Memorial Details
Memorial
Book of Remembrance 1939-45 St. Thomas Names N-Z
Reference
S138.19b
Place
STOCKTON ON TEES
Map ref
NZ 445192
Original Location
St. Thomas’ Church (Stockton Parish Church), High Street. To the right of the stained glass window.
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Book of Remembrance in a glass topped case. The case is 4 feet high at the back raking to 3 feet 8 inches at the front.
The cover is 1 foot 3 inches high x 1 foot wide, covered in blue leather with lettering embossed in gold. Each page is hand written, the first name of each letter is highly illuminated at the top of page. The lettering is black with red initials for the names and blue initials for the ranks and regiments.
The front page is highly illuminated with a border design of intertwined Tudor roses in red, yellow and blue. The title is in gilt, the initial letters in the address are also gilded in a blue frame.
The cover is 1 foot 3 inches high x 1 foot wide, covered in blue leather with lettering embossed in gold. Each page is hand written, the first name of each letter is highly illuminated at the top of page. The lettering is black with red initials for the names and blue initials for the ranks and regiments.
The front page is highly illuminated with a border design of intertwined Tudor roses in red, yellow and blue. The title is in gilt, the initial letters in the address are also gilded in a blue frame.
Materials used
Oak case with leather-covered book.
Inscription
The Book of Remembrance / of the men and women of / Stockton on Tees who fell in / The Second World War 1939-1945 Introduction Borough of / Stockton on Tees / Second World War / 1939-1945.
To you brave spirits, all of you, / men and women of Stockton-on-Tees / whose names are here recorded as having made / the supreme sacrifice; who gave all that you had, / even life itself, so that England should be saved / We commend your sense of duty, your high cour- / age and endurance, under conditions so grave, and / against a military attack massed so formidably / that, at times, failure threatened Britain’s existence. / But, along with millions of other Patriots, you / held firm. This roll of 300 honourable names of / Stockton-on-Tees, compiled as a profound ex- / pression of thanks and gratitude, is here set forth in / the most beautiful traditional manner of a work of / art for the benefit and emulation of a grateful posterity. / Even though we mourn your loss, the dominant / factors in our pride of you are the courage and steadfast- / ness as characterised throughout Britain, ranking / as one of our most precious social possessions. /
God be praised / that we had you.
To you brave spirits, all of you, / men and women of Stockton-on-Tees / whose names are here recorded as having made / the supreme sacrifice; who gave all that you had, / even life itself, so that England should be saved / We commend your sense of duty, your high cour- / age and endurance, under conditions so grave, and / against a military attack massed so formidably / that, at times, failure threatened Britain’s existence. / But, along with millions of other Patriots, you / held firm. This roll of 300 honourable names of / Stockton-on-Tees, compiled as a profound ex- / pression of thanks and gratitude, is here set forth in / the most beautiful traditional manner of a work of / art for the benefit and emulation of a grateful posterity. / Even though we mourn your loss, the dominant / factors in our pride of you are the courage and steadfast- / ness as characterised throughout Britain, ranking / as one of our most precious social possessions. /
God be praised / that we had you.
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Tony Harding; Royal Artillery Regiments Netherlands 1944-45
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Tony Harding; James Pasby
Research In Progress
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Book of Remembrance 1939-45 St. Thomas Names N-Z (S138.19b)
STOCKTON ON TEES St. Thomas’s Church.
Page 18
Nelson, Desmond
Marine
R.M. Commandos
Nelson, William Sgt.Pilot Royal Air Force V.R.
Newlove, William Henry Pte. K.O. Yorkshire Light
Infantry
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Page 19
O'Brien, Dennis
Petty Officer
H.M.S. Martin
O'Brien, John Fawell Sgt./Nav. Royal Air Force
Oliver, John Richard Pte. Durham Light Infantry
Owens, John Edward Deck Boy Merchant Navy
Owens, Leslie A.B. Royal Navy
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Page 20
Page, Alfred Henry
Sergeant W.Op.
Royal Air Force.
Palmer, Wilfrid Thomas Flt./Sgt. Royal Air Force.
Parkin, Stanley George. A.B. Royal Navy.
Parsons, Derek. Sgt./Eng. Royal Air Force.
Patterson, David Gordon. Flt./Sgt. Royal Air Force.
Patterson, Norman Lt. Air Fitter. Fleet Air Arm.
Patterson, Ronnie Flt./Sgt. Royal Air Force V.R.
Patterson, T. Sapper. Royal Engineers.
Paylor, Arthur Private, Durham Light Infantry.
Pearson, John Alan Gunner Royal Artillery
Pinkney, James Marine. Royal Marine Commandos.
Pinkney, Thomas Private Middlesex Regiment.
Pitt, William Asst. Steward Royal Navy
Pitt, Josiah Corporal Royal Air Force V.R.
Place, Edward Sergeant Royal Air Force V.R.
Plant, David A.B. Royal Navy
Plummer, Cyril John D.F.C. Flying Officer, Royal Air Force.
Porter, Emma Civilian
Pott, Richard Henry Pte. South Lancashire Regt.
Purvis, John Guardsman. Coldstream Guards.
Parkes, Catherine Priscilla. Civilian.
Parkes, Harry Civilian
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Page 21
Raby, Albert Frank
Marine
Royal Marines
Raine, Leslie Brian Private R.E.M.E.
Readshaw, Fred Glenmore. Pte. Royal Army Ordnance Cps.
Richelieu, Thomas William W./Op. H.M.S. Narwhal
Rickaby, Percy A.B. S.S. Fernside
Riddle, Albert Harrison Marine Royal Marines
Ridsdale, John Reuben Sgt. Royal Air Force V.R.
Robinson, H.W. Marine. Royal Marines
Robinson, John Pte. Royal Army Ordnance Cps.
Robinson, John Robert. Sgt./A.G. Royal Air Force.
Robson, Henry Sgt./Obs. Royal Air Force.
Rowland, Harry Kenneth Pte. Durham Light Infantry
Roxburgh, Stephen Flying Officer Royal Air Force V.R.
Rutter, Sydney Pte. Argyll & Sutherland
Highlanders
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Page 22
Sarginson, William
Engineer
Merchant Navy V.R.
Savage, Hugh Lindsay Trooper Hussars
Scott, Neville P.C. E.R.A. H.M.S. Mohawk
Scott, Walter Ldg./M.M. H.M.T.B.622
Scully, Mary Civilian
Scully, Patrick Civilian
Shepherd, Thomas G.W. Sgt./Nav. Royal Air Force V.R.
Sidjwick, Charles Tom. Private Home Guard
Smith, Alfred E.R.A. H.M.S. Wyvern
Smith, John Douglas Cpl. Royal Corps of Signals.
Smith, Norman Sgt. Royal Army Service Corps
Southgate, John William Sgt./Obs. Royal Air Force
Spark, John Armstrong A.B. H.M.S. Bromble
Spence, William Sgt. 2nd Bn. East Yorkshire Regt.
Stephenson, Albert Arthur Corporal Royal Air Force
Stobbs, Wm. Edward Sgt./Nav. Royal Air Force
Stoker, Norman Victor Telegraphist H.M.S. Barham
Strachan, Stephen Pte. Durham Light Infantry
Stephenson, William Civilian
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Page 23
Tait, John Laurence
Pilot Office
Royal Air Force
Taylor, Geo. Thos. Laverick Signalman Royal Corps of Sigs.
Taylor, Frank Morton Signalman H.M.S. Edor Wyke
Taylerson, Wilfred Lloyd. Sgt. Royal Air Force V.R.
Thomas, Harry Gilmore. L.A.C. Royal Air Force
Thompson, Alexander Sergeant Royal Air Force
Thompson, Ronald Gordon A.B. H.M.S. Mosquito
Thompson, John Stoker Royal Navy
Tippey, Robert Walter Pte. East Yorkshire Regiment.
Turnbull, Clifford Ord. Seaman H.M.S. Fiji
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Page 24
Waite, Eric Alan
Flight Sergeant
Royal Air Force
Waites, David Gunner Royal Artillery
Walker, Joseph Trooper Dragoon Guards
Walker, John Robert Pte. South Lancashire Regt.
Waller, Noel Linfoot Private Green Howards
Walsh, Michael Harold Private The Buffs
Walton, John Gunner Royal Artillery
Ward, John Thomas Gunner Royal Artillery
Wardman, John Ernest Pilot Officer Royal Air Force V.R.
Watson, Thomas Samuel Cpl. Durham Light Infantry
Webster, Raymond Sapper Royal Engineers
West, Thomas Chief Engineer. Merchant Navy
Westwood, John Private Sherwood Foresters
Wheatley, Edward Gunner Royal Artillery
Wheelhouse, Clifford J. Pilot Officer Royal Air Force V.R.
Whipp, Edith Civilian
Whittle, Horace R.W. Pilot Officer Royal Air Force V.R.
Wild, Ronald Cuthbert Sergeant Royal Air Force
Wilkinson, Albert L/Cpl. King’s Own Hussars
Wilkinson, William Trooper King’s Own Hussars
Williamson, Percival Harold A.F.(O). Fleet Air Arm.
Williams, Arthur Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force.
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Page 25
Wilson, David Frederick Flt./Sgt. Royal Air Force.
Wilson, Frederick Pte. K.O. Scottish Borderers
Wilson, Thomas Private Green Howards
Wilson, Richard Andrew Corporal Royal Air Force
Witten, Robert B. Captain Merchant Navy
Wolfe, Thomas L/Corporal Border Regiment
Wood, Fredk. Henry Miles. Engineer Merchant Navy
Wright, Ronald Pte. Durham Light Infantry
Wright, Thomas William Private R.E.M.E.
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Page 26
Young, Charles E.
Sergeant
Royal Air Force.
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