Memorial Details
Memorial
Wall 1914-18 1939-45 Falklands Green
Reference
L62.01
Place
LANCHESTER
Map ref
NZ 166474
Original Location
Village green
Present Location
Formerly in a memorial garden facing the Church and the Kings Head. Turned round when the bypass was built in 1972.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
c. Falklands 1982
b. 1939-45
c. Falklands 1982
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 11th November 1951 by Rt. Hon Viscount Gort, M.C. Dedicated by Vicar, Rev. Eric Knowles.
Memorial Description
Stone wall, total length 12 feet x 1 foot 6 inches thick, with raised centre 5 feet high, flanked by lower walls 4 feet high on either side made of narrower stones laid on edge. The dedication is in a plain inserted panel. Between the dates of both great wars is a cross. All lettering is in Roman capitals.
The memorial is approached by a path with flower beds on either side.
The memorial is approached by a path with flower beds on either side.
Materials used
Stone
Inscription
War Memorial
1914-1918 + 1939-1945
In memory of those who gave their lives and as a
Thankoffering for those who returned in safety.
Names
Notes
1. In 2016 County Councillor Ossie Johnson and county Councillor Richard Young decided to use some of their Neighbourhood Budgets to mark the centenary of the WW1 Armistice in 2018 by redeveloping the memorial on the village green to include the names of those who were remembered in the community, not only from the two world ward but also in more recent conflicts. Lanchester Parish Council Working Group including members of the Parish Council, local organisations and members of the community first met in December 2016 to consider designs for the revised memorial and the criteria for the inclusion of names.
It was decided to add the full names from the Memorials in Lanchester, Malton and Knitsley plus some others buried in the Churchyard and Cemetery. The Names which had been read out every Remembrance Day from the 1950s included some who had no proven connection to Lanchester in 1914-18, however as the names had been read out for so long all were included.
2. The new Memorial was re-dedicated on Friday October 19th 2018. The three Churches in the Parish led the service. Representatives from the schools and organisations in the Parish were in attendance. The Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, Mrs Sue Snowdon was present.
It was decided to add the full names from the Memorials in Lanchester, Malton and Knitsley plus some others buried in the Churchyard and Cemetery. The Names which had been read out every Remembrance Day from the 1950s included some who had no proven connection to Lanchester in 1914-18, however as the names had been read out for so long all were included.
2. The new Memorial was re-dedicated on Friday October 19th 2018. The three Churches in the Parish led the service. Representatives from the schools and organisations in the Parish were in attendance. The Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, Mrs Sue Snowdon was present.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: John and Mavis Dixon; C. Sanders; Errol Broomfield; Ron Carson; James Pasby
Lanchester Remembers - Project Poppy Remembering our Fallen 1918-2018 booklet gives biographical details of the Fallen
Lanchester Remembers - Project Poppy Remembering our Fallen 1918-2018 booklet gives biographical details of the Fallen
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Errol Broomfield; Ron Carson; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; John and Mavis Dixon; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial have been researched by Ian Murray. Contact: iwmurray63@gmail.com
Wall 1914-18 1939-45 Falklands Green (L62.01)
Lanchester Memorial Garden
Panel 1
World War I
Column 1 Column 2
George Anderson Marmaduke Featherstonhaugh
Thomas Armstrong William Samuel Featherstonhaugh
Margaret Ann Barrow James Lancelot Ferguson
John Robert Bateman Joseph Martin Fletcher
Francis Edgell Bell Joseph William Foster
Walter Bell James Foy
George Young Sadler Blair Alfred Ernest Gibson
Alexander Brankston Albert John Hampton
Henderson Brankston Henry Harford Hampton
James Brankston Duke Harrison
William Britton William Harrison
Thomas Rukin Buckham James Harwood
Albert Bulleyment John Hassan
Stephen Cheston Frederick Hattams
Thomas Cheston Eric Heatherington
James Henry Clough Charles Hill
Alexander Coates James Hodgson
Michael Collin John William Hunter
William Costello Thomas Jackson
Frederick Coult William Rosekilly Jarvis
Sidney Duke John Burgoyne Johnson
Simpson Dunn Luther Vincent Burgoyne Johnson
James Henry Dunning Stephen Kelly
Ernest Fallon Paul Aloysius Kenna
Robert Bullerwell Farbridge George Kirtley
Thomas Farrey Lisle Lathan
Column 3 Column 4
Vivian Lathan John H. Spence
Michael Lennard William Spence
Samuel Whitfield McClay John Stephenson
George McDonald Newton Storey
Joseph McElhatton Tom Storey
Benjamin Mosey James Herbert Swain
John Henry Horatio Myers John Robert Swinbank
Thomas Willis Nicholson George Tapp
William O'Brien Joseph Hope Teasdale
John Pinkerton Walter Tom Thackwray
William Thirkell Pratt Henry Percival Thompson
Stephen Ramsay William Thompson
John Henry Reynolds Luke Thornton
James Richardson Joseph Tomlinson
Thomas Robinson Thomas Henry Turnbull
William Ross Walter Veitch
Alfred Edward Rowe Robert Wainwright
Gerard Gloag Sadler John Benson Walker
Michael Salmon George Wardle
Wilfred Salmon Thomas Wardle
Arthur Huntly Sargent Joseph Warriner
John Sargent Thomas Whittaker
Joseph Norman Scott Isaac Wilson
Luke William Smith John Wilson
Thomas Henry Smith
Harry Spence
Panel 2
World War II
William Blackett Anthony McGeary
Thomas Cheston Donald McMillian
Edward Cowan Michael O'Brien
James Dobson Robert Reay
Leo Doran John Wardle Scott
John Martin Finch Robert Bell Smith
Richard John Gamlin Percy Stoker
George Green William Keith Thompson
John Halpin Nathaniel Thornton
William Charles Hill Alan Tomlinson
George William Laykin John Tomlinson
Michael Luxmoore Robert William Tonks
Vera Mace James Stratton Wardle
Falklands Campaign 1982
Stewart Ian Laing
Gavin Peacock- Died in Service 1985
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