Memorial Details

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE	North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers

   The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers

   Roll of Honour of

   Northumberland and Durham Members

   Aldis, G. (Seghill), Army Service Corps (Captain).

   Anderson, R.W. (Wallsend), Tyne Electrical Engineers (Lieutenant).

   Atkinson, W.H. (Tow Law), 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (2nd 

      Lieutenant.

   Avery, W.E. (Birtley), 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (Lieu-

       (tenant).

   Bainbridge, E.M. (Gosforth), Army Service Corps (Lieutenant).

   Barrett, R.S. (Seaton Burn), Royal Engineers, Coast Defence(Lieutenant).

   Bell, M.B. (Felling-upon-Tyne), Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserves – St.

      John Ambulance Association (Reserve Ward Master).

   Best, E. (Hetton-le-Hole), Royal Engineers (2nd Lieutenant).

   Blackett, G.E. (Sacriston), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (2nd

      Lieutenant.

   Blackett, W.C. (Sacriston), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Lieut.-

      Colonel).

   Booth, J.F. (Felling-upon-Tyne), Royal Army Medical Corps (Lieutenant).

   Carr, W.C. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), Remount Department (Lieutenant).

   Charlton, B.H. (Tow Law), 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment (Captain).

   Charlton, G.F.H. (Seaton Delaval), 10th Battalion, South Wales Borderers

       (Lieutenant).

   Chipper, C. (Ovingham), 4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (Captain).

   Clephan, G. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), 4th Northumbrian (Howitzer) Brigade,

      Royal Field Artillery (Captain).

   Cothay, F.H. (Sunderland), Royal Navy (Temporary Engineer Lieutenant).

   Coulson, W.H. (Durham), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Captain).

   Coxon, S.B. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), 9th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry,

       (2nd Lieutenant).

   Crawhall, J.S. (Stanhope), Royal Engineers (2nd Lieutenant).

   Dillon, N.M. (Seaham Harbour), 14th Battalion (Pioneers), Northumberland

      Fusiliers (2nd Lieutenant).

   Earnshaw, O. (Hamsterley Colliery), Northumberland Hussars Imperial

      Yeomanry (Sergeant).

   English, H.E. (Fence Houses), 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

       (Captain).

   English, J. (Felling-upon-Tyne), 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

       (Major).

   Foster, H.T. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), Royal Engineers (2nd Lieutenant).

   Gallon, J. (Ashington), Royal Field Artillery (Lieutenant).

   Garrett, F.C. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), Northern Cyclists’ Reserve Battalion

       (Lieut.-Colonel).

   Gibson, J.F. (Ashington), 21st Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Private).

   Guthrie, K.M. (Darlington), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (2nd

      Lieutenant).

   Hall, R. (South Hylton), 15th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Corporal).

   Hare, A.B. (Bishop Auckland), 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

       (Lieutenant).

   Hare, R.V. (Bishop Auckland), 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

       (Lieutenant).

   Hay, D. (Durham), 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Ammunition Column,

      Royal Field Artillery (Lieutenant).

   Heatherington, A. (Birtley), Border Regiment (Private).

   Hopper, G.W.N. (Stockton-upon-Tees), 5th Battalion, Durham Light

      Infantry (Major).

   Hunter, J.P. (Gosforth), Royal Field Artillery (2nd Lieutenant).

   I’Anson-Robson, W.L. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), Tynemouth Royal Garrison

      Artillery (Lieutenant).

   Jacobs, G. (Sunderland), Royal Army Medical Corps (Corporal).

   Kayll, A.C. (Gosforth), 6th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (Lieut.-

      Colonel).

   Kent, G.H.S. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), Royal Engineers (2nd Lieutenant).

   Kirkup, E.H. (Low Fell), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Captain).

   Kirkup, P., Jun. (Birtley), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Captain).

   Leybourne, E.A. (Gateshead-upon-Tyne), 8th Battalion, Durham Light

      Infantry (Lieutenant).

   Logan, R.S.M. (Newburn), 4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

       (Captain).

   Lyall, E. (Darlington), Royal Army Medical Corps (Lieutenant).

   Merivale, V. (Acklington), 7th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

       (Captain).

   Morison, A.M. (Acklington), Royal Flying Corps, Military Wing (2nd

      Lieutenant).

   Muse, T.J. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), 9th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

      (Corporal).

   Nicholson, J.H. (Blyth), Royal Garrison Artillery (Major).

   Paddon, N.B. (Spennymoor), 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (2nd

      Lieutenant).

   Parrington, M.L. (Sunderland), Coldstream Guards (Corporal).

   Pumphrey, C.E. (Ryton-upon-Tyne), 10th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

       (Lieutenant).

   Ranken, C.T. (Sunderland), Royal Field Artillery (Lieutenant).

   Ridley, W. (Tow Law), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Lieutenant).

   Ritson, J.R. (Durham), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Major).

   Ritson, W.H. (Durham), V.D., 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

       (Lieut.-Colonel).

   Rogers, J.N.O. (Hetton-le-Hole), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

       (2nd Lieutenant).

   Saint, T.A. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

    (Lieutenant).

   Scott, C.W. (Gateshead-upon-Tyne), 28th Battalion, Northumberland

      Fusiliers (2nd Lieutenant).

   Shiel, F.R.A. (Burnopfield), 1st Northumbrian Brigade, Royal Field

      Artillery (Captain).

   Simpson, C.F.B. (Blaydon-upon-Tyne), 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

      (Lieutenant).

   Simpson, F.R. (Blaydon-upon-Tyne), 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

       (Lieut.-Colonel).

   Stewart, R. (Whickham), 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (2nd

      Lieutenant).

   Terry, A.M. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), Durham Fortress, Royal Engineers

       (Major).

   Thomas, R.C. (Washington), 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (2nd

      Lieutenant).

   Thomlinson, W. (Seaton Carew), 19th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

      (Major).

   Thornton, T.(Blackhall), 3rd Northumbrian Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

       (2nd Lieutenant).

   Walton-Brown, S. (Seghill), Army Service Corps (Lieutenant).

   Watson, T., Jun. (Darlington), 17th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

       (2nd Lieutenant).

   Weeks, F.M. (Craghead), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (2nd

      Lieutenant).

   Wilson, W.S. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), Durham Fortress, Royal Engineers

       (Lieutenant).

   Wood, T.O. (Cramlington), 7th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

       (Captain).

   Wrightson, W.I. (Norton), 5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (2nd

      Lieutenant).

   Young, C. (Rowlands Gill), St. John Ambulance Brigade (Corporal).

   Young, J.A. (Gateshead-upon-Tyne), V.D., National Reserve (Major and

      Hon. Lieut.-Colonel.

   Killed in Action.

   Brass, J.R. (Sacriston), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Lieutenant).

   White, R.E. (Blyth), Royal Engineers (2nd Lieutenant).

   November, 1915.

   Source: Extracted from The Institution of Mining Engineers: Roll of Honour of Members of 

      the Institution Serving with His Majesty’s Forces at Home and Abroad, in 

      <em>Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers,</em> Vol. 50, 1916,pages i-x.

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   The War

   The following is a list of [Northumberland and Durham] members who have laid down their 

   lives for their country:

   Lieut.-Colonel B.H. Charlton

   Captain G.F.H. Charlton

   Captain G.H.S. Kent

   Captain C.F.B. Simpson

   Captain M.H. Wilkinson

   Lieutenant W.E. Avery

   Lieutenant Oscar Earnshaw

   2nd Lieutenant Hugh C. Annett

   Sergeant Charles Young

   Corporal George Jacobs

   Corporal Thomas J. Muse

   The Council tender their sincere sympathy to the relatives of these members in their

   bereavement, and desire to place on record their high appreciation of the gallantry and 

   devotion of those who have laid down their lives for their country.

   The Council offer their hearty congratulations to the following [Northumberland and

   Durham] members to whom have been awarded distinctions for gallantry and devotion in the

   field:

   Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George: Lieut.-Colonel W.H. Ritson

   Distinguished Service Order: Lieut.-Col. Philip Kirkup, Jun. (bar)

                                Captain K.M. Guthrie

                                Captain Edward Lyall

                                Captain F.R.A. Shiel

   Military Cross: Major Vernon Merivale (bar)

                   Captain R.W. Anderson

                   Captain Philip Kirkup, Junr.

                   Captain C.E. Pumphrey

                   Captain R.C. Thomas

                   Captain Vernon Merivale

   Mentioned in Despatches: 2nd Lieutant K.M. Guthrie

                            2nd Lieutenant F.M. Weeks

  Source: Extracted from the Twenty-Seventh, Twenty-Eighth, and Twenty-Ninth Annual Reports 

  of the Council as printed in The Transactions of The Institution of Mining 

  Engineers, Vol. 52, 1916-1917, pp.304-305; Vol. 54, 1917-1918, p.181; Vol.56, 

  1918-1919, p.206.

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   [Addresses of Members serving in the Armed Forces]

   Aldis, Gerald, Seghill Colliery, Seghill, Dudley, Northumberland.

   Anderson, Robert Wylie, Highfield, Wallsend, Northumberland.

   Atkinson, William Henry, Dans Castle, Tow Law, County Durham.

   Avery, William Ernest Toft Hill Cottage, Birtley.

   Bainbridge, Emerson Muschamp, 2, Woodbine Avenue, Gosforth, Newcastle-

      upon-Tyne.

   Barret, Rollo Samuel, Brookside, Seaton Burn, Dudley, Northumberland.

   Bell, Marshall Blackett, 1, Cross Row, Felling, Gateshead, B.O.

   Best, Earle, 12, Station Road, Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham.

   Blackett, Geoffrey Elliot, Acorn Close, Sacriston, Durham.

   Blackett, William Cuthbert, Acorn Close, Sacriston, Durham.

   Booth, James Frederick, c/o L. Mellor, 9, The Avenue, Felling, Gateshead, B.O.

   Carr, William Cochran, Benwell Colliery, Newcastle upon Tyne.

   Charlton, George Fenwick Hedley, School House, Seaton Delaval, 

      Newcastle upon Tyne.

   Chipper, Cecil, The Terrace, Ovingham, Northumberland.

   Clephan, Guy, 1, Otterburn Villas North, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

   Cothay, Frank Hernaman, 7, Valebrooke, Sunderland.

   Coulson, William Hall, Shamrock House, Durham.

   Crawhall, John Stanhope, Westcroft, Stanhope, County Durham.

   Dillon, Norman Margrave, Dene House, Seaham Harbour, County Durham.

   English, John, North Leam, Felling, Gateshead, B.O.

   Foster, Harold T., H.M. Inspector of Mines, Danesfield, Osborne Road,

      Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

   Gallon, Joseph, 71, Seventh Row, Ashington, Northumberland.

   Garrett, Frederick Charles, Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

   Gibson, John Fenwick, Bentinck House, Ashington, Northumberland.

   Guthrie, Kenneth Malcolm, South View, Gainford, Darlington.

   Hall, Rowley, Station House, South Hylton, Sunderland.

   Hare, Ralph Victor, Howlish Hall, Bishop Auckland.

   Hay, Douglas, H.M. Inspector of Mines, 34, Old Elvet, Durham.

   Heatherington, Arnold, Kendal, The Avenue, Birtley, County Durham.

   Hopper, George William Nugent, The Ropery, Thornaby-upon-Tees,

      Stockton-upon-Tees.

   Hunter, Joseph Percy, 7, Elmfield Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

   I’Anson-Robson, William Leonard, Emerson Chambers, Blackett Street, 

      Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

   Kayll, Alfred Charles, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

   Kent, George Herbert Stanton, The Lodge, Uxbridge.

   Kirkup, Ernest Hodgson, Eighton Lodge, Low Fell, Gateshead, B.O.

   Kirkup, Philip, Leafield, Birtley, County Durham.

   Leybourne, Elliot Angus, Birchholme, Durham Road, Gateshead, B.O.

   Logan, Reginald Samuel Moncrieff.

   Lyall, Edward, 19, Victoria Road, Darlington.

   Merivale, Vernon, Togston Hall, Acklington, Northumberland.

   Morison, Alan Mushet.

   Muse, Thomas John, c/o P.W. Morton, 30, St. Mary’s Place, Newcastle-

      upon-Tyne.

   Nicholson, John Hodgson, Cowpen Colliery Office, Blyth.

   Paddon, Neville Blackmoor, c/o B.L. Brodhurst, South Brancepeth,

      Spennymoor.

   Parrington, Matthew Lilburn, Hill House, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland.

   Pumphrey, Charles Ernest.

   Ranken, Charles Thompson, Coanwood, Roker, Sunderland.

   Ridley, William, 10, Railway Street, Tow Law, County Durham.

   Ritson, John Ridley, Burnhope Colliery, Lanchester, Durham.

   Ritson, William Henry, C.M.G., Springwell Hall, Durham.

   Rogers, Joseph Nelson Octavius, c/o Austin Kirkup, Manor House, Penshaw, Fence

      Houses, County Durham.

   Saint, Thomas Arthur, c/o Thomas, Hughesoffka, Gywddon Road, Abercarn,

      Newport, Monmouthshire.

   Shiel, Francis Robert Archibald, Rosebank, Burnopfield, County Durham.

   Simpson, Claude Frank Bell, Hedgefield House, Blaydon-upon-Tyne,

      County Durham.

   Simpson, Frank Robert, Hedgefield House, Blaydon-upon-Tyne, County Durham.

   Stewart, Roland, Thorn Cottage Wickham, Swalwell, County Durham.

   Terry, Arthur Michael, Clifton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

   Thomas, Robert Clark, North Biddick Colliery, Washington Station,

      County Durham.

   Thomlinson, William, Seaton Carew, West Hartlepool.

   Thornton, Thomas, Blackhall Colliery, Castle Eden, County Durham.

   Walton-Brown, Stanley, Seghill Park, Seghill, Dudley, Northumberland.

   Watson, Thomas, Jun., Rosebank, Darlington.

   Wilson, William Smith, 54, Queen’s Road, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

   Wood, Thomas Outterson, Cramlington House, Cramlington, Northumberland.

   Wrightson, Wilfrid Ingram, Ivy Cottage, Norton, Stockton-upon-Tees.

   Young, Charles, Laburnum House, Rowlands Gill, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

   Young, John Andrew, (Joseph Crawhall & Sons, Newcastle-upon-Tyne), 3,

      Fountain Avenue, Gateshead, B.O.

   Source: Extracted from Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers, Vol.57, 1915-

   16, List of Members, pp.ix-lxiv. 

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