Photo: Nan Smith
A headstone in the Churchyard reads:-
In
loving memory
of
Private Charlton Thompson
15th D.L.I.
who fell in action in France
10th April 1917 aged 20 years
also
Private Edward William Thompson
2nd Scots Guards
who fell in action in France
6th November 1918 aged 24 years
the dearly beloved sons of
Edward C. and Sarah Thompson of Emmaville, Ryton
Edward William Thompson is remembered in Crawcrook on C97.05 and in Greenside on G42.03 and G42.10
Ryton & District War Memorials Project
The CWGC entry for Private Thompson