Memorial
Book of Remembrance 1939-45 Urban District Council
Houghton le Spring
Memorial Name: Book of Remembrance 1939-45 Urban District Council (H132.03)
NEWMP Ref No.: H132.03
Parish: Houghton le Spring
Houghton le Spring Urban District Council Offices
Church of St. Michael and All Angels, The Broadway.
1939-45
Leather bound book
Fly leaf
Houghton
le Spring
Book of Remembrance
World War
1939-1945.
First page
Herein is inscribed
with proud and
honoured remembrance
the name of each
man and woman
who lived in
Houghton le Spring
Urban District
and who died
in the service of
King and Country
during the
World War of
1939-1945.
Book of Remembrance, leather bound, with blue and gold lettering.
There is a small raised, oval design of a tree and hog on the front cover.
The pages are 14 inches high x 9½ inches wide (36cms x 24cms).
The lettering on each page is handwritten, the names in black, the regiment in red.
74 names and regiments.
See transcript.
1. In Tyne and Wear Archives there is a draft list of names prepared for the Council which has been added to the names file.
Photos: C. Sanders; Tony Harding
Tyne and Wear Archives
Ref: C/HS 2/42 (5) draft list of names.
Additional Research Documents
H132.03 Photos of All Pages
C. Sanders;
James Pasby;
Tony Harding
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HOUGHTON LE SPRING St. Michael and All Angels’ Church
Front Cover
Houghton le Spring
Book of Remembrance
World War 1939-45
Title Page
Houghton
le Spring
Book of
Remembrance
World War
1939-1945
Dedication page
Herein is inscribed
with proud and
honoured remembrance,
the name of each
man and woman
who lived in the
Houghton le Spring
Urban District
and who died
in the service of
King and Country
during the
World War of
1939-1945
Page 1
Ainsley, Robert
Royal Tank Regiment
Ainsworth, Thomas Edward
Coldstream Guards
Armstrong, Arthur
Royal Air Force
Bell, Andrew
Royal Artillery
Berry, Silas Hickman
Merchant Navy
Briggs, James
Royal Air Force
Brown, R.
Royal Air Force
Burnside, John
Royal Air Force
Campbell, James Sinclare
Royal Navy
Page 2
Chambers, William
Royal Air Force
Chase Maurice Laverick
Durham Light Infantry
Clark, Hilary D.
Royal Air Force
Cook, Arthur
North Staffordshire Regiment
Cowell, John Robert
6th Cameronians
Cowler, Thomas William
Royal Navy
Darycott, Frank
Royal Air Force
Davidson, George
Coldstream Guards
Devon, Cecil Richard
Durham Light Infantry
Page 3
Dodds, George William
Royal Army Medical Corps
Dorn, David
Royal Air Force
Faghy, Samuel Coffey
Royal Engineers
Fallon, James
King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Fields, Alfred
West Yorkshire Regiment
Fisher, John
Durham Light Infantry
Galley, Denis
Royal Air Force
Geldart, Douglas
Royal Air Force
Gowland, Robert
Royal Air Force
Page 4
Green, Ronald Brunton
Royal Corps of Signals
Hancock, James
Royal Air Force
Hancock, Sidney
Royal Navy
Henderson, William Garbutt
Royal Air Force
Higgin, John Austen
Royal Navy
Holland, John James
Royal Electrical & Mech. Engineers
Hunter, Robert
Coldstream Guards
Hutchinson, Ernest Allen
Durham Light Infantry
Hutchinson, George
Royal Air Force
Page 5
Jane, Charles
Royal Artillery
Johnson, William Thomas
Royal Artillery
Lauderdale, Thomas Alfred
Royal Artillery
Lawson, John
Royal Air Force
Lawson, Norman
Royal Artillery
Lawson, William Garnett
Royal Tank Regiment
Lawther, Edward
Durham Light Infantry
Leonard, John George
Durham Light Infantry
Lowery, John Shuttleworth
Royal Artillery
Page 6
McDermand, James
Royal Air Force
McDermand, John
Royal Armoured Corps
McLeary, Thomas William
Royal Air Force
Marsh, J.
Lincolnshire Regiment
Monaghan, David Bell
Royal Navy
Moore, Joseph Nixon
Pioneers Corps
Moreton, John Henry
Royal Air Force
Nearey, I.G.V.
R.P.S.
Palmer, James
Royal Air Force
Page 7
Patterson, Ernest
Durham Light Infantry
Pitt, Cyril
Royal Artillery
Powell, Stanley
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Richardson, John
Royal Artillery
Robinson, Benjamin
Durham Light Infantry
Robson, Robert
Royal Navy
Rudd, Lennie Albert
Royal Field Artillery
Saxon, Edward
Royal Air Force
Schofield, John Henry
Reconnaissance Corps
Page 8
Scott, Edward
Royal Air Force
Scott, Leonard
Royal Engineers
Shields, Charles Robert
Royal Air Force
Smith, Ralph Stanley
Royal Air Force
Smurthwaite, Joseph
Royal Air Force
Stockport, Wallace
Royal Air Force
Straughan, Thomas
Royal Engineers
Tate, Leslie
Royal Air Force
Tubmen, John Thomas
Durham Light Infantry
Page 9
Turnbull, Richard Wilkinson
Royal Navy
Turner, Cuthbert John
Royal Navy
Walker, Annie
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Watson, Frederick
Royal Hussars
White, Thomas
Welch Regiment
Williamson, Maurice
Royal Air Force
Page 10
Names received subsequent
to the completion of the book
Keegan, Charles
Royal Artillery
Martin, William Baker
Reconnaissance Corps
Page 11
Their names
are revered
for
all time
Document in Tyne and Wear Archives
Sheet 1
Urban District Council of Houghton-le-Spring
Particulars for record of War Deaths in
Book of Remembrance
Name Service
Ainsley, Robert Royal Tank Regiment
Ainsworth, Thomas Edward Coldstream Guards
Armstrong, Arthur R.A.F.
Bell, Andrew Royal Artillery
Berry, Silas Hickman Merchant Navy
Briggs, James R.A.F.
Brown, R. R.A.F.
Burnside, John R.A.F.
Campbell, James Sinclare Royal Navy
Chambers, William R.A.F.
Chase Maurice Laverick Durham Light Infantry
Clark, Hilary D. R.A.F.
Cook, Arthur North Staffs Infantry
Cowell, John Robert 6th Cameroons
Cowler, Thomas William Royal Navy
Darycott, Frank R.A.F.
Davidson, George Coldstream Guards
Devon, Cecil Richard Durham Light Infantry
Dodds, George William R.A.M.C.
Dorn, David R.A.F.
Faghy, Samuel Coffey Royal Engineers
Fallon, James King’s Own Scottish Bds
Fields, Alfred West Yorks.
Fisher, John Durham Light Infantry
Galley, Denis R.A.F.
Geldart, Douglas R.A.F.
Gowland, Robert R.A.F.
Green, Ronald Brunton Royal Corps Signals
Hancock, James R.A.F.
Hancock, Sidney Royal Navy
Henderson, William Garbutt R.A.F.
Higgin, John Austen Royal Navy
Holland, John James R.E.M.E.
Hunter, Robert Coldstream Guards
Sheet 2
Hutchinson, Ernest Allen Durham Light Infantry
Hutchinson, George R.A.F.
Jane, Charles Royal Artillery
Johnson, William Thomas Royal Artillery
Lauderdale, Thomas Alfred Royal Artillery
Lawson, John R.A.F.
Lawson, Norman Royal Artillery
Lawson, William Garnett Royal Tank Regiment
Lawther, Edward Durham Light Infantry
Leonard, John George Durham Light Infantry
Lowery, John Shuttleworth Royal Artillery
McDermand, James R.A.F.
McDermand, John R.A.C.
McLeary, Thomas William R.A.F.
Marsh, J. Lincolnshire Regiment
Monaghan, David Bell Royal Navy
Moore, Joseph Nixon Pioneers Corps
Moreton, John Henry R.A.F.
Nearey, I.G.V. R.P.S.
Palmer, James R.A.F.
Patterson, Ernest Durham Light Infantry
Pitt, Cyril Royal Artillery
Powell, Stanley Royal Berkshire Regiment
Richardson, John Royal Artillery
Robinson, Benjamin Durham Light Infantry
Robson, Robert Royal Navy
Rudd, Lennie Albert Royal Field Artillery
Saxon, Edward R.A.F.
Scofield, John Henry Reconnaissance Corps.
Scott, Edward R.A.F.
Scott, Leonard Royal Engineers
Shields, Charles Robert R.A.F.
Smith, Ralph Stanley R.A.F.
Smurthwaite, Joseph R.A.F.
Stockport, Wallace R.A.F.
Sheet 3
Straughan, Thomas Royal Engineers
Tate, Leslie R.A.F.
Tubmen, John Thomas Durham Light Infantry
Turnbull, Richard Wilkinson Royal Navy
Turner, Cuthbert John Royal Navy
Walker, Annie A.T.S.
Watson, Frederick Royal Hussars
White, Thomas Welch Regiment
Williamson, Maurice R.A.F.
Handwritten list of names
Clarke, Hilary
Armstrong, Arthur
Crosthwaite, Laurence
Lanaghan, John
Downes, Matthew
Riani, Colombo
Racle, Philip
Brett, David
Hall, Thomas Edwin
Richardson, Arthur
Garrigan, Colin
Schofield, John
Carroll, Gerard
Keegan, Christopher Charles
Notes 2016
The hand written additional names are from St Michael's RC Church lists (H132.09).
James Fallon on the R.C. List, is in the Book and not on the hand written list.
Hilary Clarke, Arthur Armstrong and John Schofield are in the Book and the typed list.
Christopher Charles Keegan is an addition to the Book.
William Baker Martin, an addition to the Book is not on the typed list.
The other ten from the R.C. list are not included in the Book.
NamesH123.03
War Memorial Indexes
County Durham Index
Newcastle Index
Northumberland Index
Over The Tees Index
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