Memorial Details
Memorial
Book of Remembrance 1939-45 Korea St. Luke
Reference
F38.11
Place
FERRYHILL
Original Location
St. Luke Ferryhill
Which war
a. 1939-45
b. Korea
b. Korea
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Dedicated 24th September 1947
Memorial Description
Book of Remembrance 12½ inches high x 9¼ inches wide, set in a glass topped light oak case.
The binding is of leather, edged with a single line in gold. A cross at centre is also outlined in gold.
The fly leaf and dedication pages are in colour with gilding.
The whole book has been done in calligraphy. There is a page for each month. The name of the month is in red, with each name in capital letters listed in black under the relevant date and year which are in lower case.
The binding is of leather, edged with a single line in gold. A cross at centre is also outlined in gold.
The fly leaf and dedication pages are in colour with gilding.
The whole book has been done in calligraphy. There is a page for each month. The name of the month is in red, with each name in capital letters listed in black under the relevant date and year which are in lower case.
Materials used
Leather cover, vellum pages
Inscription
1939 (Badge) 1945
Parish of Ferryhill
They served
We will
Remember
them
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Written and illuminated by J.R. Dowse, Newark
Notes
1. Korean casualty Private John Shaw's name must have been added at a later date.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Dorothy Hall
The Parish of St. Luke 1853-2003 Ferryhill
The Parish of St. Luke 1853-2003 Ferryhill
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Richard and Kathleen Armstrong; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Book of Remembrance 1939-45 Korea St. Luke (F38.11)
Page 1
See of Durham
1939 (Badge) 1945
Parish of Ferryhill
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Page 2
They served
We will
Remember
Them
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Page 3
January
January 26th 1944 R.A.F.
Sergt. Matthew Fletcher Aged 22 yrs.
January 29th 1944 R.N.
P/O. Gordon A. Fawcett Aged 23 yrs.
January 29th 1944 R.A.F.
Herbert Howson Aged 20 yrs.
January 17th 1945 Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Alfred Yates Aged 18 yrs.
January 12th 1951 R.A.O.C.
Pte. John Shaw Aged 19 yrs.
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Page 4
February
February 16th 1941 Durham Light Infantry
Pte. William Scott Aged 28 yrs.
February 24th 1943 R.N.
A.B. Joseph W. Allinson Aged 21 yrs.
February 10th 1944 West Yorkshire
Pte. John J. Payne Aged 25 yrs.
February 20th 1944 R.A.F.
P.O. John Lawrens, D.F.M. Aged 26 yrs.
February 23rd 1944 Royal Artillery
Gunner William Simpson Aged 24 yrs.
February 8th 1943 R.A.F.
F/Sgt. Harry Smith Aged 21 yrs.
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Page 5
March
March 2nd 1941 R.A.F.
Sergt. Alfred Coates Aged 21 yrs.
March 8th 1945 R.A.F.
Sergt. Nav. Alan D. Dodd Aged 20 yrs.
March 12th 1945 K.O.S.B.
Drummer John H. Darwin Aged 28 yrs.
March 13th 1941 R.A.F.
Sergt. Pilot John C. Bell Aged 30 yrs.
March 14th 1945 R.A.F.
Flt. Lt. Matthew W. Bell Aged 23 yrs.
March 16th 1945 R.N.
Gunner Alfred Gregson Aged 24 yrs.
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Page 6
April
April 18th 1943 R.A.M.C.
Cpl. John Norton Aged 37 yrs.
April 25th 1944 R.A.F.
Flt. Sergt. Thomas Ramage Aged 29 yrs.
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Page 7
May
May 1940 Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Edward Stoker Aged 19 yrs.
May 10th 1940 Durham Light Infantry
Pte. George M. Davies Aged 29 yrs.
May 23rd 1940 Cameronians
C.S.M. William S. Todd Aged 33 yrs.
May 27th 1940 Cameronians
Rflman. Joseph E. Little Aged 21 yrs.
May 6th 1941 R.A.F.
P/O John Howard Aged 22 yrs.
May 15th 1941 Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Thomas A. Pybus Aged 22 yrs.
May 16th 1941 Durham Light Infantry
Sergt. Benjamin Lamb Aged 28 yrs.
May 1942 R.N.
Matthew Gibson Aged 26 yrs.
May 25th 1943 R.A.F.
Sergt. John W. Richardson Aged 28 yrs.
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Page 8
June
June 2nd 1940 R.A.
Gunner Wilfrid F. Clark Aged 20 yrs.
June 28th 1942 Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Walter Oliver Aged 25 yrs.
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Page 9
July
July 21st 1943 R.E.
Sapper Oliver Morton Aged 19 yrs.
July 25th 1943 R.A.F.
P/O Derek Williams, D.F.M. Aged 21 yrs.
July 25th 1944 Welsh Guards
Driver Thomas Stephenson Aged 24 yrs.
July 25th 1944 R.A.
Sergt. James H. Joice Aged 25 yrs.
July 17th 1945 R.A.F.
Cpl. Norman Hughes Aged 24 yrs.
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Page 10
August
August 27th 1941 R.A.F.
Cpl. Frederick Binks Aged 41 yrs.
August 6th 1943 R.A.
Gunner Thomas H. Ellis Aged 35 yrs.
August 3rd 1944 R.N.
A.B. Robert W. Neasham Aged 28 yrs.
August 24th 1944 R.A.F.
Sergt. Nav. Douglas Batson Aged 20 yrs.
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Page 11
September
September 4th 1943 R.A.F.
Sergt. Ralph Lawson Aged 20 yrs.
September 6th 1943 R.A.F.
Flt/Sergt. William Goldsbrough Aged 21 yrs.
September 9th 1943 K.O.Y.L.I.
L/Cpl. Harry Hunter Aged 31 yrs.
September 21st 1943 R.A.F.
Sergt. Pilot William B. Routledge Aged 21 yrs.
September 10th 1944 Durham Light Infantry
Pte. John R. Charlton Aged 29 yrs.
September 21st 1944 R.A.O.C.
Sergt. Thomas H. Raine Aged 32 yrs.
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Page 12
October
October 2nd 1942 R.N.
L/S. Basil T. Iveson Aged 23 yrs.
October 25th 1942 R.A.F.
Sergt. Observ. John McGauchie Aged 22 yrs.
October 23rd 1943 Hussars
Trooper William Lee Aged 29 yrs.
October 4th 1944 Durham Light Infantry
L/Col. Middleton J. Forster Aged 19 yrs.
October 10th 1944 Durham Light Infantry
Cpl. Charles Bell Aged 30 yrs.
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Page 13
November
November 24th 1941 R.N.
Joseph White Aged 19 yrs.
November 15th 1942 R.N.
A.B. Matthew English Aged 22 yrs.
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Page 14
December
December 11th 1942 R.H.A.
Gunner John H. Newton Aged 27 yrs.
December 17th 1942 R.N.
A.B. Douglas Ovington Aged 19 yrs.
December 17th 1942 R.N.
E.R.A. Albert H. Forster Aged 22 yrs.
December 28th 1942 R.A.F.
Sergt. Frank Charlton Aged 20 yrs.
December 6th 1944 R.A.F.
Cpl. Winskill Egglestone Aged 30 yrs.
December 18th 1944 R.A.F.
Flt/Sergt. George R.T. Taylor Aged 35 yrs.
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