Photo: Dorothy Hall
Dorothy Hall has submitted the following:-
Wallace was the son of Wallace and Margaret Jane Featherstone who was born in 1883 at Morley. In 1911 he is with his parents at Morley. Wallace is a Coal Miner (hewer).
Wallace enlisted at Darlington, he went to Egypt 22/12/1915 and was killed in action in France 01/02/1917.
Wallace's brother Ralph also died during the Great War.
In Etherley St Cuthbert churchyard is a family headstone for Featherstone which reads:-
Wallace Featherstone
who died May 19th 1916
aged 58 years
Also of Margaret Jane wife of the above
who died May 23rd 1920
aged 60 years
Also Florence their daughter
who died May 29th 1916
aged 23 years
Also Albert their son
who died June 21st 1919
aged 19 years
Also Jonathan Ralph their son
who fell in action
in France Feb. 28th 1917
aged 36 years
Also Wallace their son
who fell in action
in France March 1st 1917
aged 35 years
Wallace Featherstone is remembered at High Etherley on H127.01 and H127.02