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Memorial

Roll of Honour 1914-18 Druids

Reference

M47.10

Place

MURTON

Original Location

Miners' Hall

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled July 1919 by Henry Maddison, Treasurer.

Memorial Description

Roll of Honour

Inscription

(Dedicated to members of the Druids)

Names

11 names of those fallen with ranks, regiments, some service numbers and date of death
See transcript

Notes

1. The Stanley News says they were the Murton branch of the Sheffield Equalised Independent Order of Druids.

2. Further research gives the lodge name as Success No 523 and there are local newspaper references to the lodge from 1902-1934.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Auckland Chronicle 10/07/1919

Stanley News and North West Durham Observer 10/07/1919 reports unveiling with list of names and dates of death

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress

Roll of Honour 1914-18 Druids (M47.10)

Murton Druids Roll of Honour

The layout of this memorial is not known.

The following list has been obtained from a press report and

has not been checked with the original nor a good photograph.

   Pte. Wm. Etherington, 20th D.L.I., 20552, killed 31 March 1918

   Pte. John E. Burn, 7th Batt. Yorks. Regt., killed 28 Oct. 1915

   Pte. John Whitmore, 14th D.L.I.,17151, killed 6 Feb. 1916

   Pte. Edward Dixon 1/5 West Yorks., 5960, killed 28 Sept. 1916

   Pte. Wm. Robson, 7th Platoon 50530 B Coy, 12th West Yorks., killed

   9 June 1918

   Pte. Wm. Duffy, A.S.C., 124597, killed 21 March 1918

   Pte. Thos. Pine, 1st West Yorks., killed 18 Sept. 1916

   Stoker John Wills, H.M.S. Glatton, 51320, killed 16 Sept. 1918

   Pte. Robert Newton, 2nd Batt. D.L.I., 95277, killed 23 Oct. 1918

   Pte. James Skeen, East Yorks., 401114, killed 25 Oct. 1918

   Pte. Adam Winlow, 53094, killed 4 Nov. 1918

namesN47.10

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