War Memorials Elsewhere, - Shildon (Co. Durham)

The War Memorial in Shildon, Co. Durham.
Photo by Edward Nicholl, <emn@enicholl.com>

The Shildon War Memorial is situated at the entrance to Shildon's parish church, beside a building that used to house a bank.
The memorial is a pedestal, with a bronze sculpture of a soldier surmounting it. On the front of the pedestal is a bronze wreath, with the dedication;-

The names of the dead from the First World War are on two bronze panels on either side of the pedestal. The names of the dead from the Second World War are on a single bronze panel at the rear of the pedestal.

There are 265 names of the dead of the First World War. Of these names 15 are for soldiers of the Yorkshire Regiment. Details of soldiers of the Yorkshire Regiment can be found below.

The images below these names are of the First World War names on the memorial. By selecting the smaller sized image, a larger one opens up in a new window. The larger sized image is suitable for transcription. Close the window that opens to return to this page. (Photos by Edward Nicholl, <emn@enicholl.com>).
Further details of the memorial, together with lists of the First World war names, can be found on the North East War Memorials Project page.

Private Ralph Bainbridge. 6257. 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers attd. 29th Trench Mortar Bty., formerly 15931 Yorkshire Regiment. Brother of Mrs. M. Cummins, of 25, Soho St., New Shildon, Co. Durham. Killed 3 December 1917. Aged 30.
Born New Shildon, Enlisted Stokesley, Resided New Shildon (Co. Durham).
Commemorated Panel 45, JERUSALEM MEMORIAL.

Private Henry Raymond Greener, 18062. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. M. C. H. Greener, of 79, Albert St., Shildon, Co. Durham, and the late W. Greener. Died 7 October 1917. Aged 25.
Born Shildon, Enlisted Darlington, Resided Shildon.
Commemorated on Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.

Private Charles Alfred Hague. 16377. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George Head Hague and Helen Hague, late of Shildon, Co. Durham; husband of Lily Hague, of Swaledale House, Durham Rd., Darlington. Born at Stockton. Died 4 April 1917. Aged 25.
Born Stockton-on-Tees, Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided Shildon (Durham).
Buried in WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAULTY.

Private Samuel Longstaff. 16378. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 15 June 1915.
Born Old Shildon (Durham), Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided New Shildon.
Commemorated on Panel 12, LE TOURET MEMORIAL.
(Name spelled "Longstaffe" on the Shildon Memorial)

Private Alfred MacDowell. 34829. 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), formerly 4340 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Richard and Elizabeth MacDowell, of 1, Lumley Crescent, Shildon, Co. Durham. Killed 12 September 1918. Aged 21.
Born Shildon (Durham), Enlisted Shildon.
Buried HERMIES HILL BRITISH CEMETERY.

Private Joseph Matthews, 18059. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George and Agnes Matthews; husband of Ethel May Chipchase (formerly Matthews), of 51, Garbutt St., Shildon, Co. Durham. Killed 23 July 1916. Aged 22.
Born Shildon (Durham), Enlisted Darlington, Resided Shildon.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.

Private Frederick Mills. 34108. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 29333 Lincolnshire Regt. Killed 16 October 1917.
Born Shildon (Durham), Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided Shildon.
Buried DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY.

Private Robert Major Murton. 21094. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 18762 Durham L I. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Eye (Suffolk), Enlisted Durham, Resided New Shildon (Durham).
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
(It appears that the full name of Private Murton is "Robert Major Murton" as shown on the Eye (Suffolk) War Memorial, although as "Robert Murton" in the CWGC and SDGW data. See Peter Clarke's notes.)

Private Thomas Parker. 20225. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 5 July 1916.
Born Shildon (Durham), Enlisted Darlington, Resided Old Shildon.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.

Corporal George Gregory Pearson. 38717. 9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Lily Pearson, of 16, Elm Rd., Shildon, Co. Durham. Killed 17 July 1917. Aged 24.
Born Shildon (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided New Shildon.
Buried LARCH WOOD (RAILWAY CUTTING) CEMETERY.
(Shown in SDGW as "John Gregory Pearson"; in GH Gazette database as "G G Pearson")

Private George Rickaby. 18157. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 8 February 1917.
Born Durham, Enlisted Darlington, Resided Shildon.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.

Private Ernest Robinson. 39208. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Mary Ada Robinson, of Club House, Main St., Shildon, Co. Durham. Killed 13 May 1917. Aged 22.
Born Evenwood, Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided Shildon (Durham).
Commemorated Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL

Private John Thomas Robinson. 63113. 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own), formerly 45753 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 12 September 1918. Aged 32.
Born Rookhope (Durham), Enlisted Gateshead, Resided Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Buried LA TARGETTE BRITISH CEMETERY, NEUVILLE-ST. VAAST.
(Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) comments that the WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards 1914-1923 shows that his mother was named Frances Mary, and that the 1911 Census shows her family including John Thomas living in Shildon.)

Private Robert Robinson. 18061. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 7 December 1916.
Born South Church (Durham), Enlisted Darlington, Resided Shildon.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.

Private Thomas William Robson. 38716. 9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Stainthorpe, of 10, Regent St., New Shildon, Co. Durham. Killed 25 June 1917. Aged 28.
Born Shildon (Durham), Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided New Shildon.
Buried DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY EXTENSION.

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Shildon's WW1 Names (1)	Shildon's WW1 Names (2)	Shildon's WW2 Names

The War Memorial in Shildon, Co. Durham.
Photo by Edward Nicholl, <emn@enicholl.com>

The War Memorial in Shildon, Co. Durham.
Photo by Edward Nicholl, <emn@enicholl.com>

The War Memorial in Shildon, Co. Durham.
Photo by Edward Nicholl, <emn@enicholl.com>

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