HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY Roadside
1914
1918
Arthur T. Watson
Major, K.R.R.
Killed in action
at Passchendaele
5th August 1917
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The workmen of this
village wish to place
on record their
sorrow at the loss
of their friend and
employer whose
memory they will
hold in affection
for all time.
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In honour of the men of this colliery who
fought and in ever grateful remembrance
of those who gave their lives for God
and Country, for Right, for Freedom, and
for Peace, in the Great War.
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“See ye to it
That these shall not have died in vain.
Their name liveth for evermore”.
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HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY.
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In the year 2000 AD
this memorial was restored by
the people of Hamsterley and Low Westwood
so that generations present and future
may honour the Great Sacrifice made for us all
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Rear panel
Major A.T. Watson, Kings Royal Rifle Corps
Major. C.W. Lane, M.C., 7th Dragoon Guards
Lieutenant O. Earnshaw, R.E.
2nd Lieut. F.D. Young, R.G.A.
2nd Lieut. H. Woods, N.F.
Royal Navy
J. Hughes, First Cl. Stoker, H.M.S. “Black Prince”
R. Goodfellow, First Cl. Stoker, H.M.S. “Black Prince”
A. Cockrill, A.B. (R.F.R.) H.M.S. “Hawke”
S. Simpson, A.B. (R.F.R.) H.M.S. “Queen Mary”
Royal Field Artillery
Cpl. A. Wilson Dvr. J. Nevins
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1939-1945
C. Graham G. Hogg E. Jewitt
R. Hall J.G. Jacques W. Lonsdale
J. Hedley R. Key
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Left panel
Durham Light Infantry
Sgt. J.W. Kyle Pte. J. Scarr
Pte. J. Hillary Pte. T. Lamb
Pte. A. Graham Pte. J. Merritt
Pte. J.N. Oakes Pte. T. Athey
Pte. G. Street Pte. T. Wilson
Pte. J. Soulsby Pte. G. McCleay
Pte. G. Coulson Pte. R. Coates
Pte. J. Barrow Pte. J.E. Pattinson
Northumberland Fusiliers
Sgt. G. Leadbitter Cpl. T. Patterson
L/Cpl. J. Ward Pte. A. Loughlan
Pte. J. Grugan Pte. J. McPherson
Pte. M. Carr Pte. H. Fryer Pte. J. Watson
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1939-1945
R. Maughan R.L. Stephenson W.R. Telford
G.W. Mosey H. Stewart H. Walton
C. Pletts L. Wood
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Right panel
West Yorkshire Regiment
Sgt. J. Scott L/Sgt. J. Vater
Cpl. R. Graham L/Cpl. W. Errington
L/Cpl. J. Nithsdale L/Cpl. E. Haggarth
Pte. J. Holdon Pte. T. Parkinson
Pte. J. Smith Pte. T. Tiplady
Pte. J. Watson Pte. T. Oakes
Pte. R. Cruddace Pte. T. McKenzie
Pte. H. McIntosh Pte. J. Clewes
Pte. W.S. Coulson Pte. T. Forster
Pte. J. Burns Pte. C. McKinnelly
Pte. D. Murray
Pte. J.G. Wilkinson, Duke of Wellingtons Regt.
Pte. J. Grieve, Royal Lanark
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1939-1945
J. Allen P.J. Crawford F. Ferguson
G. Carson R.E. Curry W. Fisher
C.F. Cawthorne W. Dawson T.H. Forster
NamesH140.01