Roll of Honour 1914-18 N.E. Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers

    

  The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers

  Roll of Honour of

  Northumberland and Durham Members

  Aldis, G. (Seghill), Army Service Corps (Captain).

  Anderson, R.W. (Wallsend), Tyne Electrical Engineers (Lieutenant).

  Atkinson, W.H. (Tow Law), 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (2nd

     Lieutenant.

  Avery, W.E. (Birtley), 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (Lieu-

      (tenant).

  Bainbridge, E.M. (Gosforth), Army Service Corps (Lieutenant).

  Barrett, R.S. (Seaton Burn), Royal Engineers, Coast Defence(Lieutenant).

  Bell, M.B. (Felling upon Tyne), Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserves – St.

     John Ambulance Association (Reserve Ward Master).

  Best, E. (Hetton le Hole), Royal Engineers (2nd Lieutenant).

  Blackett, G.E. (Sacriston), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (2nd

     Lieutenant.

  Blackett, W.C. (Sacriston), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Lieut.-

     Colonel).

  Booth, J.F. (Felling upon Tyne), Royal Army Medical Corps (Lieutenant).

  Carr, W.C. (Newcastle upon Tyne), Remount Department (Lieutenant).

  Charlton, B.H. (Tow Law), 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment (Captain).

  Charlton, G.F.H. (Seaton Delaval), 10th Battalion, South Wales Borderers

      (Lieutenant).

  Chipper, C. (Ovingham), 4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (Captain).

  Clephan, G. (Newcastle upon Tyne), 4th Northumbrian (Howitzer) Brigade,

     Royal Field Artillery (Captain).

  Cothay, F.H. (Sunderland), Royal Navy (Temporary Engineer Lieutenant).

  Coulson, W.H. (Durham), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Captain).

  Coxon, S.B. (Newcastle upon Tyne), 9th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry,

      (2nd Lieutenant).

  Crawhall, J.S. (Stanhope), Royal Engineers (2nd Lieutenant).

  Dillon, N.M. (Seaham Harbour), 14th Battalion (Pioneers), Northumberland

     Fusiliers (2nd Lieutenant).

  Earnshaw, O. (Hamsterley Colliery), Northumberland Hussars Imperial

     Yeomanry (Sergeant).

  English, H.E. (Fence Houses), 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

      (Captain).

  English, J. (Felling upon Tyne), 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

      (Major).

  Foster, H.T. (Newcastle upon Tyne), Royal Engineers (2nd Lieutenant).

  Gallon, J. (Ashington), Royal Field Artillery (Lieutenant).

  Garrett, F.C. (Newcastle upon Tyne), Northern Cyclists’ Reserve Battalion

      (Lieut.-Colonel).

  Gibson, J.F. (Ashington), 21st Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Private).

  Guthrie, K.M. (Darlington), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (2nd

     Lieutenant).

  Hall, R. (South Hylton), 15th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Corporal).

  Hare, A.B. (Bishop Auckland), 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

      (Lieutenant).

  Hare, R.V. (Bishop Auckland), 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

      (Lieutenant).

  Hay, D. (Durham), 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Ammunition Column,

     Royal Field Artillery (Lieutenant).

  Heatherington, A. (Birtley), Border Regiment (Private).

  Hopper, G.W.N. (Stockton upon Tees), 5th Battalion, Durham Light

     Infantry (Major).

  Hunter, J.P. (Gosforth), Royal Field Artillery (2nd Lieutenant).

  I’Anson-Robson, W.L. (Newcastle upon Tyne), Tynemouth Royal Garrison

     Artillery (Lieutenant).

  Jacobs, G. (Sunderland), Royal Army Medical Corps (Corporal).

  Kayll, A.C. (Gosforth), 6th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (Lieut.-

     Colonel).

  Kent, G.H.S. (Newcastle upon Tyne), Royal Engineers (2nd Lieutenant).

  Kirkup, E.H. (Low Fell), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Captain).

  Kirkup, P., Jun. (Birtley), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Captain).

  Leybourne, E.A. (Gateshead upon Tyne), 8th Battalion, Durham Light

     Infantry (Lieutenant).

  Logan, R.S.M. (Newburn), 4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

      (Captain).

  Lyall, E. (Darlington), Royal Army Medical Corps (Lieutenant).

  Merivale, V. (Acklington), 7th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

      (Captain).

  Morison, A.M. (Acklington), Royal Flying Corps, Military Wing (2nd

     Lieutenant).

  Muse, T.J. (Newcastle upon Tyne), 9th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

     (Corporal).

  Nicholson, J.H. (Blyth), Royal Garrison Artillery (Major).

  Paddon, N.B. (Spennymoor), 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (2nd

     Lieutenant).

  Parrington, M.L. (Sunderland), Coldstream Guards (Corporal).

  Pumphrey, C.E. (Ryton upon Tyne), 10th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

      (Lieutenant).

  Ranken, C.T. (Sunderland), Royal Field Artillery (Lieutenant).

  Ridley, W. (Tow Law), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Lieutenant).

  Ritson, J.R. (Durham), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Major).

  Ritson, W.H. (Durham), V.D., 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

      (Lieut.-Colonel).

  Rogers, J.N.O. (Hetton le Hole), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

      (2nd Lieutenant).

  Saint, T.A. (Newcastle upon Tyne), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

   (Lieutenant).

  Scott, C.W. (Gateshead upon Tyne), 28th Battalion, Northumberland

     Fusiliers (2nd Lieutenant).

  Shiel, F.R.A. (Burnopfield), 1st Northumbrian Brigade, Royal Field

     Artillery (Captain).

  Simpson, C.F.B. (Blaydon upon Tyne), 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

     (Lieutenant).

  Simpson, F.R. (Blaydon upon Tyne), 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

      (Lieut.-Colonel).

  Stewart, R. (Whickham), 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (2nd

     Lieutenant).

  Terry, A.M. (Newcastle upon Tyne), Durham Fortress, Royal Engineers

      (Major).

  Thomas, R.C. (Washington), 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (2nd

     Lieutenant).

  Thomlinson, W. (Seaton Carew), 19th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

     (Major).

  Thornton, T.(Blackhall), 3rd Northumbrian Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

      (2nd Lieutenant).

  Walton-Brown, S. (Seghill), Army Service Corps (Lieutenant).

  Watson, T., Jun. (Darlington), 17th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

      (2nd Lieutenant).

  Weeks, F.M. (Craghead), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (2nd

     Lieutenant).

  Wilson, W.S. (Newcastle upon Tyne), Durham Fortress, Royal Engineers

      (Lieutenant).

  Wood, T.O. (Cramlington), 7th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

      (Captain).

  Wrightson, W.I. (Norton), 5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (2nd

     Lieutenant).

  Young, C. (Rowlands Gill), St. John Ambulance Brigade (Corporal).

  Young, J.A. (Gateshead upon Tyne), V.D., National Reserve (Major and

     Hon. Lieut.-Colonel.

  Killed in Action.

  Brass, J.R. (Sacriston), 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Lieutenant).

  White, R.E. (Blyth), Royal Engineers (2nd Lieutenant).

  November, 1915.

  Source: Extracted from The Institution of Mining Engineers: Roll of Honour of Members of

     the Institution Serving with His Majesty’s Forces at Home and Abroad, in

     <em>Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers,</em> Vol. 50, 1916,pages i-x.

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  The War

  The following is a list of [Northumberland and Durham] members who have laid down their

  lives for their country:

  Lieut.-Colonel B.H. Charlton

  Captain G.F.H. Charlton

  Captain G.H.S. Kent

  Captain C.F.B. Simpson

  Captain M.H. Wilkinson

  Lieutenant W.E. Avery

  Lieutenant Oscar Earnshaw

  2nd Lieutenant Hugh C. Annett

  Sergeant Charles Young

  Corporal George Jacobs

  Corporal Thomas J. Muse

  The Council tender their sincere sympathy to the relatives of these members in their

  bereavement, and desire to place on record their high appreciation of the gallantry and

  devotion of those who have laid down their lives for their country.

  The Council offer their hearty congratulations to the following [Northumberland and

  Durham] members to whom have been awarded distinctions for gallantry and devotion in the

  field:

  Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George: Lieut.-Colonel W.H. Ritson

  Distinguished Service Order: Lieut.-Col. Philip Kirkup, Jun. (bar)

                               Captain K.M. Guthrie

                               Captain Edward Lyall

                               Captain F.R.A. Shiel

  Military Cross: Major Vernon Merivale (bar)

                  Captain R.W. Anderson

                  Captain Philip Kirkup, Junr.

                  Captain C.E. Pumphrey

                  Captain R.C. Thomas

                  Captain Vernon Merivale

  Mentioned in Despatches: 2nd Lieutant K.M. Guthrie

                           2nd Lieutenant F.M. Weeks

 Source: Extracted from the Twenty-Seventh, Twenty-Eighth, and Twenty-Ninth Annual Reports

 of the Council as printed in The Transactions of The Institution of Mining

 Engineers, Vol. 52, 1916-1917, pp.304-305; Vol. 54, 1917-1918, p.181; Vol.56,

 1918-1919, p.206.

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  [Addresses of Members serving in the Armed Forces]

              

  Aldis, Gerald, Seghill Colliery, Seghill, Dudley, Northumberland.

  Anderson, Robert Wylie, Highfield, Wallsend, Northumberland.

  Atkinson, William Henry, Dans Castle, Tow Law, County Durham.

  Avery, William Ernest Toft Hill Cottage, Birtley.

  Bainbridge, Emerson Muschamp, 2, Woodbine Avenue, Gosforth, Newcastle

     upon Tyne.

  Barret, Rollo Samuel, Brookside, Seaton Burn, Dudley, Northumberland.

  Bell, Marshall Blackett, 1, Cross Row, Felling, Gateshead, B.O.

  Best, Earle, 12, Station Road, Hetton le Hole, County Durham.

  Blackett, Geoffrey Elliot, Acorn Close, Sacriston, Durham.

  Blackett, William Cuthbert, Acorn Close, Sacriston, Durham.

  Booth, James Frederick, c/o L. Mellor, 9, The Avenue, Felling, Gateshead, B.O.

  Carr, William Cochran, Benwell Colliery, Newcastle upon Tyne.

  Charlton, George Fenwick Hedley, School House, Seaton Delaval,

     Newcastle upon Tyne.

  Chipper, Cecil, The Terrace, Ovingham, Northumberland.

  Clephan, Guy, 1, Otterburn Villas North, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne.

  Cothay, Frank Hernaman, 7, Valebrooke, Sunderland.

  Coulson, William Hall, Shamrock House, Durham.

  Crawhall, John Stanhope, Westcroft, Stanhope, County Durham.

  Dillon, Norman Margrave, Dene House, Seaham Harbour, County Durham.

  English, John, North Leam, Felling, Gateshead, B.O.

  Foster, Harold T., H.M. Inspector of Mines, Danesfield, Osborne Road,

     Newcastle upon Tyne.

  Gallon, Joseph, 71, Seventh Row, Ashington, Northumberland.

  Garrett, Frederick Charles, Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne.

  Gibson, John Fenwick, Bentinck House, Ashington, Northumberland.

  Guthrie, Kenneth Malcolm, South View, Gainford, Darlington.

  Hall, Rowley, Station House, South Hylton, Sunderland.

  Hare, Ralph Victor, Howlish Hall, Bishop Auckland.

  Hay, Douglas, H.M. Inspector of Mines, 34, Old Elvet, Durham.

  Heatherington, Arnold, Kendal, The Avenue, Birtley, County Durham.

  Hopper, George William Nugent, The Ropery, Thornaby upon Tees,

     Stockton upon Tees.

  Hunter, Joseph Percy, 7, Elmfield Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne.

  I’Anson-Robson, William Leonard, Emerson Chambers, Blackett Street,

      Newcastle upon Tyne.

  Kayll, Alfred Charles, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne.

  Kent, George Herbert Stanton, The Lodge, Uxbridge.

  Kirkup, Ernest Hodgson, Eighton Lodge, Low Fell, Gateshead, B.O.

  Kirkup, Philip, Leafield, Birtley, County Durham.

  Leybourne, Elliot Angus, Birchholme, Durham Road, Gateshead, B.O.

  Logan, Reginald Samuel Moncrieff.

  Lyall, Edward, 19, Victoria Road, Darlington.

  Merivale, Vernon, Togston Hall, Acklington, Northumberland.

  Morison, Alan Mushet.

  Muse, Thomas John, c/o P.W. Morton, 30, St. Mary’s Place, Newcastle

     upon Tyne.

  Nicholson, John Hodgson, Cowpen Colliery Office, Blyth.

  Paddon, Neville Blackmoor, c/o B.L. Brodhurst, South Brancepeth,

     Spennymoor.

  Parrington, Matthew Lilburn, Hill House, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland.

  Pumphrey, Charles Ernest.

  Ranken, Charles Thompson, Coanwood, Roker, Sunderland.

  Ridley, William, 10, Railway Street, Tow Law, County Durham.

  Ritson, John Ridley, Burnhope Colliery, Lanchester, Durham.

  Ritson, William Henry, C.M.G., Springwell Hall, Durham.

  Rogers, Joseph Nelson Octavius, c/o Austin Kirkup, Manor House, Penshaw, Fence

     Houses, County Durham.

  Saint, Thomas Arthur, c/o Thomas, Hughesoffka, Gywddon Road, Abercarn,

     Newport, Monmouthshire.

  Shiel, Francis Robert Archibald, Rosebank, Burnopfield, County Durham.

  Simpson, Claude Frank Bell, Hedgefield House, Blaydon upon Tyne,

     County Durham.

  Simpson, Frank Robert, Hedgefield House, Blaydon upon Tyne, County Durham.

  Stewart, Roland, Thorn Cottage Whickham, Swalwell, County Durham.

  Terry, Arthur Michael, Clifton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.

  Thomas, Robert Clark, North Biddick Colliery, Washington Station,

     County Durham.

  Thomlinson, William, Seaton Carew, West Hartlepool.

  Thornton, Thomas, Blackhall Colliery, Castle Eden, County Durham.

  Walton-Brown, Stanley, Seghill Park, Seghill, Dudley, Northumberland.

  Watson, Thomas, Jun., Rosebank, Darlington.

  Wilson, William Smith, 54, Queen’s Road, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne.

  Wood, Thomas Outterson, Cramlington House, Cramlington, Northumberland.

  Wrightson, Wilfrid Ingram, Ivy Cottage, Norton, Stockton upon Tees.

  Young, Charles, Laburnum House, Rowlands Gill, Newcastle upon Tyne.

  Young, John Andrew, (Joseph Crawhall & Sons, Newcastle upon Tyne), 3,

     Fountain Avenue, Gateshead, B.O.

  Source: Extracted from Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers, Vol.57, 1915-

  16, List of Members, pp.ix-lxiv.

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