Memorial Details
Memorial
Book of Remembrance 1939-45 St. Thomas Names A-M
Reference
S138.19a
Place
STOCKTON
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
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
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Book of Remembrance 1939-45 St. Thomas Names A-M (S138.19a)
STOCKTON ON TEES St. Thomas’s Church.
Front cover
Roll of
Honour
1939-1945
(Arms of Stockton)
Stockton
on-Tees
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Flyleaf
Book of
Remembrance
of men and women
of the Borough of
Stockton on Tees
who fell in
The 2nd World War
1939-1945
Fortitudo et Spes
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Dedication page:
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.
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Page 1
Aithwaite, Frederick
A.B.
Royal Navy
Aithwaite, William Private Green Howards
Allen, Ada Jane Civilian
Allen, William Llewellyn Stoker H.M.S. Airedale
Andrews, Alfred Corporal Royal Corps of Signals
Appleby, Arthur Ernest Trooper Royal Armoured Corps
Armstrong, Ernest Peareth L.A.C. Royal Air Force
Armstrong, Robert Engineer Merchant Navy
Avery, James Victor Flt./Sgt. Royal Air Force V.R.
Ayres, Harold Ernest L. Seaman S.S. Ashbury
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Page 2
Bailey, Brian Herbert
Flying Officer
Royal Air Force
Bainbridge, Thomas. Sergeant. Royal Artillery
Baker, John Robert Sergeant, 1st Airborne Parachute.
Banning, George Civilian.
Bansall, Ian Aitken. Lieut. Durham Light Infantry
Barker, Albert. Private. Black Watch.
Barker, John. L. Seaman. Royal Navy.
Barnes, Samuel. Sergeant. Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Beadnall, George Aircraftsman. Royal Air Force.
Beasley, John Guardsman. Coldstream Guards.
Berry, George. Gunner. Royal Artillery.
Berry, Kenneth William. Cadet. Merchant Navy
Best, Norman. L/Sgt. Notts. Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry
Bickerdike, William Private. Green Howards.
Bladen, Arthur. Civilian
Boddy, David. Sgt/Gunner Royal Air Force.
Booth, Leslie. A.B. Royal Navy.
Booth, Norman Flight Sergeant. Royal Air Force
Booth, Ronald. Private. Durham Light Infantry.
Boundy, Alan. Civilian.
Boundy, Edwin. Civilian.
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Boundy, George Civilian
Boundy, Margaret Civilian
Boundy, Martin Civilian
Boundy, William Civilian
Brett, John Stephen. Private. Green Howards.
Brown, Arthur Ernest Cadet Merchant Navy
Brown, Norman Albert Steward H.M.S. Veteran
Brown, Maynard George Civilian
Brown, Edward Geoffrey Civilian
Brown, Elsie Civilian
Brown, John Thomas. Gunner. A.A. Royal Artillery
Bruce, William Cpl. Northumberland Fusiliers.
Bryan, David Lieut. Royal Artillery
Buckle, Stanley Hilton. Asst. Cook. Merchant Navy
Buckley, Albert Private. Durham Light Infantry
Bulmer, Ronald. Pte. Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
Burlison, Joseph William. Gunner. Royal Artillery.
Bush, Frederick Harrison. Capt. Durham Light Infantry
Butler, Charles William A/E.R.A. H.M.S. Hecla.
Buttle, George Edward Pte. Durham Light Infantry
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Page 4
Campbell, Charles
Sub-Lieutenant
H.M.S. Patroclus
Carr, Harry Sergeant. Royal Air Force V.R.
Carroll, Hugh Engineer. Merchant Navy
Carroll, Raymond. Private. Durham Light Infantry.
Chambers, Clarence. Cabin Boy. Merchant Navy.
Chapman, Henry. Private. Green Howards.
Chapman, William Christopher. Civilian.
Chirnside, John Walter Flt./Lieut. Royal Air Force V.R.
Clayton, Charles Douglas. Pte. Durham Light Infantry
Cleary, John Sergeant, Royal Artillery
Clemmitt, John Leslie Driver Royal Corps of Signals.
Cliff, Joseph William Private Hampshire Regiment.
Close, George Albert L.A.C. Royal Air Force.
Cockin, Thomas Corporal Green Howards
Collett, George Richard Sapper Royal Engineers
Collins, Benjamin Fusilier Royal Scots Fusiliers
Connell, A.W. Pte. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.
Connor, Matthew Gunner Royal Artillery
Conroy, Albert Private South Staffs Regiment.
Cook, David L.A.C. Royal Air Force.
Cook, Thomas Guardsman Coldstream Guards.
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Page 5
Cooper, Florence Rose Civilian
Cooper, William Ord./Seaman H.M.S. Registan
Copeland, Harry Private Army Air Corps
Cowley, George Alfred. Ldg./Stoker H.M.S. Swift
Cox, Lisle. Sergeant. Obs. Royal Air Force.
Crooks, James Edwards Signalman H.M.S. Farsund.
Crowe, James William Pte. Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Cumbor, Thomas Shaftesbury Sgt. Royal Air Force.
Curry, James Christopher Pte. Royal Arm Medical Corps.
Crosby, Dane Geoffrey Radio Officer Merchant Navy
Close, Reuben Leonard Private Green Howards.
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Page 6
Davies, Charles
Sergeant
Royal Air Force
Davidson, Thomas Sergeant Irish Guards
Davidson, Walter Rifleman Scottish Rifles
Davison, John Sergeant Royal Air Force
Dickie, Alexander Carswell, St. Clair. 2nd Lieut. 14th Punjab.
Diddams, Cecil Ernest. Gunner. Royal Horse Artillery
Dinsdale, James Leslie Air Mechanic H.M.S. Eagle
Dinsdale, Stanley Stoker H.M.S. Hood
Dodds, David W. Private Cheshire Regiment
Dodds, Ivan Geoffrey H. Sgt./Pilot. Royal Air Force V.R.
Doughty, Frederick Pte. Royal West Kent Regiment.
Doughty Harold. A.B. Royal Navy
Douthwaite, Maurice. Pte. 1st Bn. Seaforth Highlanders.
Dulson, George William Private Green Howards
Duncan, James Bowan L.A.C. Royal Air Force.
Duncan, Leslie Corporal Royal Air Force.
Dunnill, Frank Private, Green Howards
Dunnill, John Edward E.R.A. H.M.S. Pembroke
Dobson, Joseph A.B. Royal Navy.
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Page 7
Ewles
Harold Cecil
Civilian
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Page 8
Fairlamb, Ada
Civilian Nurse
Fallon, Kenneth John A.B. H.M.S. Javelin
Farnes, Louisa Pte. Auxiliary Territorial Service
Farnes, Robert. Signalman Canadian Royal Corps of Sigs.
Fellows, Albert Edward A.B. Royal Navy
Ferri, Isabel Winifred Civilian
Fergus, Ralph Corporal. East Yorkshire Regiment.
Fisher, Edith Civilian
Fisher, Ernest Civilian
Fisher, John Stoker Merchant Navy
Foster, William Private Durham Light Infantry
Fox, William Watson Sergeant Royal Air Force
Foyle, Albert Sydney Sapper Royal Engineers
Fry, George William Driver Royal Army Service Corps.
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Page 9
Ganner, John Bertram,
Sub-Lieutenant
Royal Navy V.R.
Garside, Ernest. A.B. Royal Navy
Gore, William Ernest. DFC. Flt/Lieut. Royal Air Force.
Gore, John Lionel. Lieut. West Yorkshire Regiment.
Griffiths, John Ivor. Aircraftsman. Royal Air Force.
Gilfoyle, Sidney Augustine. A.B. H.M.S. Kelly
Guille, John Robert Gunner Royal Artillery
Guy, Leslie. Flight Sergeant. Royal Air Force.
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Page 10
Harbron, Thomas
Lance Corporal
Highland Light Infantry
Hardie, David Pilot Officer Royal Air Force
Harris, Alfred Private Green Howards
Harris, Levison Marine Royal Marines
Harris, Thomas Donald Pte. Durham Light Infantry
Harrison Bernard Silverius Pilot Officer Royal Air Force
Harrison, Harold Aircraftsman Royal Air Force V.R.
Hart, Clifford Guardsman Coldstream Guards
Hart, Thomas Osmond Craftsman
Harwood, Ronald Ovington Dvr. Royal Army Service Corps
Hassett, Honora Aircraftswoman W.A.A.F.
Hawksby, Bernard L. Seaman Royal Navy
Hay, Edwin Alexr. Marmaduke Craftsman
Hayton MaryAnn Elizabeth Civilian
Helyer, L.W. Bombardier Royal Artillery
Hemmings, Richard Private Pioneer Corps
Hempseed, Maurice Sgt./Eng. Royal Air Force
Heslop, Cuthbert A.B. H.M.S. Royal Oak
Hill, Albert Ernest A.B. H.M.S. Exmoor
Hill, Clifford Captain Northumberland Fusiliers
Hobbs, Tom Langdon Pte. East Yorkshire Regiment
Holmes, Joseph L/Cpl. Gordon Highlanders
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Page 11
Holmes, George Private Royal Army Medical Corps
Holmes, Leslie Thomas Corporal King’s Royal Rifles
Hooper, Stanley L.A.C. Royal Air Force
Hornsby, Raymond Gordon Sgt. Royal Air Force
Howell, Trevor Flying Officer Royal Air Force V.R.
Hunter, George L.A.C. Royal Air Force
Hurley, Frederick McCall A.B. H.M.S. Algerine
Husband, William Seymour Gunner L.A.A. Royal Artillery
Hill, Thomas William Pilot Officer Royal Air Force V.R.
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Page 12
Ibbotson, Ronald
Sergeant Pilot
Royal Air Force V.R.
Imeson, Harry Private Essex Regiment
Ingram, John Aircraftsman Royal Air Force V.R.
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Page 13
Jackson, George
Private
Green Howards
Jackson, John Fusilier Northumberland Fusils
Jackson, Raymond Private Green Howards
James, Henry Gunner Royal Artillery
James, William McPherson Flying Officer, Royal Air Force
Jameson, John William Corporal Royal Air Force
Jennings, Gordon Sgt./Pilot Royal Air Force V.R.
Johnson, Stanley Private Army
Jordon, Michael Stoker H.M.S./M. Oxley
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Page 14
Kelly, Ernest Raymond
A.B.
M/V San Delphino
Kirk, Harold Engineer Merchant Navy
Kirk, John Thomas Guardsman Grenadier Guards
Kynaston, Brian Trooper Royal Tank Regiment.
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Page 15
Lambert, Kenneth
Lance Corporal
K.O. Yorkshire Light Infantry
Laverick, Joseph Edward Sergeant Green Howards
Lawson, William Leslie A.B. Merchant Navy
Lofthouse, Frederick Q/Master. Merchant Navy
Lowes, Edward Civilian
Loynes, John Thomas Pte. Royal Army Medical Corps.
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Page 16
Machin, Dorothy
Nursing Officer
Q.A.I.M.N.S. (R)
Magee, Edward Private Queen’s Own.
March, George Alexander Lieut. Royal Navy
Marley, William T. Trooper. Reconnaissance Corps.
Marshall, John James A.B. Royal Navy
Marsden, Tom. C.P.O. H.M.S./M. Simoon
Marston, Thomas Deck Boy Merchant Navy
Mason, Alan Ernest Sergeant Royal Air Force
Mason, Leonard George Corporal Royal Air Force
Mawson, Harry Flt/Sgt. Royal Air Force V.R.
Morgan, James Private Home Guard
Morton, Alexander Stoker H.M.T. Stella Capello
Morton, Ernest Telegraphist H.M.S. Lapwing
Moss, Anthony F. Aircraftsman Royal Air Force
Murphy, John Aircraftsman Royal Air Force V.R.
McBride, Patrick James Pte. Royal Welch Fusiliers
McCoy, John William Private Green Howards
McCue, Thomas Marine Royal Marines
McEwen, Alfred L. Flying Officer Royal Air Force V.R.
McGlade, Cyril A.B. H.M.S. Galatea.
McKenzie, J.E. Merchant Navy
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Page 17
McLean, Charles John E.R.A. H.M.S. Glorious
McLean, Thomas C.P.O. H.M.S. Curacao
McLone, J.W. Private Sherwood Foresters
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