Memorial

Book of Remembrance 1939-45 Korea St. Luke

Ferryhill

Memorial Name: Book of Remembrance 1939-45 Korea St. Luke (F38.11)

NEWMP Ref No.: F38.11

Parish: Ferryhill

Original Location:

St. Luke’s Church, Church Lane, Ferryhill. DL17 8LT

Which War:

a. 1939-45
b. Korea

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Dedicated 24th September 1947

Materials Used:

Leather cover, vellum pages

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Written and illuminated by J.R. Dowse, Newark

Inscription:

Title page
See of Durham

1939 (Badge) 1945
Parish of Ferryhill

First page
They served
We will
Remember
them

Memorial Description:

Book of Remembrance 12½ inches high x 9¼ inches wide (32cms x 23.5cms), set in a glass topped light oak case.

The binding is of leather, edged with a single line in gold.

A cross at centre is also outlined in gold.

The fly leaf and dedication pages are in colour with gilding.

The whole book has been done in calligraphy.

There is a page for each month.

The name of the month is in red, with each name in capital letters listed in black under the relevant date and year which are in lower case.

Names:

a. 57 ranks, full names, regiments and dates of death
b. 1 rank, full name and date of death
See transcript

Notes:

1. Korean casualty Private John Shaw’s name must have been added at a later date.

Sources:

Photos: Dorothy Hall

The Parish of St. Luke 1853-2003 Ferryhill

Research Acknowledgements:

Richard and Kathleen Armstrong;
Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress:

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Names Documents:

   

Ferryhill St. Luke

   

Page 1

   See of Durham   

   1939 (Badge) 1945  

   Parish of Ferryhill

   

Page 2

   They served   

   We will

   Remember

   Them

    

Page 3

   January

   

   January 26th 1944                     R.A.F.

   Sergt. Matthew Fletcher               Aged 22 yrs.

   

   January 29th 1944                     R.N.

   P/O. Gordon A. Fawcett                Aged 23 yrs.

   

   January 29th 1944                     R.A.F.

   Herbert Howson                        Aged 20 yrs.

   

   January 17th 1945                     Durham Light Infantry           

   Pte. Alfred Yates                     Aged 18 yrs.

   

   January 12th 1951                     R.A.O.C.

   Pte. John Shaw                        Aged 19 yrs.

   

Page 4

February

   

   February 16th 1941                    Durham Light Infantry

   Pte. William Scott                    Aged 28 yrs.

   

   February 24th 1943                    R.N.

   A.B. Joseph W. Allinson               Aged 21 yrs.

   

   February 10th 1944                    West Yorkshire

   Pte. John J. Payne                    Aged 25 yrs.

   

   February 20th 1944                    R.A.F.

   P.O. John Lawrens, D.F.M.             Aged 26 yrs.

   

   February 23rd 1944                    Royal Artillery

   Gunner William Simpson                Aged 24 yrs.

   

   February 8th 1943                     R.A.F.

   F/Sgt. Harry Smith                    Aged 21 yrs.

   

Page 5

March

   March 2nd 1941                        R.A.F.

   Sergt. Alfred Coates                  Aged 21 yrs.

   

   March 8th 1945                        R.A.F.

   Sergt. Nav. Alan D. Dodd              Aged 20 yrs.

   

   March 12th 1945                       K.O.S.B.

   Drummer John H. Darwin                Aged 28 yrs.

   

   March 13th 1941                       R.A.F.

   Sergt. Pilot John C. Bell             Aged 30 yrs.

   

   March 14th 1945                       R.A.F.

   Flt. Lt. Matthew W. Bell              Aged 23 yrs.

   

   March 16th 1945                       R.N.

   Gunner Alfred Gregson                 Aged 24 yrs.

    

Page 6

April

   April 18th 1943                       R.A.M.C.

   Cpl. John Norton                      Aged 37 yrs.

   

   April 25th 1944                       R.A.F.

   Flt. Sergt. Thomas Ramage             Aged 29 yrs.

   

Page 7

May

   May 1940                              Durham Light Infantry

   Pte. Edward Stoker                    Aged 19 yrs.

   

   May 10th 1940                         Durham Light Infantry

   Pte. George M. Davies                 Aged 29 yrs.

   

   May 23rd 1940                         Cameronians

   C.S.M. William S. Todd                Aged 33 yrs.

   

   May 27th 1940                         Cameronians

   Rflman. Joseph E. Little              Aged 21 yrs.

   

   May 6th 1941                          R.A.F.

   P/O John Howard                       Aged 22 yrs.

   

   May 15th 1941                         Durham Light Infantry

   Pte. Thomas A. Pybus                  Aged 22 yrs.

   

   May 16th 1941                         Durham Light Infantry

   Sergt. Benjamin Lamb                  Aged 28 yrs.

   

   May 1942                              R.N.

   Matthew Gibson                        Aged 26 yrs.

   

   May 25th 1943                         R.A.F.

   Sergt. John W. Richardson             Aged 28 yrs.

   

Page 8

June

   

   June 2nd 1940                         R.A.

   Gunner Wilfrid F. Clark               Aged 20 yrs.

   

   June 28th 1942                        Durham Light Infantry

   Pte. Walter Oliver                    Aged 25 yrs.

   

Page 9

July

   

   July 21st 1943                        R.E.

   Sapper Oliver Morton                  Aged 19 yrs.

   

   July 25th 1943                        R.A.F.

   P/O Derek Williams, D.F.M.            Aged 21 yrs.

   

   July 25th 1944                        Welsh Guards

   Driver Thomas Stephenson              Aged 24 yrs.

   

   July 25th 1944                        R.A.

   Sergt. James H. Joice                 Aged 25 yrs.

   

   July 17th 1945                        R.A.F.

   Cpl. Norman Hughes                    Aged 24 yrs.

   

Page 10

August

   

   August 27th 1941                      R.A.F.

   Cpl. Frederick Binks                  Aged 41 yrs.

   

   August 6th 1943                       R.A.

   Gunner Thomas H. Ellis                Aged 35 yrs.

   

   August 3rd 1944                       R.N.

   A.B. Robert W. Neasham                Aged 28 yrs.

   

   August 24th 1944                      R.A.F.

   Sergt. Nav. Douglas Batson            Aged 20 yrs.

   

Page 11

September

   

   September 4th 1943                    R.A.F.

   Sergt. Ralph Lawson                   Aged 20 yrs.

   

   September 6th 1943                    R.A.F.

   Flt/Sergt. William Goldsbrough        Aged 21 yrs.

   

   September 9th 1943                    K.O.Y.L.I.

   L/Cpl. Harry Hunter                   Aged 31 yrs.

   

   September 21st 1943                   R.A.F.

   Sergt. Pilot William B. Routledge     Aged 21 yrs.

   

   September 10th 1944                   Durham Light Infantry

   Pte. John R. Charlton                 Aged 29 yrs.

   

   September 21st 1944                   R.A.O.C.

   Sergt. Thomas H. Raine                Aged 32 yrs.

   

Page 12

October

   

   October 2nd 1942                      R.N.

   L/S. Basil T. Iveson                  Aged 23 yrs.

   

   October 25th 1942                     R.A.F.

   Sergt. Observ. John McGauchie         Aged 22 yrs.

   

   October 23rd 1943                     Hussars

   Trooper William Lee                   Aged 29 yrs.

   

   October 4th 1944                      Durham Light Infantry

   L/Col. Middleton J. Forster           Aged 19 yrs.

   

   October 10th 1944                     Durham Light Infantry

   Cpl. Charles Bell                     Aged 30 yrs.

   

Page 13

November

   

   November 24th 1941                    R.N.

   Joseph White                          Aged 19 yrs.

   

   November 15th 1942                    R.N.

   A.B. Matthew English                  Aged 22 yrs.

   

Page 14

December

   

   December 11th 1942                    R.H.A.

   Gunner John H. Newton                 Aged 27 yrs.

   

   December 17th 1942                    R.N.

   A.B. Douglas Ovington                 Aged 19 yrs.

   

   December 17th 1942                    R.N.

   E.R.A. Albert H. Forster              Aged 22 yrs.

   

   December 28th 1942                    R.A.F.

   Sergt. Frank Charlton                 Aged 20 yrs.

   

   December 6th 1944                     R.A.F.

   Cpl. Winskill Egglestone              Aged 30 yrs.

   

   December 18th 1944                    R.A.F.

   Flt/Sergt. George R.T. Taylor         Aged 35 yrs.

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