Photo: Dorothy Hall
Captain
W.J.H. Hepworth
Royal Army Medical Corps
11th June 1918
TheTeesdale Mercury 19/06/1918 reports:-
The remains of the late Captain W.J.H. Hepworth of the Royal Army Medical Corp whose death we chronicled last week, younger son of the late Mr and Mrs Benjamin Hepworth of Spring Grove, Barnard Castle, were interred with military honours in the Roman Catholic Cemetery in this town, on Saturday.
Father Bernard Darley administrating the last rite. Residents in Hyson Green Nottingham and a large circle of friends and patients, learned with regret of Dr. Hepworth's death yesterday week, at his residence the Old Vicarage
The deceased had been in practice in the city for about eighteen years and was widely esteemed.
He joined the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1916 was given his commission on September 7th and exactly a year later was made captain.
The strain of duty laid the foundation of a serious illness, by which he had been confined to his bed for two months and the end was not unexpected. He leaves a widow and two daughters.
The remains left Nottingham at half past twelve on Saturday morning and in due course reached Barnard Castle by the first Darlington train.
The funeral was a two o'clock in the same afternoon, a brief service being held in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church and completed at the graveside by the resident priest Father B. Darley.
A party composed of a detachment of the Durham Light Infantry under the command of Lieut. Langland fired three volleys over the grave and trumpeters of the Royal Field Artillery sounded the last post.
Twelve lovely wreaths adorned the roof of the hearse. Messrs Hopewell and Sons, Nottingham made the coffin which was of polished oak and Mr Tom Borrowdale, Newgate had charge of the local arrangements.
The chief mourners were Mrs Hepworth, widow and the two daughters.
Wilfrid Joseph Harrison Hepworth is remembered in Barnard Castle on B135.02
