Memorial

Rolls of Honour 1914-18 1939-45 St. Thomas

Craghead

Memorial Name: Rolls of Honour 1914-18 1939-45 St. Thomas (C120.06)

NEWMP Ref No.: C120.06

Parish: Craghead

Original Location:

St. Thomas’ Church, Lowry Lane (Closed)

Present Location:

The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

1945

Inscription:

None

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour 1914-18
This is a list typed on paper 12 inches high x 5 inches wide (30cms x 13cms), the names listed in two columns.

Roll of Honour 1939-45
This is a list typed on paper 12 inches high x 5 inches wide (30cms x 13cms), the names listed in a single column.

Handwritten adjustments have been made.

The lists are attached to two identical pieces of card, on the front of each is a cross surmounted by a sword with the words “Christian Victory” at the top and “Craghead Parish 1945” at the bottom. The card fronts were printed by Jordison & Co Ltd Middlesbrough.

Names:

53 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. St. Thomas’ closed May 1st 1997 and was later converted for residential use.

2. In The Parish Magazine for December 1942 the Vicar writes:-
A Second “Roll of Honour”

As many know there is hung in the Church above the “Soldiers Table” an illuminated Roll of Honour containing the names of all the Craghead men who were killed in the Great War of 1914 to 1818 (sic) – list which corresponds to the list of names on the Cenotaph.

As now unfortunately, a list of new casualties must be made the Vicar will be much obliged if there is sent to him the exact, name, rank etc of any whose death is caused by the present war. He would also like to have similar information about any missing or Prisoners of war so that later on a correct list may be available for Commemoration purposes. In that way the difficulty experience when the Cenotaph was erected will not occur.

3. Roll of Honour 1914 -18 based on C120.04 but the names of  Edward Simpson and James W. Ward are not included.

4. Roll of Honour 1939-45 – compared with C120.01 the names of R. Gordon, Robert Keers, Richard Richardson, Vincent Parker and John Mervyn Dennis are not on the Memorial. Two names R.W. Cummings and R. Gardner on C120.01 are not include in this list.

Sources:

Photos: John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall

The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)
Ref: EP/Cra 4/71 Parish Magazine December 1942 mentions list of new casualties
Ref: EP/Cra 1/20 1914-18 list
Ref: EP/Cra 1/21 1939-45 list

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
John and Mavis Dixon

Research In Progress:

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Names Documents:

   

Craghead St Thomas

   

1914-18

First Column              Second Column

   Thomas Atkinson           Thomas Lowery

   John W. Bainbridge        Richard Lowery

   Thomas R. Bainbridge      Henry Mansell

   Thomas Bamboro            William Martin

   Charles Barnes            Henry Mather    

   John Bell                 Thomas J. Maughan

   William Blackburn         Hugh McDonald

   Fred. Bowman              Rodger McGuire

   Alfred Boyes              John McGuire

   John Bristo               Thomas Mortimer

   Richard Brown             James Mountain

   Thomas Carr               James Newman

   Thomas Carr               George Nichol

   William Carr              Edward Ormston

   Andrew Carter             Thomas Owens

   Arnold Coates             Alfred Parker

   Thomas Curtis             Samuel Pearson

   Andrew Corbett            John Pounder

   Joseph Craigs             Thomas Price

   Robert Craigs             Charles Rackham

   James T. Calvert          Thomas Ramshaw

   Stanley Darwood           William Rutherford

   Charles Dazley            William Robinson

   J.J. Dickenson            William Smith

   Thomas Dixon              Thomas Salkeld

   Thomas Dyson              Josiah Scaife

   John Davison              John Scott

   Ralph Davison             John Simpson

   John Ellis                Norman Silk

   Lance Ellison             Joseph Snow

   Richard Ellison           Theo. Staff

   Thomas R. Emery           William Staff

   John Flowers              Robert Steward

   Daniel Freeman            Thomas Smith

   Henry Greener             George Savage

   John W. Greener           John Talbot

   William Grundy            Wilfred Tearney

   John Harold               Edward Thulway

   Charles Haw               James Turner

   George Henderson          Thomas Taylor

   George Holmes             Benjamin Watson

   Harry Horne               William Ward

   John Horsley              Thomas Walton

   William Hunt              F.A. Weeks

   A. Hands                  Joseph Wilkinson

   J.E. Hetherington         Henry White

   Robert W. Jacques         John Wallace

   Wilfred Johnson           James Wheatman

   Arthur Kennedy            James Watson (Addition crossed out)

   Arthur Lancaster      

   Charles Lancaster     

   James Lancaster       

   Leslie Lathan         

   Vivian Lathan         

   George E. Larmouth    

   Robert Larmouth       

   William Lewis         

   James Lockie          

   Matthew Lonsdale 

 

1939-45

1939

     Norman Ainsworth

     Harry Blayney

     George Blakey

     S. Blakey

     D.W. Carr

     G. Copeland

     A. Cruddas

     P. Curry

     W. Cuthbertson

     J. Darwood

     F. Draper

     E. Gill

     R. Gordon

     Frederick Grix

     Sidney Grix

     J. Heal

     V. Heavysides

     T. Hudspith

     J. Hunter

     J. Ingram

     J.W. Jones

     T. Jones

     L. Keirs

     Robert Keers

     D. Laverick

     H. Laybourne

     W. Liddle

     T.W. Martin

     D. Maughan (Douglas)

     M. McMahon

     C. Meakin

     V.G. Meakin

     J. Metcalf

     D. Mortimer (+ T. Mortimer)

     M.G. Morton

     J.W. Morton

     M. Oakes

     L. O.Grady

     R. Patterson

     R. Peart

     W.C. Pounder 

     G. Scott 

     J.L. Shields 

     J. Simpson 

     J.T. Snaith 

     H. Stout

     R. Thompson

     T.D. Tomlinson

     L. Whittle

     J. Wharton

     Richard Richardson

     Vincent Parker (words crossed out unreadable)

     John Mervyn Dennis (words crossed out unreadable)

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