Photo: Dorothy Hall
In Dipton (St. Patrick's) Roman Catholic Cemetery is a family headstone which reads:-
In loving memory of
Thomas Whitney
Beloved husband of
Mary E. Whitney
died May 3rd 1948 aged 65 years
Also their son John Thomas
E. Officer M.N. buried at sea
May 25th 1942 aged 27 years
He was the son of Mary Whitney, of New Kyo, Co. Durham.
John Thomas Whitney is remembered at Annfield Plain on A38.01 and on our List of Ships’ crews
