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War
Memorials Elsewhere, - Brandon (Co. Durham) |
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The War Memorial for Brandon, Co. Durham
Photo : Edward Nicholl
The War Memorial for Brandon is located at the top (Northern) end of Sawmills Lane in Brandon, shortly before the road turns sharp left towards New Brancepeth. The memorial used to be in front of a public house, the Prince Bishop, but this has now been converted into a private house. Another private house has been built on what was once the adjacent car park.
The memorial is a simple shaft, mounted on a square base. One face of the base carries the dedication for the memorial. Two of the other faces commemorate 14 men who lost their lives in the First World War, and the remaining face commemorates 4 men who lost their lives in the Second World War.
One slight curiosity of the memorial is that the dedication for the First World War puts the dates at 1914 - 1918, and yet the commemorations are for 1914 - 1919.
The names of those commemorated are shown below.
1914-1918 George Brown Thomas Chilton Samuel Cully MM Arthur Guyll Edward Kelly Henry Robson William Robson |
1914-1918 Albert Rodgers Horace Schofield Raymond Scott John Sherrington Frankland Smith John Smith Robert Warkman |
1939-1945 N Tunney P Guyll W Bramley C Colwell |
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Two soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on this memorial (their names are emphasised, above).
Private George Albert Brown. 201938. 4th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William Thomas and Mary Brown of 5, Brandon
Village, Durham. Killed 14 May 1917. Aged 21.
Born Witton Gilbert (Durham), Enlisted Croft-on-Tees, Resided Brandon (Durham).
Buried ST. NICOLAS BRITISH CEMETERY.
Private Edward Kelly, 15195. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 9 October 1917.
Born Ushaw Moor, Enlisted Durham.
Buried BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY.
The Names of Privates Brown and Kelly on the Brandon War Memorial
Photo : Edward Nicholl
The Dedication on the Brandon War Memorial.
Photo : Edward Nicholl
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