Memorial

Garden Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Police HQ

Durham City

Memorial Name: Garden Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Police HQ (D47.150)

NEWMP Ref No.: D47.150

Parish: Durham City

Original Location:

Durham Police Headquarters. Aykley Heads. Durham. DH1 5TT

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Dedicated November 11th 2014

Inscription:

Memorial
First World War 1914-18
Second World War 1939-1945
Police Roll of Honour.

This Garden of Remembrance is dedicated to the memory of all Durham Constabulary police officers and staff.

Memorial Description:

Plaque.

The names are listed in four columns, using white upper and lower case sans serif lettering on a blue background.

The names include those of Police offices who died in performances of their duties, not as a result of war.

Names:

a. 54 full names, ranks and regiments.
b. 26 full names, ranks and regiments.
c. 29 full names and police ranks of those who died in the line of duty
See transcript

Notes:

1. John Grainger emails:
On the 1st WW names there are two I managed to get on the memorial (D47.150)  that were not recorded on the main war memorial (D47.174), their names are Matthew Middleton and Thomas Euen Nesham.

Nesham died after the war but I submitted his death certificate and army record to the CWGC in 2014, and they have added him to their database and the UK Book of Remembrance. He is buried at Jarrow and as there is a private headstone on his grave they will not erect a CWGC headstone but will look after the grave during their normal schedule to ensure it stays a fitting memorial for evermore.

In relation to Middleton, he was killed in 1916 and I am unable to find out why he was omitted from the memorial, perhaps his family did not want his name on the memorial, we will never know.

Sources:

Photos: John and Mavis Dixon

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

John and Mavis Dixon;
John Grainger

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Names Documents:

Column 1                                     Column 2

  Edward Fry Hunter, H.M.S. Hampshire.      Pte. George Brown, S.Gds.

  Sgt. John William Geddes, R.F.A.          Pte. Thomas Henry Nugent, I.Gds.

  Gnr. Ernest William Johnstone, R.F.A.     Sgt. John Thomas Jones, R.W. Surr.R

  QMS Robert John Duncan, R.G.A.            Sgt. Walter dodd, North’d Fus.

  Sgt. William Clarke, R.G.A.               Sgt. Hugh Laing Ritson, North’d Fus.

  Sgt. Harry Taylorson, R.G.A.              Cpl. Robert Hunter Straughier, Northd. Fus.

  Bomdr. Ralph Carroll, R.G.A.              Pte. Bertie John James Ball, Devon R.

  Bomdr. Thomas Wilkinson, R.G.A.           L/Cpl. Fred Dawson, W. York.R.

  Capt. Alfred Herbert Brock, R.E.          2/Lt. Alexander Johnston, E.York.R.

  Sgt. John William Hunter, R.E.            Cpl. William Arthur Routledge, Leic.R.

  CSM Thomas Euen Nesham, R.E.              Sgt. Herbert Lister, York R.

  Pnr. John Fletcher Nicholson, R.E.        2/Lt. Hugh Lambroughton, R.Sc.Fus.

  Pnr. George Taylor, R.E.                  Pte. John Bell, S.Wales Bord.

  Cpl. James William Noutch, G.Gds.         L/Sgt. William Glen, Glou. R.

  Pte. William McIlwain, G.Gds.             Pte. Charles Bream, North’n. R.

  Pte. Joseph Trotter, G.Gds.               Cpl. William Ashburn, York & Lanc. R.

  Pte. Barnes Usherwood, G.Gds.             CSM Thomas William McGuire, Durh.L.I.

  Tpr. Matthew Middleton, R.H.G.            CSM Joseph Turton, Durh.L.I.

  L/Sgt. Bernard Dunleavy, C.Gds.           Pte. Roland Swan, Durh.L.I.

  Cpl. Frederick Hazell, C.Gds.             Pte. Albert Edward Theakston, Gord.High’rs.

  L/Cpl. John William Heslop, C.Gds.        Sgt. William Stevenson, Gord.High’rs.

  L/Cpl. James Turnbull Tracey, C.Gds.      Cpl. Thomas Valks, R.A.M.C.

  L/Cpl. Henry Ward, C.Gds.                 Pte. Joseph Cuthbertson, R.A.M.C.

  Pte. Stephen Coulson Clarke, C.Gds.       Pte. Luke Rogers, R.A.M.C.

  Pte. Ralph Herbert Lawson, C.Gds.         Sgt. Moses Heaslip, M.M.P.

  Pte. John Timothy Oliver, C.Gds.          L/Cpl. Horace Cooper, M.M.P.

  Pte. Horatio Robert Bell Pearson, C.Gds.  L/Cpl. Thomas Brunskill, M.F.P.

  ———————

  This Garden of Remembrance is dedicated to the

——————————————————————————————-

Column 3                                    

  Second World War 1939-1945

  Sgt.Nav. J.S. Allan, R.A.F.

  Sgt.Plt. G.A. Atkinson, R.A.F.                    

  G’dns K. Bell, C.Gds.

  Rifle’n E. Brown, Camn.Regt.

  Capl. J.J. Burgess, H.L.I.

  Lt. H.A. Campbell, D.Well,Regt.

  Flying Off’r H.D. Clark, R.A.F.

  Plt. Off’r E. Crossley, R.A.F.

  3rd Off’r. J.D. Dale, Air T.Aux.

  Sgt. S.A. Errington, R.A.F.

  Sgt. T. Gibson, R.A.F.

  Gnr. W. Goldsborough, R.A.

  Sub.Lt. S. Green, R.N.V.R.

  Sgt. S.T. Kerr, R.A.F.

  Sgt. L. Lanaghan, R.A.F.

  L/Sgt. G.F. Little, C.Gds.

  Cpl. T. Martin, C.M.P.

  Sgt. J. Melville, R.A.F.

  Plt. Off’r. J.J. Nevens, R.A.F.

  Sgt. F. Pallister, R.A.F.

  Cpl. A.W. Parkin, H’hld Cav’ry

  Sgt. R. Poole, R.A.F.

  Ord. Art’fr R.S. Robinson, R.N.V.R.

  Rifle’n R. Short, Cam’n Regt.

  L/Cpl. T.H. Stephenson, I.Gds.

  Plt. Off’r W.H. Walton R.A.F.

  ———————-

      memory of all Durham

——————————————————————————————-

Column 4                                     Column 5

  Police Roll of Honour

  P.C. John Cruikshank                       P.C. Keith Maddison

  Sgt. William Smith                         Sgt. Stephen Phillip Armstrong

  Supt. Joseph Scott                         P.C. Jonathan Kevin Green

  PC Matthew Walls Straughan

  Sgt. Robert Little

  PC Smith Storey

  PC Henry Lawson

  PC William Ralph Shiell

  SC Frank Ridley Littlefair

  SC Robert Reay

  SC Samuel Edgell

  SC William Frank Appleton

  Sgt. Matthew Slack

  SC John Cheeseman

  Sgt. Robert Swan

  PC Thomas Geary

  SC Thomas Nichol Brown

  Sgt. Arthur James Coote

  PC John Parkin

  PC David Roe

  DCI Charles Edward Gibson

  Sgt. John Albert Broadbridge

  D/Sgt. John Elves

  PC Glenn Russel Corder

  DC James Brian Porter

  PC Steven Robert Ingham

  ———————-

  Constabulary police officers and staff.

NamesD47.150

  

                        

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