Memorial Details
Memorial
Monument 1914-18 1939-45 1951 1973 Roadside
Reference
L64.01
Place
LANGLEY PARK
Map ref
NZ 212245
Original Location
Roadside at junction of Front Street and Quebec Street in centre of village.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
c. Korea
d. N. Ireland
b. 1939-45
c. Korea
d. N. Ireland
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled April 1921 by Col. J.H. Ritson
Memorial Description
Monument set in a small railed garden. The monument is square with round ornamented columns at each corner. It is surmounted by a dome on which is a small cross. The names are carried on the faces, those from 1914-18 on the upper panel, those for 1939-45 and later conflicts on the lower panel, the lettering incised and gilded using sans serif capitals throughout.
Materials used
Pink and brown granite.
Inscription
This monument was erected / by the inhabitants of / Langley Park / to the everlasting memory / of the men of this village / who nobly sacrificed their / lives, for the cause of / Right, Liberty, Justice and / Freedom in the Great European War.
He lives in fame that dies in virtue’s cause.
He lives in fame that dies in virtue’s cause.
Names
Cost
£750
How money was raised
Workmen, officials and tradesmen of the district.
Present condition
Restored.
Notes
1. Similar designs can be found at New Brancepeth and Bishop Auckland.
2. For explanation of the unknown soldier from 1939-45, see the "Every Name a Story" page for Langley Park.
2. For explanation of the unknown soldier from 1939-45, see the "Every Name a Story" page for Langley Park.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Errol Broomfield; Ron Carson; Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall; old postcard: George Nairn
Illustrated Chronicle 30/04/1921 carries a photo following the unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Chronicle 01/04/1921 reports erection.
Northern Echo 10/09/1994 and 14/11/1994 report the addition of the name of Guardsman Alan Daughtery killed in Northern Ireland.
Durham County Record Office List of those who died 1914-18, 1939-45, All Saints, Ref. EP/LP 14/1
Looking at Langley Park, memories of a village compiled by John C. Foster
Source of quotation:
“He lives in fame . . .” : William Shakespeare Titus Andronicus Act 1 Scene 1
Illustrated Chronicle 30/04/1921 carries a photo following the unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Chronicle 01/04/1921 reports erection.
Northern Echo 10/09/1994 and 14/11/1994 report the addition of the name of Guardsman Alan Daughtery killed in Northern Ireland.
Durham County Record Office List of those who died 1914-18, 1939-45, All Saints, Ref. EP/LP 14/1
Looking at Langley Park, memories of a village compiled by John C. Foster
Source of quotation:
“He lives in fame . . .” : William Shakespeare Titus Andronicus Act 1 Scene 1
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Errol Broomfield; Ron Carson; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; George Nairn; Dorothy Hall; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
The names on the Langley Park Memorials are being researched by Paul Elliott. Contact: paulelliott76@yahoo.co.uk
Monument 1914-18 1939-45 1951 1973 Roadside (L64.01)
LANGLEY PARK, Village green
First side lower panel:
This monument was erected
by the inhabitants of
Langley Park
to the everlasting memory
of the men of this village
who nobly sacrificed their
lives for the cause of
Right, Liberty, Justice and
Freedom in the Great
European War
He lives in fame that dies in virtue’s cause
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First side upper panel 1914-18:
Atkinson H. Pte. Yorks.
Barker H. Serg. Yorks.
Bousfield T. L.Corp. Yorks.
Barker Jas. Pte. D.L.I.
Beresford J.W. Pte. R.F.A.
Bell F. Pte. Yorks.
Bell J. N.C.O. R.N.D.
Bell J. Pte. Welsh R.
Bewley I. Pte. Yorks.
Brenkley B. Sapper R.E.
Buckham T. Serg. R.F.A.
Burton G. H. A.B. R.N.D.
Charlton T. Pte. D.L.I.
Clark G.H. Pte. D.L.I.
Clark A. Serg. D.L.I.
Cummings E. Pte. P.W.O.
Campbell H. A.B. C.B.
Coult F. Pte. M.G.C.
1914 - 1919
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Second side upper panel 1914-18:
Dodgson J.T. L. Corp. N.F.
Eltringham H. Corp. Yorks.
Eccleston Ed. Trooper H.B.
Ellison P. Pte. M.G.C.
Fisher A. Pte. R.A.M.C.
Fullard J. Pte. D.M.A.
Fiddler G. Driv. R.G.A.
Garbutt J.T. Pte. N.F.
Haswell Jas. Pte. N.F.
Hutchinson R.J. Pte. D.L.I.
Hiddleston C. Pte. Yorks.
Hiddleston J. A.B. Anson. B
Hunt J. Pte. N.F.
Hunt S. Pte. N.F.
Hall D. Pte. N.F.
Hope J.T. Pte. K.O.Y.
Jopling P. Pte. N.F.
James M.P. Pte. N.F.
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Third side upper panel 1914-18:
Moffatt A. Pte. Royal Scots
Morrison D. Capt. K.O.
McShane D. Serg. N.F.
McGrath W. Pte. N.F.
Merrigan W. Pte. D.L.I.
Naisbitt D.T. Gunner R.F.A.
Nicholson N. Gunner R.F.A.
Nicholson G.W. Pte. D.L.I.
Nice W. Pte. Yorks.
Newton R. Pte. N.F.
Ogden J.W. Pte. Yorks.
Pierson G. Gunner R.G.A.
Pickering J. Sapper R.E.
Plews G. Pte. Yorks.
Potter Geo. L. Corp. D.L.I.
Reid W. Pte. D.L.I.
Raper T. Pte. D.L.I.
Robson E. A.B. R.N.D.
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Fourth side upper panel 1914-18:
Rennison J. Pte. N.F.
Shorten C.D. Act. C.P.O. R.N.D.
Shorten R.D. P.O. Anson. B.
Smith A.B. Pte. W.R.R.
Sellers Wm. Stoker. R.N.D.
Simpson J. Pte. D.L.I.
Taylor T. Pte. Yorks.
Teasdale L. Pte. S.S.
Todd E. Pte. N.F.
Wilkinson R. L. Corp. D.L.I.
Wright C. Gunner. R.F.A.
Watson W. Gunner R.F.A.
Willins J.E. O.S. Anson. B
Willins J. Pte. D.L.I.
Wadge R. Pte. Y.L.I.
Warlow T. Pte. D.L.I.
White N.H. Sergt. N.F.
Young J. Stoker. R.N.
Wardle G. Rifleman
K.R.B.
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Second side lower panel 1939-45:
1939 - 1945
Billingham H. Gunner R.A.
Bradley A.P. Pte. R.A.M.C.
Cook T. O.S. R.N.
Cowley T.B. Serg. R.A.F.
Fletcher F. Pte. R.S.
Hall M. Pte. A.T.S.
Halliday J. Lt. R.N.V.R.
Hannon E. O.Sig. R.N.
Hayson A. Pte. R.A.M.C.
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Third side lower panel 1939-45:
Heppell W.B. P.O. R.N.
Howard W. Gunner R.A.
King E. Rifleman K.R.R.C.
Maddison F. Corp. D.L.I.
Mawson E. F.O. R.A.F.V.R.
Montgomery T. Gdsm
Coldstream Guards
Richardson J. Serg. R.A.F.
Robinson H. A.B. R.N.
Robson J. O.S. R.N.
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Fourth side lower panel 1939-45:
Rutherford W. Serg. R.A.F.
Smith E. Gunner R.A.
Sproat W. Pte. D.L.I.
Thompson F. Trooper
53 Recce. Regt.
Tomes J.L. Gunner R.A.
White W. Serg. A.A.C.
White W. Pte. Hamps.
Williamson A. Gunner R.A.
Wood J. A.B. R.N.
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Fourth side lower plinth
Turnbull L.R. Pte. Korea 1951
Daughtery A. Gdsm. N. Ireland 1973
An unknown soldier of the 1939-1945 war
Buried 6 June 1940 in the All Saints Churchyard
Known unto God.
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Another unidentified printed source has some variations by adding in the Christian names:
Adamson, John Joseph, Private
(not on memorial but on All Saints Memorial)
Atkinson, Harold, Private Billingham, Harry, Gunner
Atkinson, Harold, Private Burdon, James William
Barker, Harry, Sergeant Bradley, A.P. Private
Barker, James, Private Cook, Thomas, R.N.
Bell, Fred, Private Cowley, Thomas, Sergeant
Bell, John, R.N.D. Fletcher, Frederick, Private
Bell, John, Private Hall, Marion, A.T.S.
Beresford, John William, Private Halliday, Jack, R.N.
Bewley, Isaac, Private Hannon, Eddy, R.N.
Bowesfield, Thomas, Corporal Hayson, Alec, Private
Brenkley, Benjamin, Sapper Hepple, William, R.N.
Buckham, Thomas, Sergeant Howard, William, Gunner
Burton, George, R.N.D. King, Ernie, Gunner
Calland, Thomas Mawson, Eric, R.A.F.
Campbell, Henry Montgomery, Thomas, Guardsman
Charlton, Thomas, Private Richardson, Jack, R.A.F.
Clark, Arthur, Sergeant Robinson, Herbert, R.N.
Clark, Harry, Private Robson, John, R.N.
Coult, Fred, Private Rutherford, Wilson, Sergeant
Cummings, Edward, Private Smith, Fred, Gunner
Dodgson, John, Corporal Sproats, William, Private
Ecclestone, Edward, Trooper Thompson, Fred, Trooper
Ellison, Percy Private Tomes, Jack, Gunner
Eltringham, Harry, Corporal Wood, Jack, R.N.
Fiddler, George, Driver Williamson, Albert, Gunner
Fisher, Arthur, Private White, William, Sergeant.
Fullard, John, Private White, William, Private
Garbutt, John, Private
Hall, David, Private Korean War (1950-53)
Haswell, James, Private Turnbull, R.
Hiddlestone, Charles, Private
Hope, Joseph, Private Northern Ireland, 1974
Hughes, Owen Daughtery, Alan, Guardsman
Hunt, Jack, Private
Hutchinson, Richard, Private
James, Matthew, Private
Jobling, Percy, Private
Keenleyside, Shield Ridley
Merrigan, William
Moffat, A.
Morrison, Donald, Captain
McGrath, William, Private
McShane, Dominic, Private
Naisbett, David, Gunner
Newton, Richard, Private
Nice, Walter, Private
Nicholson, Nathaniel, Gunner
Nicholson, George, Private
Ogden, Jack, Private
Owen, Harry
Pickering, Jack, Sapper
Pierson, George, Gunner
Potter, George, Corporal
Raper, Tom, Private
Reid, W. Private
Rennison, Joseph, R.N.
Robson, Edward, R.N.D.
Sellars, William, Stoker
Shorten, Charles, R.N.
Shorten, Richard, Corporal
Simpson, John, Private
Smith, A.B., Private
Smurthwaite, Thomas, R.N.
Smurthwaite, William, R.N.
Taylor, Tom, Private
Teasdale, Leonard, Private
Todd, Ernest, Private
Wadge, Richard, Private
Wardle, George, Rifleman
Wardle, T.
Warlow, Tom, Rifleman
Watson, Walter, Gunner
White, Nicholas, Sergeant
Wilkinson, Richard, Corporal
Willins, Jack, R.N.
Willins, John, Private
Wright, Christopher
Young, John, Stoker
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