxter, Jack; 14/01/1943; In Memoriam; Merchant Navy; 14/01/1942; Page 6 column 1.

Baxter, John; 01/06/1942; prisoner of war; 29 Clayton Street West Hartlepool; Page 5; (Photo).

Baxter, John H.; 23/03/1944; 56 years; Inquest to be held; Page 2 column 5; See 24/03 Page 2 column 6; Nelson Street Hartlepool.

Baxter, Leonard; 28/09/1945; Lost at Sea; September 1934; Page 6 column 1.

Baxter, William; 08/09/1944; Killed by Enemy Action; September 1943; Page 6 column 1.

Beach, Lillian; L.A.C.W.; 03/11/1944; 21 years; made doll for Duchess; Wordsworth Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 3.

Beadle, Robt.; Gunner; 09/02/1940; 19 years; H.M.S. Ajax at the Battle of River Plate; Page 2; (Photo).See 15/08 Page 1.

Beadle, Robt.; P/Officer;28/07/1943; R.N.; 30 Harwood Street West Hartlepool; Marries US Bride; Page 2 column 2; (Photo).

Beane, Harold; Sgt/Pilot; 04/12/1943; R.A.F. Missing on Operations; 115 Westbrooke Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 6; (Photo); See 27/11/1944.

Bearby, William; (Fruiterer); 25/09/1942; 49 years; Fined £5 selling jar of pickles more than controlled price; Belmont Gardens; Page 5 column 4.

Bearby, William; Mr; 22/12/1945; 53 years; Obituary Florist Queensbury Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 4 column 3.

Beardsmore, Th. James; Gunner; 24/08/1942; 25 years; Missing; 6 Chatham Gardens West Hartlepool; + Info; Page 2 column 2; See 24/10; prisoner of war.

Beardsmore, Th.; Gunner; 03/02/1944; 26 years; prisoner of war moved from Italy to Germany; 6 Chatham Gardens West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Bearpark, Mark; Mr; 29/07/1943; 56 years; Ch/Eng.; fatal accident Buenos Aires; late West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Bearpark, Mark; Mr; 07/09/1943; 56 years; Obituary; buried in Buenos Aires; Page 2 column 4.

Beattie, O.; Cpl.; 03/03/1945; Western Front film shows for the troops; 154 Hart Road Hartlepool; Page 6 column 2.

Beattie, Wm. Fawcett; L/Sgt.; 09/07/1942; 30 years; R.A.; 28 Lister Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 (Photo); See 23/09 prisoner of war; Page 2 column 1.

Beavis, Robert; 00/06/1940; 19 years; Killed in Action.

Beavis, Wilfred; Cpl.; 02/08/1943; 42 years; R.E.; presumed drowned; 32 Thomas Street Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).

Beck, Albert; Pte.; 08/08/1944; K.O.R.R.; Africa Star; Killed in Action; late Oxford Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 3; (Photo).

Beckwith, Betsy; Mrs; 29/12/1945; 73 years; Inquest; 3 Powlett Road West Hartlepool; Page 4 column 2.

Beckwith, John Geo.; 26/06/1940; 24 years; Killed on active service in France; Page 2; (Photo).

Bean, T.; Cpl.; 25/08/1944; saves Officers life; 24 Lansdowne Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Bee, Dexter; 17/03/1941; M.N; lost at sea; Fireman; 21 Barrowdale Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4; (Photo).

Beha, Joseph; Gunner; 20/05/1944; wounded in leg; Burma; 37 Mary Street Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Bell, Allen; 28/09/1942; 17 years; 7 Worcester Street West Hartlepool; fined 20/- smoking in a shelter.

Bell, Derek; 30/12/1942; In Memoriam; R.A.F.; Killed in action December 1941; Page 6 column 1.

Bell, Frederick; 23/11/1942; 42 years; fined on local fire watcher; 6 Waverley Terrace West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4.

Bell, F.; Sapper; 28/05/1943; 23 years; R.E.; Killed in action; 27 Blakelock Road West Hartlepool; Page 6 column 1; See 31/05; Page 3; (Photo).

Bell, George James; 17/05/1943; 78 years; Obituary; details; 228 Stockton Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Bell, George R.; Sapper; 27/03/1944; 21 years; R.E.; wounded in Italy; 50 Moreland Street West Hartlepool; Page 4 column 6; (Photo).

Bell, Henry N.; 07/03/1945; can’t get clothes for son; fined 2s; 29 Carter Drive, West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 1.

Bell, J.; Mr; 06/12/1945; 78 years; Obituary; 6 Lowthian Road West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 3.

Bell, Jack; Sapper; 04/05/1943; 35 years; R.E.; wounded in North Africa; Page 1 column 3.

Bell, James Mathew; 03/10/1942; In Memoriam; M.N. Engineer; lost at sea; 3/10/1934 S/S Millpool; Page 6 column 2.

Bell, John B.; Sgt/Nav.; 25/06/1945; R.A.F. Missing On Operations; September 1944; Page 6 column 1.

Bell, John; Cpl.; 20/09/1944; 35 years; R.E.M.E.; Killed on active service; 1 Alexandra Street West Hartlepool; Page 6 column 1.

Bell, Kenneth; Pte.; 08/05/1941; 25 years; late West Hartlepool; Policeman; Parents live Ryton; Page 2 column 7.

Bell, L.; Trooper; 22/02/1944; fell down on Mount Vesuvius; 29 Andrew Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Bell, Lucy; Mrs; 21/06/1944; 35 years; ‘boots at the cobblers’; 21 Bruce Crescent West Hartlepool; Page 2.

Bell, Mat.; 18/05/1940; of West Hartlepool; returns from Holland -Football Trainer; + information; Page 2 column 4.

Bell, Ronald John; Pte.; 09/06/1944; 19 years; wounded in Italy; 56 Raby Gardens West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Bell, Thomas; Mr; 22/05/1945; 75 years; Inquest; Helmsley Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4.

Bell, Trooper; 25/05/1945; India V-Day photograph; Page 1 column 3; (Photo).

Bell, Wm. Howell; 14/04/1943; Home Guard fined 40/-; Page 2 column 5.

Bell, William; 03/10/1945; In Memoriam; lost at sea enemy action October 1917; S/S Manchuria; Page 6 column 1.

Bellwood, R.; Gunner; 09/08/1941; 35 years; R.A.; fought in Greece now prisoner of war; (Photo).

Bellwood, R.J.; Gunner; 28/05/1945; prisoner of war returns home; 12 Stephen Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Belsey, Francis Wm.; 12/05/1944; 34 years; P/O. R.N.; died Alexandra Hospital; May 1944; Page 6 column 1; See 13/05 Page 2 column 3; (Photo).

Belsham, J.; Pte.; 18/05/1945; photographed with Nazi flag; 19 Tristam Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 6 column 3.

Benn, Edward; Fl/Sgt.; 07/07/1945; Killed in India; June 1945; Page 6 column 1.

Bennett, Geo. Wm.; Fl/Sgt.; 09/09/1944; back in England; son in law of Mr Grocott Studley Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Bennett, Stephen C.; 28/12/1941; 22 years; R.A.; suddenly at S/Burn, Kent; of 23 Helmsley Street West Hartlepool; Page 2.

Bennett, Wilfred L.;30/07/1940; 36 years; R.N.; of Stockton Road West Hartlepool; lost with H.M.S. Imogen.

Bennison, W.H.*; Coxswain; 17/09/1941; R.N.V.R.; official tribute; Lifeboat Crew, Page 1.

Bennison, W.H. ; Lt.*; 19/03/1942; R.N.V.R.; Awarded Gold Medal; Page 2 (Photo).See 21/03 (Photo).See 12/11; Page 1 column 3.

Bennison, W.H.; Lt.*; 20/06/1945; of Hartlepool; to receive award in London; Page 5 column 1 (Photo).

Bennison, Wm. H.*; 29/10/1945; presented with gold medal; Page 4 column 3 (Photo).

Benson, Eric; Cpl.; 13/11/1943; missing Middle East; 35 Albert Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2; See 24/11 prisoner of war; Page 2 column 5.

Benson, E.; Cpl.; 29/05/1945; D.L.I.; prisoner of war now safe in England; Page 2 column 5.

Benvin, Ralph; Gunner; 21/01/1942; prisoner of war; Page 2 (Photo).

Beresford, Alfred; Pte.; 13/04/1943; In Memoriam; died in India on active service; April 1942; Page 6 column 1.

Bergman, Ernest; 24/04/1942; 20 years; M.N.; lost at Sea; 14 Greenwood Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 (Photo).

Bergstrom, Stig; 15/06/1940; his ship ‘Foxton’ torpedoed; Hartlepool was his haven; See Page 3 column 4 (Photo).

Berman, Ernest; 11/09/1942; In Memoriam;20 years; M.N.; died at sea enemy action; 11/09/1941; Page 6 column 1.

Berriman, Sarah Ann; 09/10/1945; 67 years; Inquest; Lister Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Berry, Albert T.; 07/09/1942; M.N.; Ch/Eng.; killed enemy action; 82 Haswell Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 6 column 1.

Berry, Albert T.; 09/09/1942; + Information; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).See 10/09; Page 2 column 5.

Berry, Albert.; Ch/Eng.; MN; 24/08/1945; presumed lost at sea S/S Sheaf Mount; August 1942; Page 6 column 1.

Berry, David; Gunner; 09/08/1940; 26 years; reported missing; R.A.; parents at 41 Longmore Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 7 (Photo).

Berry, David; Gunner; 03/01/1942; 27 years; prisoner of war; of Whitby Street West Hartlepool; (Photo).Page 2 column 5.

Berry, David; Gunner; 27/04/1945; prisoner of war; 5 years; returns home; 28 Whitby Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4.

Bianco, P.; Pte.; 27/09/1944; 24 years; Mentioned in Despatches; brother of Mrs Colarossi; 19 Oxford Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4; (Photo).

Bidgood, Eric Geo.; Fl/Off.; 05/02/1941; 22 years; reported missing believed lost; + Obituary; Page 2 column 4; (Photo).

Bidgood, G.J.B.; Capt.; Rev.; 26/06/1940; last B.E.F. Padre to leave France; of West Hartlepool; his escape story; Page 2 (Photo).

Bidgood, Geo J.B.; Rev.; 01/03/1944; at St Luke’s for 25 years; Page 2 column 5; (Photo). + details.

Bielby, Alice; Mrs; 27/01/1945; 50 years; and Jane 10 months; 4 Generation Photograph; Page 2 column 2; (Photo).

Biggart, P.A.; Capt.; 06/06/1945; of West Hartlepool; clearing notorious Belsen Concentration Camp; Page 2 column 6.

Bilham, John Robt.; Bombardier; 30/03/1944; Hartlepool man in East Africa; 11 Watson Street West View Page 7 column 2.

Bingley, Jack; Mr; 25/09/1943; Obituary; former Director of Hartlepools F.C.; Page 2 column 2.

Binning, Norman C.; Cpl.;18/06/1943; prisoner of war of the Japanese; Stanmore Grove Seaton Carew; Page 1 column 2; (Photo).

Binning, Norman C.; Cpl.; 19/09/1945; R.A.F.; prisoner of war; released; the Far East; Stanmore Grove, West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Birbeck, Wm.; Pte.; 08/04/1943; 34 years; Missing in North Africa; 32 Eton Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5; (Photo).

Birch, F.L.; Fl/Lt.; 15/06/1943; awarded the M.B.E.; of Wilton Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Bird, Charles; Gunner; 15/09/1944; In Memoriam; accidentally killed September 1943; Page 6 column 1.

Bird, Charles Albert; L/Cpl.; 29/12/1945; KOYLI; presumed Killed 1942; brother of Mrs H. Lawson Dyke Street West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 1.

Birkbeck, John; Pte.; 16/03/1942; 31 years; R.A.S.C.; missing in Malaya; 12 Albany Street West Hartlepool; + Information; Page 2 column 4.

Birkbeck, John; Driver; 10/07/1944; 34 years; prisoner of war of the Japanese; 12 Albany Street.

Birbeck, J.; Pte.; 24/09/1945; R.A.S.C.; prisoner of war wires home is safe; 12 Albany Street West Hartlepool; Page 3 column 3.

Birks, G.; Pte.20/07/1942; 27 years; East Yorks.; wounded Middle East; 103 Stockton Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Bishop, Margaret; 20/08/1942; 20 years; of West Hartlepool; no fixed address; local girls theft; Page 1 column 3.

Bissell, E. Frank; Mr; *10/06/1941; M.N.; reported lost at sea; 4 Laurence Street West Hartlepool

Bissell, Edward*; 20/05/1942; In Memoriam; killed in action May 1941; Page 2

Black, Frank; 25/09/1943; In Memoriam; died at sea; September 1930; Page 6 column 1.

Black, George; Marine; 27/12/1941; rescued from H.M.S. Repulsive; 1 Mary Street Hartlepool; + Info (Photo).

Black, Ralph; 25/09/1943; In Memoriam; killed in France August 1917; Page 6 column 1.

Black, Robert ‘Bobbie’; 28/01/1943; In Memoriam; accidentally killed at Grey’s Shipyard; January 1939; Page 6 column 1.

Blackett, F.; Sgt.; 06/04/1943; meets Driver W. Donnison in India; Page 2 column 2; (Photo).

Blackwood, John; Mr; 28/12/1942; blackout mishap; 28 York Road West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 5.

Blackwood, Victor; 20/09/1945; 17 years; in Tokyo Bay; H.M.S. Duke Of York; 94 Raby Gardens West Hartlepool; Page 3 column 3.

Blakey, J.W.S.; Sgt.; 09/04/1943; R.A.F.; missing on Operations; 27 Raby Gardens West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2; (Photo).

Blakey, J.W.; Sgt.; 12/05/1943; 26 years; R.A.F.; prisoner of war of the Germans; 27 Raby Gardens; Page 2 column 4; (Photo).

Blakey J.W.; Sgt.; 03/05/1945; R.A.F.; liberated; 2 yrs prisoner of war; Raby Gardens West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6; See 07/05; Page 2 column 4.

Blakey, Margaret Ann; 19/12/1945; 5 years; Inquest; Rose Street Trimdon Grange; Page 4 column 1.

Blakstad, B.; Mr; 25/01/1943; Obituary; 20 Grange Road West Hartlepool; (Timber);Page 2 column 5.

Blakstad, Bjorn; Mr; 18/09/1945;civilian internee now safe; Page 2 column 6.

Blincoe, L.; 1st Off.; 08/04/1943; lost at sea; 73 Tristam Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5; (Photo).

Bloom, Claude; Mr; 28/10/1941;Obituary; of Granville Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 1 (Photo).

Bloom, Hymie1; 1/12/1941; in South Africa; + family information; Page 2 column 4.

Bloom, Louis A.; Lt.;25/02/1944; wounded at Anzio; of West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Bloom, Louis; Lt.; 16/05/1944; 26 years; wounded for the 2nd time; Italy; Page 2 column 2.

Bloom, Louis; Lt.; 08/06/1944; K.O.Y.L.I.; wounded hospital in Leicester; Elm Grove, West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Bloomfield, George; 26/05/1944; Police Sgt.; retires ; + his details; Page 2 column 6.

Blore, H.; Mr & Mrs; 15/07/1942; Golden Wedding; 14 Derwent Street West Hartlepool; + family information; Page 7 column 1.

Blore, Harry; 11/11/1941; accidental death at tin works; November 1920; Page 2.

Blyth, John C.; Sqd/Leader; 25/08/1942; R.A.F.; died of wounds;19 Glendale Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 6 column 1.

Boach, Pte.; 10/03/1941; 21 years; D.L.I.; died of wounds; 27 Cornwall Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 3.

Boagey, Clifford; Pte.; 27/02/1945; a Belgian’s letter to local Pte; 30 Earle Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2; (Photo).

Boagey, Frank; Trooper; 28/03/1944; prisoner of war transferred Italy to Germany; 19 Duke Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Boagey, George; Sapper; 19/06/1944; 39 years; R.E.; severely wounded; 8 Clayton Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Boagey, Johnson; 29/03/1944; 40 years; trouble in the queue; Earle Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Boanson, J.W.; Mr; 15/05/1942; 70 years; Obituary; (Photo).

Boanson, James Wm.; Mr; 01/08/1942; Estate Value £21,567 Gross; Page 2 column 2.

Bogan, Jack; Sigs.; 04/10/1944; back from Arnhem; late West Hartlepool; Policeman; Page 2 column 5.

Boland, F.M.; Mr & Mrs; 11/12/1940; daughters in a rescue; Kath Girvin 23 years; Veronica 21 years; Joan 19 years.

Boland, Joseph; 30/04/1941; 27 years; 110 Grange Road West Hartlepool; (Steward) at sea; See 1/05; (Photo) Page 2 column 4.

Boland, 11/12/1940; of 20 Pease Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 7.

Bolton, Harry; Fl/Sgt.; 05/12/1945; 33 years; R.A.F.; plane crash Trizay, France; Mulgrave Road West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 1.

Bolton, Henry A.; Sgt. Pilot; 10/09/1940; 21 years; Killed in action; 14 Eldon Grove West Hartlepool; Page 2; See 11/09; Page 2 column 5; (Photo).

Bolton, Herbert Saintly; 29/08/1941; Obituary; of Eldon Grove West Hartlepool

Bolton, James Lewis; 17/04/1942; 28 years; lost at sea; 20 Gray Street West Hartlepool; + Information; Page 2 column 6; See 11/09/1942 Page 6 column 1.

Bonass, Albert; Sgt.; 10/10/1945; former Pool’s winger; in bomber crash; Page 1 column 2.

Bond, Alfred; L/Cpl.; 06/09/1941; Inquest; of Cheadle, Staffs.; suicide at Greatham; Page 2.

Bond, William; 22/03/1943; 77 years; Inquest; 30 Oxford Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Bone, George; 31/03/1945; 22 years; Killed in action 1945; Page 6 column 1; See 3/04; Page 2 column 2; (Photo).

Bone, Rose; 12/05/1943; killed by enemy action; Page 6 column 3.

Booth, Charles; L/Sgt.; 18/09/1944; wounded in action; 5 Berwick Place Seaton Carew; Page 2 column 2; (Photo).

Booth, George; L/Sgt.; 24/07/1945; 22 years; mentioned in despatches; 5 Berwick Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Booth, Harry; Capt.; 20/04/1945; of West Hartlepool; awarded M.B.E.; Pioneer Corps in Italy; Page 1 column 2.

Booth, James Henry; 19/04/1943; 77 years; Obituary; ‘Rose Cottage’ Owton Manor Lane; Page 1 column 2.

Booth John Henry; 19/06/1941; presumed killed May 1940; 8 Raby Road West Hartlepool; See 20/06; Page 2 (Photo).

Booth, L.A.C.; 17/05/1945; R.A.F.; photograph taken in Iraq; Page 2; (Photo).

Boreland, Samuel; 28/09/1943; arrears of charges; 57 South Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Borrett, W.; 16/07/1944; R.N.; A/B.; In Memoriam; Service 1/08/1944; Page 6 column 1.

Borrowdale, Samuel; Pte.; 18/11/1943; prisoner of war; Transferred from Italy to Germany; 16 Northumberland Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Borthwick, Albert Ed.; Sapper; 29/06/1940; 37 years; R.E.; killed in action; Page 2.

Borthwick, R.; Sapper; 29/09/1941; 28 years; now a prisoner of war; 39 Mainsforth Terrace West Hartlepool; Page 2; (Photo).

Borthwick, Robert H.; 24/04/1943; boat tragedy; 41 Ernest Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2; See Inquest 27/04; Page 3 column 5.

Borthwick, Thomas; 30/05/1945; 36 years; Rifleman; believed drowned; Page 2 column 2.

Borthwick, Thomas; 11/06/1945; 36 years; letter from his officer; 8 Pilot Street Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4.

Borthwick, W. Johnson; 22/01/1945; posted as missing 3rd January; Richard Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Bowe, Norman; A/B.; 28/04/1944; 22 years; R.N.; presumed dead March 1943; 70 Watson Street Central Estate; Page 2 column 2.

Bowes, Cyril; Cpl.; 10/03/1943; 26 years; R.A.F.; prisoner of war of the Japanese; Penzance Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Bowes, David; Sapper; 02/08/1941; 25 years; R.E.; died in France; 26 Hawkridge Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 8.

Bowes, Frank; Gunner; 14/07/1944; R.A.; killed in action July; 35 Alston Street; Page 6 column 1; See 15/07; Page 1 column 2.

Bowes, Mary E.; 05/07/1943; summons on her brother John Morrison 64 years; 21 Ramsey Street West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 5.

Bowes, Wm. E.; 20/10/1941; In Memoriam; accidental drowning 19/10/1939.

Bowett, Alexander; A/B.; 5/07/1944; 20 years; killed on active service; 22 Queen Street Seaton Carew; Page 6 column 1.

Bowlt, Stephen Wm.; Sub/Lt.; 12/09/1945; R.N.V.R.; mentioned in despatches; Page 2 column 5.

Bowman, Douglas; 11/06/1941; 22 years; reported missing maybe prisoner of war; 99 Chaloner Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5; (Photo).

Bowman, Douglas; 14/07/1941; 25 years; reported missing now a prisoner of war; (Photo).

Bowman, Douglas; 14/04/1942; his Crete evacuation story; Page 2 column 4/5; (Photo).

Bowman, F.C.; 16/04/1942; sea casualty; 12 Stranton Terrace West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 8.

Bowman, Robert F.; Signals*; 07/06/1941; 23 years; posted missing; 55 Barton Avenue; Page 2 column 5; See 09/06; Page 2 & 04/08; (Photo).

Bowman, Robert; Sigs.*; 28/12/1944; prisoner of war; Photo; Barton Avenue; Page 4 column 6 (Photo).

Bowran, Thomas Snaith; 12/08/1943; 52 years; Inquest; Derby Street West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 3.

Boyd, William; 02/06/1941; missing in April now presumed killed through enemy action; Westbourne Road West Hartlepool.

Boynton, J.; L/Cpl.; 27/03/1942; 23 years; R.A.S.C.; reported missing; 42 Charlotte Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Boynton, John; Driver; 14/07/1943; 24 years; prisoner of war of the Japanese; Charlotte Street; Page 2 column 6.

Boynton, John; Driver; 11/09/1945; R.A.S.C.; prisoner of war; on his way home; 42 Charlotte Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4.

Boynton, John; Driver; 01/11/1945; of West Hartlepool; Page 4 column 3 (Photo).

Boynton, J.H.; Stoker; 05/12/1945; B.E.M.; report on his death; Page 3 column 3; (Photo).

Boynton, Thomas Wm.; 03/03/1944; 22 years; R.A.F.; presumed killed November 1943; 9 Blanford Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Boynton, W.E.M.; L.A.C.; 30/11/1943; 22 years; R.A.F.; missing on operations; 5 Townwall Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).See 24/06/1944; Page 6.

Brabiner, H.; 28/01/1943; R.A.F.; ex Cadet Technical College West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5; (Photo).See 03/05/1944 Page 2 column 6.

Brabiner, H.; Sgt.; 01/02/1941; mentioned in despatches; evacuated from Dunkirk; 7 Coverdale Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4.

Brachi, Betty; Mrs; 24/08/1945; nee Armstrong Eldon Grove meets husband in Sydney; Page 2 column 5.

Brackstone, Archibald; A/B; 28/11/1941; M.N.; lost through enemy action; 7 Temperance Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5; (Photo).

Brackstone, E?; 30/08/1944; wounded; in Hospital Liverpool; 42 Longmore Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4.

Brackstone, George; 00/03/1942; 22 years; R.N.; A/B; lost at sea; 4 Alma Place West Hartlepool.

Brackstone, W.T.; Councillor; 07/01/1944; photograph; Page 1 column 3.

Brackstone, Walter; 21/02/1944; 20 years; bound over; 7 Temperance Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Bradford, Mr & Mrs; 03/09/1941; Family Information; Diamond Wedding; (Photo).

Bradley, Alfred; Sgt.; 05/07/1945; R.A.F.; killed on operations July 1944; Page 6 column 1.

Bradley, Arthur Ernest; 04/02/1943; prisoner of war of the Japanese; 43 Cleveland Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Bradley, Arthur; 24/09/1945; prisoner of war; East Surry Regt.; wires home is safe; Alma Street; late Hartlepool; Page 3 column 3.

Bradley, Derek & Leonard; 16/11/1944; brothers in Italy; sons of Mrs E. Borthwick; Mainsforth Terrace West Hartlepool; Page 3 column 4 (Photo).

Bradley, Eric; Sgt.; 28/12/1940; killed on active service; Kings Regt.; late Shotton Colliery; Page 2.

Bradley, Ernest; Pte.; 12/02/1942; 27 years; missing Middle East; 68 Cleveland Road West Hartlepool; Page 2; (Photo).

Bradley, Frank ‘Mutty’; Gunner; 26/08/1944; R.A.; wounded; 27 Easington Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Bradley, Henry ‘Buster’; Pte.;23/07/1940; 33 years; died of wounds hospital Glasgow; 209 Raby Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 (Photo).

Bradley, James; P/Officer; 12/04/1943; 38 years; R.N.; awarded D.S.M.; 26 Mitchell Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).

Bradley, Leonard; P/Off.; 19/09/1945; mentioned in Despatches; 39 Mainsforth Terrace West Hartlepool; family Bradford; Page 2 column 6.

Bradley, Margaret; 21/06/1944; 31 years; neglect of her 6 year old daughter; Park Street West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 5.

Bradley, R.; Mr; 18/10/1944; photo taken with Jack Dempsey; 14 Bedford Street West Hartlepool; Page 7 column 3 (Photo).

Bradley, Richard; Capt.; 02/12/1940; 69 years; Obituary; 44 Wilton Avenue West Hartlepool; (Merchant Marine); Page 2.

Bradley, Thomas; 17/08/1945; awarded Oak Leaves; 2 Milbank Road Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Bradley, Wm.; 17/08/1944; 10 years; inquest accidental death; Raby Road West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 4.

Bradshaw, A.G.; Mr; 28/03/1945; has memento of Hartlepool past; Page 2 column 6.

Bradshaw, H. Easton; 01/03/1943; 21 years; Sgt/Pilot; reported missing; of Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5; See 16/09; Page 2.

Bradshaw, Rosamond; Sgt.; 23/09/1944; local girl in NAAFI over in France; 86 South Parade West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Bradwell, James; Gunner; 04/12/1944; 24 years; wounded; Middle Warren, Hartlepool; Page 1 column 2; (Photo).

Braithwaite, Albert; Cpl.; 19/01/1945; R.A.F.; message from India; 87 Westbrooke Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Brallisford, Albert; 26/10/1944; 32 years; wounded; 22 Studley Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).

Brallisford, Charles; A/B; 24/04/1942; 21 years; in Malta Hospital; 27 Westmoreland Street West Hartlepool; Page 2.

Brallisford, Charles; A/B; 28/11/1942; R.N.; awarded D.S.M.; + family information; 27 Westmoreland Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).

Brant, Geo. Robt.; 08/05/1944; 49 years; negligent fire duties; fined; 25 Silver Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Bratt, Jack; Mr; 08/10/1945; 46 years; Obituary; (Timber Contractor); Stockton Road West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 4.

Bratt, Norman Tweedy; Mr; 08/03/1945; new J.P.; of Elwick Road West Hartlepool; small amount of detail; Page 2 column 4.

Bray, Mervin; 22/08/1944; 17 years; Inquest; York Road West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 3; See Page 2 column 3.

Bray, Phillip; 19/09/1941; died at Lydney Gloucester; husband of Dora nee Cartwright; Page 2.

Brennan, J.J.; Steward; 03/02/1940; 32 years; M.N.; of Russell Street; casualty S/S Polzella; Page 1.

Brennan, Thomas; 19/06/1941; 44 years; Ship’s Carpenter; awarded O.B.E; See 20/06; Page 2 column 3.

Brennan, Thomas; Mr; 30/08/1941; 44 years; M.B.E.; 49 Cornwall Street West Hartlepool; + information; (Photo).

Brickman, Tom; Mr; 05/04/1943; 79 years; Obituary; Page 2 column 4.

Briggs, Donald Ward; Fl/Off.;23/07/1945; 21 years; awarded D.F.C.; born West Hartlepool; Page 5 column 3; See 25/07; Page 5 column 1 (Photo).

Briggs, Fred J.M.; Mr; 27/08/1941; local man taught Ex-Shahs son; 14 Westbrooke Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 2 (Photo).

Briggs, John; 20/08/1945; 13 years; boat capsized saved; 28 Alexandra Street Hartlepool; Page 1 column 3.

Briggs, Thelma; 17/07/194; 28 years; of 1 York Place West Hartlepool; receives letter from Mrs Churchill; Page 2 column 6.

Briscoe, John; 25/06/1945; 5 years; rescue at park by unknown soldier; Lynnfield School House; Page 2 column 4.

Bristow, C.B.; Mr; 29/09/1944; 77 years; Obituary; keen churchman; 1 Nunn Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4.

Britcher, Arthur ‘Sonny’; 09/07/1940; killed in action; of 17 Shakespeare Avenue West Hartlepool.

Britton, S.T.L.; P/Off.; 05/04/1945; 32 years; R.N.; killed on active service; 29 Oban Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 6 column 1.

Broadbent, Jack; 11/09/1942; 29 years; and Gladys 24 years; 1 William Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Broadbent, Gladys R.; 11/08/1943; 25 years; 3 months prison; Tower Street West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 3.

Brogden, Bill; 07/06/1944; prisoner of war; photograph; Page 3 column 2 (Photo).

Bromby, Harry; Ch/Eng.;04/05/1943; killed on active service; H.M. Submarines; 87 Grange Road West Hartlepool; Page 6 column 1.

Bromby, Harry; Ch/Eng.; 17/07/1943; awarded D.S.M.; parents at Grange Road West Hartlepool; Page 5 column 4 (Photo).

Bromidge, Ivor; Seaman; 19/09/1945; awarded D.S.M.; minesweeper in the Adriatic; Page 2 column 6.

Broom, Margaret; See Loraine.

Broom, Nelson K.; Pte.;01/02/1944; 26 years; Green Howards; died of wounds Italy; Elwick Road West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 4.

Broom, William; 31/10/1942; In Memoriam; Accident 1/11/1935; Page 6 column 2.

Broomfield, Albert & John; 27/01/1945; brothers lose lives; of Dalton Piercy; Page 6 column 6 (Photo).

Broomfield, Harry; Mr; 09/12/1941; 28 years; M.N.; son of Hartlepool hairdresser; death after accident at Cardiff; Page 1 column 5.

Brotherton, Donald; 13/10/1944; 20 years; Paratrooper; missing at Arnhem; 16 Ventnor Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4.

Brotherton, Miss; 04/06/1942; awarded certificate for salvage collection; 16 Ventnor Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 3 column 3; (Photo).

Broughton, J.W.; Mrs; 15/03/1945; nee Barff; Obituary; Page 2 column 4; See Page 6 column 1.

Broughton, Walter; 21/07/1945; R.A.F.; presumed killed July 1944; Page 6 column 1.

Brown, Adam; Signals; 20/03/1942; 29 years; missing in Malaya; brother of Mrs Boagey 4 Southgate; Page 2 column 7 (Photo).

Brown, Adam; Gunner; 19/05/1943; prisoner of war; wounded; brother of Mrs Boagey; Page 2 column 3; (Photo).

Brown, Adam; Gunner; 15/11/1945; died while prisoner of war; brother of Mrs Boagey 45 Southgate Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4.

Brown, Albert Oswald; 06/10/1944; killed in action; North Western Europe; Page 6 column 1.

Brown, Beatrice; Mrs; 19/08/1943; 37 years; harboured a deserter; Cotsford Lane Horden; Page 1 column 3.

Brown, Bobbie Mclean; 25/04/1942; bravest man in Rangoon; late Milton Road West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 6.

Brown, David Sivwright; 02/11/1943; 27 years; mentioned in despatches; grandson of Alderman Brown; Page 2 column 2; (Photo).

Brown, Douglas M.;20/03/1943; 63 years; Obituary (Butcher); 96 York Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 3.

Brown, Eric; 23/09/1944; 28 years; Army; Arnhem.

Brown, Frances; Mrs; 27/09/1943; charged with harbouring A.T.S. daughter; 6 Durban Grove West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 1.

Brown, Geo.; Ch/Engineer; 30/09/1941; 51 years; death after accident at sea; + Family information (Photo).

Brown, George; C.S.M.; 13/06/1942; 37 years; killed Burma; 5 Barton Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 2; + Information (Photo).See 22/02/1943; Page 6 column 1.

Brown, George; 26/10/1942; 31 years; and Thomas; fined 10/- 2 on a bike; 2 Everett Street West Hartlepool.

Brown, G.E.T.; Capt.; 07/10/1944; died in action; Page 3 column 4.

Brown, Harold; Cpl.; 20/03/1944; 27 years; R.E.M.E.; died at Dover; 39 Derwent Street West Hartlepool; Page 6 column 1.

Brown, Harold; L/Cpl.; 19/03/1945; R.E.M.E.; died on active service; Page 6 column 1.

Brown, Harry Hodgeson; Sgt.; 17/06/1941; Observer; awarded the D.F.M.?; 104 Hart Road; See 18/06; Page 2 column 4; (Photo).

Brown, Harry Hodgeson; 29/08/1941; 20 years; D.F.C.?; + family information; (Photo);See 31/10.

Brown, Jack & Joseph; 16/03/1945; brothers meet; 6 Harwich Grove Seaton Lane; Page 2 column 4; (Photo).

Brown, James Nelson; P/Off.; 13/03/1945; 23 years; R.A.F.; missing on operations; 17 Challoner Road West Hartlepool; Page 6 column 1.

Brown, J.N.; P/Off.; 02/07/1945; R.A.F.; presumed killed July 1944; Page 6 column 1.

Brown, J. Wilson; Mr; 28/09/1943; Obituary; (Timber); Wooler Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Brown, John Tiplady; 04/06/1941; 26 years; killed while flying May 1941.

Brown, J.; Pte.; 27/01/1944; Green Howard; tells of his Italian episode; 43 Cambridge Street; Page 7 column 2.

Brown, John; Sapper; 07/08/1943; 19 years; R.E.; wounded; 6 Harwich Grove Seaton Carew; Page 2 column 2.

Brown, John; 11/10/1943; M.N.; fined £5 left ship; (Conditions); 31 York Road West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 1.

Brown, M.W.; Gunner; 09/10/1944; 33 years; killed in action; parents at Charlotte Street West Hartlepool; Page 3 column 3.

Brown, Oswald; 10/06/1942; 29 years; lost at sea; Tunstall Court Lodge West Hartlepool; (Photo).

Brown, Reginald; Rev.; 14/02/1944; a very meritorious act; of Stranton Church West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 3.

Brown, Robert; 12/02/1943; R.N.; lost at sea; Page 6 column 1.

Brown, Robert; 13/02/1945; In Memoriam; lost at sea February 1941; Page 6 column 1.

Brown, Robert & Wm.; 25/11/1944; brothers meet in Middle East; 1 Sharpe’s Crescent West View; Page 2 column 2; (Photo).

Brown, Walter; Fleet Airarm*; 12/02/1941; 26 years; R.N.; posted as missing; lost at sea; 13 Faulder Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).

Brown, Walter Samuel*; 07/05/1941; lost at sea enemy action January 1941; of Faulder Road West Hartlepool.

Brown, Wm. Chas.; Driver*; 17/03/1942; 25 years; missing in Malaya; 11 Talbot Street West Hartlepool; (Photo).

Brown, Wm. Chas.; Driver*; 24/04/1943; prisoner of war of the Japanese; 11 Talbot Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Brown, W.C.; Driver; 21/09/1945; prisoner of war on his way home; 11 Talbot Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 3.

Brown, William J.; Mr; 13/01/1943; 47 years; Ch/Eng.; awarded D.S.C.; + details; 42 The Oval West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Brown, Wm. Robt.; Mr; 08/03/1945; new J.P.; small amount of detail; 11 Hampshire Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4.

Brown, William; Sgt.; 20/12/1940; 21 years; born Hartlepool; RAF; awarded D.F.C.; family information; Page 3 column 5 (Photo).See 29/08.

Brownlee, Archibald; Mr; 04/06/1943; 49 years; awarded B.E.M.; 64 Milbank Road West Hartlepool; + information; Page 3 column 2.

Brownlee, John Leslie; 05/08/1941; lost at sea January enemy action; of Weldeck Road West Hartlepool; Page 2.

Bruce, Alfred Ernest; Gunner; 07/06/1944; 29 years; died at sea result of accident; 28 Surtees Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).

Bruce, John; 08/09/1941; 65 years; Ship’s Carpenter; missing at sea; 16 Christopher Street Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4.

Bruce, John; 03/06/1942; 66 years; Ship’s Carpenter; prisoner of war; 16 Christopher Street West Hartlepool; Page 7; (Photo).

Bruce, Victor; Sgt/Pilot; 20/04/1942; prisoner of war; 26 Broomhill Gardens West Hartlepool; Page 3 column 3; (Photo).

Bruce, Victor W.; Sgt/Pilot; 12/07/1943; made a member of the ‘gold fish’ club; 26 Broomhill Gardens; Page 2 column 5; (Photo).

Brudenell, Michael; L/Cpl.; 24/07/1944; he rounds up German snipers; 17 Oakland Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 3 column 3.

Brudenell, M.C.; L/Sgt.; 22/08/1944; 19 years; ‘On Blitz Patrol’; 17 Oakland Avenue; Page 3 column 3.

Brudenell, Michael; Cpl.; 31/07/1945; 20 years; D.L.I. mentioned in despatches; Oakland Avenue; Page 2 column 5.

Brunton, James; Artificer; 20/07/1942; 28 years; R.N.; mortally wounded at sea; 121 Westbourne Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 3; (Photo).

Brunton, Richard; Pte.; 19/08/1943; Green Howards; reported missing; 1 Penrith Street; son of Mrs Guteridge; Page 2 column 5; (Photo).

Brunton, Tom; 24/11/1942; In Memoriam; R.N.; lost at sea enemy action; November 1941; Page 6 column 1.

Bryson, Edward; (Farmer); 03/10/1945; 31 years; Dropwell Farm Trimdon; tragic accident; Page 1 column 1; See 4/10; Page 3; (Photo).

Bryson, Edward; 05/10/1945; Inquest; Page 3 column 3.

Buchanan, John Graham; 05/06/1943; M.N.; 3rd Eng.; missing at sea; 35 Elliott Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2; (Photo).

Buckley, J.H.; A/B.; 13/05/1941; prisoner of war in Germany; of Brenda Road.

Buckley, James Henry; A/B; 29/05/1942; 34 years; prisoner of war; 70 Brenda Road West Hartlepool; Page 4 column 3 (Photo).

Buckley, Josephine; 24/07/1944; 23 years; (S) women labourer fined £5; 32 Bramley Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Buckley, R.; Pte.; 06/10/1944; R.E.; wounded in Middle East; 70 Brenda Road West Hartlepool; Page 3 column 4.

Buckley, Thomas; Stoker; 01/01/1944; R.N.; mentioned in despatches; of West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Bucknell, P.C.; 25/09/1941; 28 years; Police; promoted; (Photo).Page 2.

Bucknell, Police Sgt.; 28/01/1942; joining Grimsby Police Force; + Information; Page 2 (Photo).

Buckton, Albert; 31/05/1941; 22 years; flew in first flying fortress from USA; 177 Oxford Road West Hartlepool; Page 2; (Photo).

Buckton, Albert; Sgt.; R.A.F.; 29/09/1945; 25 years; ‘lost on heavy water raid’ November 1942; Oxford Road; Page 4 column 3 (Photo).

Bulmer, Thornton; Mr; 04/08/1945; 69 years; Obituary; 10 Broughton Street Hartlepool; Page 4 column 2.

Bull, D.; Lt.;01/12/1943; prisoner of war of the Germans; 30 Spring Garden Road Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Bullen, Wm.; Mr; 25/08/1945; (Boot & Shoe); Lynn Street; death of his wife; now at Weymouth; Page 2 column 3.

Bulley, Wm.; Cpl.; 14/04/1945; message by radio to mother; 29 Prisswick Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 2.

Bullock, Edith; 19/07/1944; 56 years; ‘Monty or Rosie’; 99 West View; Page 1 column 1.

Bullock, Walter; 18/09/1942; 19 years; fined; promises to be more punctual; 137 West View; Page 1 column 1.

Bunk, Paulus; Mr; 03/11/1943; buried West Hartlepool; (Dutchman); Page 1 column 3.

Burch, Charles; Gunner; 03/10/1942; In Memoriam; killed in action near Ypres; 4/10/1917; Page 6 column 2.

Burdice, Herbert; L/Sgt.; 29/03/1943; D.L.I.; meets brother in law Middle East; See Harry Smith; Page 3 column 3; (Photo).

Burdon, H.; L/Cpl.; 22/02/1943; wounded in the Middle East; 36 Water Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Burdon, Rowland; Col.; 02/08/1944; Obituary; Castle Eden; Page 2 column 2; (Photo).

Burdon, William; Mr; 23/02/1945; Obituary; 102 Grange Road West Hartlepool Page 2 column 3.

Burgess, Robert; 13/05/1941; prisoner of war Germany; of 7 Grange Road West Hartlepool.

Burk, George; Pte.; 20/03/1942; prisoner of war; 5 Tower Street West Hartlepool; (Photo).

Burk, George; Pte.; 24/05/1945; D.L.I.; prisoner of war; returns home; late West Hartlepool; now Spennymoor; Page 2 column 6.

Burk, James Edmund; 26/08/1940; 29 years; D.L.I.; died War Hospital Surrey; 22/08/1940; Page 2 column 2; See 23/08/1942; Page 2 column 1.

Burk, Miles; Pte.; 24/05/1944; R.A.M.C.; a wife’s message on the radio; 28 West View; Page 2 column 3.

Burk, W.; Fl/Sgt.;17/12/1942; recommended for commission; grandson of Mr Cook Chatham Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Burke, John Joseph; 21/11/1944; M.N.; celebrated 21st; fined £2; of Lansdowne Road West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4.

Burkill, John; 02/06/1941; In Memoriam; 20 years; R.N.; lost on H.M.S. Mosquito Dunkirk.

Burley, Shadrack; 1st Off.; 25/02/1943; presumed lost at sea; 47 Ashgrove Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6.

Burley, Shadrack; Ch/Off.; 07/06/1943; 49 years; prisoner of war Of the Japanese; 47 Ashgrove Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 2; (Photo).

Burley, S.; Ch/Eng.; 23/10/1945; 53 years; prisoner of war back from Far East; Ashgrove Avenue; Page 5 column 3.

Burnham, Ronald; 13/10/1943; Royal Marine; received D.S.M.; of Horden from King; Page 3 column 2.

Burns, John; Pte.; 14/07/1944; 19 years; killed in Normandy; 51 South Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).

Burns, John H.; Seaman; 29/05/1940; 20 years; of Holt Street West Hartlepool; H.M.S. Wessex the bombing of (Photo).

Burns, May; Mrs; 20/03/1944; charged with neglect of children; of Bradford; 34 Dyke Street West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 3.

Burns, T.; 16/05/1945; photo Boys Welfare Boxing Team; Page 3 column 3; (Photo).

Burrell, John Wm.; 02/08/1944; 29 years; killed in action; Waldon Street West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 6 (Photo).

Burrell, Thomas; 10/07/1944; 30 years; wounded in Normandy; 17 Waldon Street West Hartlepool; Page 3 column 3; (Photo).

Burton, Leonard; 25/07/1941; 41 years; 24 Adelaide Street West Hartlepool; was killed at Dunkirk.

Burton, R.; 22/10/1942; photograph of Local Buskers Party; Page 2 column 3.

Busby, E.; Lt.; 11/07/1944; 25 years; wounded in Italy; 24 Haswell Avenue West Hartlepool; Page 3 column 2 (Photo).

Busby, John Geo.; M/Mariner; 18/09/1945; 75 years; Died; Arncliffe Gardens West Hartlepool; Page 1 column 1.

Busby, Joseph; 29/10/1943; leaving essential employment; Fined £8; 37 Queen Street Hartlepool; Page 1 column 2.

Bushnall, S.; L/Bombardier; 29/01/1945; gunner helps to smash Nazi attack; 33 Longmore Street West Hartlepool; Page 5 column 4.

Butcher, Charles H.; Cpl.; 13/06/1941; A.M.P.C.; late Cromwell Street West Hartlepool; parents Birmingham; Page 2.

Butcher, Charles H.; Cpl.;17/06/1942; In Memoriam; killed in action; S/S Lancastria; 06/1940; Page 2.

Butcher, F.; Sapper; 13/08/1942; R.E.; missing Middle East; Page 2; (Photo).

Butcher, Frank; Sapper; 16/11/1943; R.E.; writes to parents at 92 Cornwall Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Butcher, F.D.; Mr; 12/10/1943; M.N.; prisoner of war; 3 Carlisle Street Seaton Carew; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).

Butcher, George; (Cook); 11/06/1941; 26 years; prisoner of war; 4 North Road Seaton Carew.

Butcher, Joseph; Pte.; 13/07/1940; 21 years; reported missing; D.L.I.; Page 2.

Butcher, Joseph; Pte.; 19/08/1940; 20 years; prisoner of war; of 11 Purvis Place; Page 2 column 3; See 28/04/1943; Page 1 column 6 (Photo).

Butcher, Joseph; 11/02/1942; 51 Purves Place West Hartlepool; fined 10s.; Page 2.

Butcher, Norman; 05/07/1943; 37 years; Riotous Act in Gas Street West Hartlepool; fined 10s.; Page 1 column 5.

Butler, George Henry; 16/05/1942; Ap/Off.; aircraft accident USA; 7 Lansdowne Road West Hartlepool; Page 5 column 4; + Information.

Butler, Joseph A.; Seaman; 29/05/1940; 22 years; of Seaton Lane West Hartlepool; the bombing of H.M.S. Wessex; Page 2.

Butler, R.; Pte.; 14/11/1942; 28 years; Black Watch; wounded Middle East; 34 Greenside Horden; Page 2 column 2.

Butterfield, E.; Cpl.; 10/06/1943; 24 years; Royal Scots.; prisoner of war of the Japanese; Page 2 column 6; (Photo).

Butterfield, Laurence; 06/10/1943; 33 years; fined 15s.; (found codfish); 2 Rows Square Hartlepool; Page 2 column 5.

Butterwick, Richard; 18/11/1943; M.N.; Engineer; died November at Cardiff; Page 6 column 1.

Butterworth, W.; Mr; 02/11/1944; A.R.P. Controller; leads rescue; Page 2; (Photo).

Buttery, Archibald H.; 21/11/1940; 30 years; through enemy action in London; 1941; of 17 Clayton Street West Hartlepool; Page 2.

Byers, James Ambrose; Pte.; 30/07/1942; 32 years; R.A.M.C.; wounded Middle East; 19 Freeman Street West Hartlepool; Page 2 column 4; (Photo).