Every Name A Story Content
BROWNEY (COLLIERY)

Belcher, W., Pte., 1915
On the Helles Memorial is the name of 16681 Private William Belcher, serving with the Yorkshire Regiment who died 07/08/1915.

Soldiers Died in the Great War states he was born in Brownie Colliery, enlisted in Sunderland and lived in Horden.

Acknowledgments: T.H. Fox

He is remembered in Browney Colliery on B160.01 and in Horden on H130.05 and H130.08


The CWGC entry for Private Belcher

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk

Search War Memorials

  2. OR

War Memorial Indexes

Index Resources

Click here to view indexes (as defined by the Historic Counties) as PDF documents.

Regional Content

In some cases additional information is available at Regional, County, District and Parish level.