On the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium, is the name of 20/444 Serjeant Newton Storey serving with the 20th (Service) Battalion Durham Light Infantry who died 27/07/1916.

In Lanchester Parish Churchyard is a headstone which reads:-

In
Loving Memory of
Noble Storey
dearly beloved husband of
Hannah Storey
of Burnhopeside Hall Farm
who died June 13th 1924
aged 66 years

Also Newton and Tom
sons of the above
killed in France 1916-1918

Also Hannah
beloved wife of the above
who died February 18th 1946
aged 85 years

Ian Murray has submitted the following:-

Newton and Thomas (Tom) Storey were two of eight children born to Noble and Hannah Storey.  Noble, an agricultural labourer, was born at Hedley on the Hill, Hannah at Leadgate, a village nearby, while Newton and Tom were both born at Broad Oak which was a farm near Ebchester. Newton was born in 1891 and Tom was born in 1896.

In 1901 the family lived at Eddis Bridge, a farm near Derwent Reservoir and in 1911 they were living at Burnhopeside Hall Farm near Lanchester. Newton was a grocer’s assistant and Tom was an assistant with cattle.

Newton enlisted in Durham on 11th October 1915 while his brother, Tom, enlisted in Consett just nineteen days later on 30th October. Newton served at Wensley, Barnard Castle and Aldershot before embarking at Southampton on 4th May 1916 and disembarking at Le Havre the following day.

He was promoted to Corporal on the 14th May and further promoted to Serjeant on the 6th July 1916. Newton was reported missing on the 27th July 1916 and this was later assumed to be his date of death. He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial. His brother Tom also has no known grave.

The Stanley News 31/08/1916 reports:-
Miss Storey, Burnhopeside near Lanchester, has received news that her brother Sergt. Newton Storey, D.L.I. who was previously reported missing was killed in action.

Awards: British War Medal; Victory Medal.

Acknowledgements: Lynne Bean

Newton Storey is remembered at Lanchester on L62.01, L62.02 and L62.04, also at Durham in the D.L.I. Book of Remembrance, page 195.