Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 St. Andrew's Churchyard
Reference
H117.01
Place
HAUGHTON-LE-SKERNE
Map ref
NZ 308158
Original Location
St. Andrew’s Church, Haughton Road / Salters Lane South. In Churchyard, in small triangular plot east of the church, facing down the main street of the old village.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 7th October 1920 by Lt.Col. G.O. Spence. Dedicated by Rev. R.C. Fellowes, rector.
Memorial Description
Cross of runic type, total height 10 feet, with encircled head standing on a pedestal 3 feet 6 inches x wide x 2 feet 7 inches deep x 3 feet high which is on one step. The whole rests on a squared pavement within a triangular grassed area with flowerbeds. Marble plaques 2 feet high and 2 feet 5 inches wide tapering to 3 feet 2 inches have been added to the sides of the pedestal to carry the inscriptions. The dedication is on the front. The names are in a single column on the sides. The lettering is in sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Stone with marble.
Inscription
In grateful memory / of the 18 men of Barmpton, / Great Burdon and Haughton-le-Skerne / who by the grace of God / gave their lives in the Great War / 1914-1919.
Their bodies are buried in peace, / but their name liveth for evermore.
Their bodies are buried in peace, / but their name liveth for evermore.
Names
Notes
1. Col. Spence remarked that 5 of the men named had served under his command.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Old postcard: John Grainger
Darlington and District Buildings and Places page 53.
Library Cuttings Book 1975 page 102
Darlington and Stockton Times 09/10/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 08/10/1920 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
“Their bodies are buried in peace . . .” : Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44
Darlington and District Buildings and Places page 53.
Library Cuttings Book 1975 page 102
Darlington and Stockton Times 09/10/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 08/10/1920 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
“Their bodies are buried in peace . . .” : Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Cross 1914-18 St. Andrew's Churchyard (H117.01)
HAUGHTON-LE-SKERNE St. Andrew’s Churchyard.
In grateful memory
of the 18 men of Barmpton,
Great Burdon and Haughton-le-Skerne
who by the grace of God
gave their lives in the Great War
1914-1919.
Their bodies are buried in peace,
but their name liveth for evermore.
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Side panel 1
Air Mechanic
William Addison R.F.C.
Corporal Robert Bamlett 5th D.L.I.
Private William Bamlett 6th D.L.I.
Private Wilson Blackett
7th Border Regt.
Driver Henry Bradley A.S.C.
Rifleman Francis William Clark
8th West Yorks. Regt.
Sapper J.T. Dougill R.E.
Sergeant Norman Green 5th D.L.I.
Private Archibald Scott Marquis
2nd D.L.I.
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Side panel 2
Private Isaac Pattison
1/4 Northumberland Fusiliers
Sergeant Taylor Pierson 12th Yorks Regt
Private Allan Raine 5th D.L.I.
Private George Nelson Raine
8th East Yorks Regt
Private Fred Raine 8th West Yorks Regt.
Lance Corporal
G. Henry Stobbart 15th D.L.I.
Corporal Enoch Sutton N.Z.E.F.
Sergeant George Ernest White 5th D.L.I.
Corporal Reginald A. Winn
NamesH117.01
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Parish Notes
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