Memorial

Memorial 1914-18 County Rugby F.C.

Durham City

Memorial Name: Book of Remembrance 1914-18 County Rugby F.C. (D47.091)

NEWMP Ref No.: D47.091

Parish: Durham City

Original Location:

Durham County Rugby Union.

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Leather binding.

Inscription:

Page 4

County Players killed in the
Great War
Our pride is in your sacrifice
Know that we “carry on”.

Memorial Description:

Book entitled “Durham Rugby County Union 1876-1936”.

This is covered in red leather with the title embossed in gold on the front with the Club shield.

This is a history book of the club.

Page 4 carries a list of those who were killed in the Great War.

Names:

27 names and the teams they played for.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. The photo of March 1914 is worthy of scrutiny. Seven of the players were either killed in action or died on war service, including two sets of brothers.

Sources:

Photo: Tony Harding

Durham County Rugby Union 1876-1936 Sixty Years Records of the County Fifteen.(Including four unofficial matches played prior to the establishment of the Union, October 10th 1876). 1936. C. Berkley Cowell and E. Watts Moses. Printers and Publishers Andrew Reid & Co., Newcastle on Tyne. In Tyne & Wear Archives Ref. L5028 / Sports.

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Research Acknowledgements:

Tony Harding;
James Pasby;
Tyne & Wear Archives

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Names Documents:

DURHAM      Durham County Rugby Union.

 

Page 4

  County Players killed in the

  Great War

 

  Our pride is in your sacrifice

  Know that we “carry on”.

 

  C.Y. Adamson      Durham City

  R.W. Adamson      Durham City

  D. Blakey         Winlaton Vulcans

  J.A. Bruce        North Durham

  R.T. Casebourn    Hartlepool Rovers

  A.J. Dingle       Oxford University and Hartlepool Rovers

  H.J. Dingle       Durham University and Durham City

  R. Elliott        Durham City

  C.O. Farrow       Hartlepool Rovers

  J.H.T. Farrow     Hartlepool Rovers

  C.R. Fausett      Hartlepool Rovers

  R.B. Foster       North Durham

  N.B. Hall         North Durham

  N.F. Humphreys    Durham City

  T. Hunter         Winlaton Vulcans

  J. Levitt         Tudhoe

  A.F. Maynard      Durham School, Cambridge University

                    and Durham City

  N.C. Neilson      Sunderland, Winlaton Vulcans and

                    Northern

  R. Noble          North Durham

  F. Paterson       Hartlepool Rovers

  J. Perry          Hartlepool Rovers

  R.P. Purves       Hartlepool Rovers

  G. Robson         Westoe

  R.H. Robson       Hartlepool Rovers

  J. Smith          Durham City

  W.J. Vater        Winlaton Vulcans

  J. Whitford       Hartlepool Rovers

NamesD47.091   

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