The Yorkshire Regiment, Local War Memorials

War Memorials Elsewhere, -
Crook
(Co. Durham)

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Crook War Memorial
The War Memorial in Crook.
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

The War Memorial in Crook is an impressive monument in the town centre. The great majority of names on the memorial are for men of the Durham Light Infantry, but several other regiments, - including the Yorkshire Regiment, are represented.

The four memorial panels are shown as small-sized images below. Larger sized versions of these images may be obtained by selecting the small image; close the window that opens to return to this page. The larger sized images may be used for transcription, if neccessary.
Details of the men of the Yorkshire Regiment are shown below these images.
(Unfortunately, although 6 names appear on the memorial under "Yorks", only 4 of the names are for the Yorkshire Regiment. The other "Yorks" names belong to other Yorkshire regiments.)

One "Yorks" name is G HAGEDON. This is George Hagedorn of the 10th KOYLI.
L NORMAN was of the 11th East Yorkshire Regiment.

Private James Henderson English. 203131. The Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 20 January 1919. Aged 21.
Buried in CROOK CEMETERY.
(Incorrectly shown on the Crook War Memorial as being in the East Yorkshire Regiment).

Serjeant Herbert Lister. 7569. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 14 May 1915.
Born Osmotherley (Northallerton), Enlisted Northallerton.
Buried GUARDS CEMETERY, WINDY CORNER, CUINCHY.
(Tony Young (<a.a.young@btinternet.com>) has drawn the attention of this website to the June 1915 "St. Catherine's Journal" (Crook Parish Magazine) which states that Serjeant Lister was serving as a Police Constable in Crook when war was declared. He was with a "A" Company of the 2nd Battalion when killed, and had embarked with the 2nd Battalion in October 1914 as a Reservist, - having been a Regular soldier beforehand. Serjeant Lister's name appears on the Durham Police Memorial).

Private Herbert Thomas Dale Moses. 20253. 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 17 September 1915.
Born Richmond (Yorks), Enlisted Crook (Durham)
Buried CROOK CEMETERY.

Private James Robert Spence. 9600. 1st Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Jane Ann Hall (formerly Spence), of III, Southend Villas, Crook, Co. Durham, and Anthony Hall (stepfather). Died 2 November 1918. Aged 28.
Born Northallerton, Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Crook.
(Buried Cherat New Cem. C. 53.).
Commemorated DELHI MEMORIAL (INDIA GATE).

Private George Thomas Wilkinson. 19945. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 4 September 1918.
Born Crook, Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees, Resided Eaglescliffe.
Buried VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT.

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