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War
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The War Memorial in Billingham's Garden of Remembrance.
Photo : Edward Nicholl
The War Memorial for Billingham is a wall with scroll feature pediment and classical pilasters. Three plaques on the wall bear the names. Angled seats are at each side of the wall, with a stepped approach for the laying of wreaths.
137 names are commemorated as haing lost their lives in the First World War.
Of the names commemorated, 25 soldiers served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
Lance Corporal Richard William Adams. 10438. 2nd Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Adams, of Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham.
Died 3 August 1915. Aged 19.
Buried BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY.
Born Stockton, Enlisted Richmond, Resided Stockton.
Private Thomas Nichols Archer. 13421. 12th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John Jones Archer and Harriet Ann Archer, of 10,
Young St., Haverton Hill, Durham. Native of Middlesbro', Yorks. Died 17 June
1918. Aged 38.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private Robert Britton. 39469. 14th (2nd Barnsley) Battalion
York and Lancaster Regiment. Formerly (24058) Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas
and Ellen Britton, of 4, Lowthian Terrace, Port Clarence, Middlesbrough. Died
2 July 1917. Aged 22.
Buried DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN.
Born Stockton, Enlisted Richmond, Resided Stockton.
Private John Carr. 13138. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of the late Owen and Bridget Carr. Native of Middlesbro', Yorks. Died 10
June 1916. Aged 33.
Born Port Clarence (Middlesbrough), Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Private Thomas Carr. 7910. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of the late John and Margaret Carr. Died 22 October 1914. Aged 28.
Born Cowpen Bewley (Middlesbrough), Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Port
Clarence (Middlesbrough).
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Private Matthew Connolly. 201675. 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 22 September 1918.
Born Port Clarence, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried SEDAN-TORCY FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY.
(Name spelt "Connelly" in SDGW)
Private Frederick Copeland. 16273. 7th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mr. F. and Mrs. E. A. Copeland, of 1, Railway Terrace, Haverton
Hill, Middlesbrough. Native of Stockton-on-Tees. Died 19 September 1915. Aged
19.
Born Stockton-on-Tees, Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Haverton Hill.
Buried VOORMEZEELE ENCLOSURE NO.3.
Private Frederick Cowley. 36139. 10th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 22 October 1916.
Born Gillingham, Enlisted Middlesbrough. (Fair possibility that this is the
same F Cowley as listed on the Billingham War Memorial.)
Buried VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY.
Corporal Olous Edward Daniel. 15901. 9th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Oscar and Mary Ann Daniel, of 4, Victoria St., Haverton Hill,
Middlesbrough. Died 16 October 1917. Aged 22.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Haverton Hill.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, Tyne Cot Memorial.
Private Edmund Davison. 25145. 5th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 28 October 1917.
Born Wolviston, Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees.
Buried ARTILLERY WOOD CEMETERY.
Private Patrick Devlin. 2388. 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 25 April 1915.
Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Port Clarence.
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Private Joseph Dobson. 15299. 9th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of George Dobson, of 33, The Green, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees.
Died 9 November 1915. Aged 22.
Born Haverton Hill (Middlesbrough), Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Stockton-on-Tees.
Buried X FARM CEMETERY, LA CHAPELLE-D'ARMENTIERES.
Private Walter Fleet. 22696. 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Richard Fleet; husband of Ada Fleet, of Bridge Inn Yard, Thorngate,
Barnard Castle, Co. Durham. Died 27 May 1918.
Born Greatham (Durham), Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees, Resided Barnard Castle.
Commemorated Soissons Memorial.
Private John Hanna. 11004. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of James and Alice Hanna, of 25, New Cottages, Port Clarence, Middlesbrough.
Also served at Gallipoli. Died 8 August 1916. Aged 30
Born Port Clarence (Durham), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Port Clarence.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Serjeant Patrick Hanna. 3/7087. 3rd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of James and Alice Hanna, of Port Clarence. Three times previously
wounded. Died 25 March 1920. Aged 28
Not shown in SDGW.
Buried South West Corner HAVERTON HILL (ST. JOHN) CHURCHYARD.
Private Frank Newby Helm. 46854. 9th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Charles and Janet Helm, of 27, Elm St., Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough.
Died 25 October 1918. Aged 20
Born Haverton Hill, Enlisted Hartlepool, Resided Haverton Hill.
Buried PREMONT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Private Michael Kelly. 241405. 5th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 30 October 1917.
Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private Joseph Maddock. 28295. 7th Battalion East Yorks
Regiment, formerly 28553 Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Adam and Mary Maddock,
of 2, Saltholme Terrace, Port Clarence, Co. Durham; husband of Elizabeth Maddock,
of 17, Horsefield St., Middlesbrough. Killed 31 March 1918. Aged 23.
Born Haverton Hill, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Bay 4 and 5, Arras Memorial.
Private Frank McGee. 11018. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John McGee, of 7, Church St., Port Clarence, Middlesbrough.
Died 25 November 1915. Aged 22.
Born Glasgow, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Port Clarence (Co Durham).
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, Helles Memorial.
Private James Martin. 6505. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 26 September 1915.
Born Droitwich (Worcester), Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Panel 44 and 45, Loos Memorial.
Serjeant Charles Oakes. 21261. 12th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 11 April 1918.
Born Winsford (Cheshire), Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried LA KREULE MILITARY CEMETERY, HAZEBROUCK.
Private James O'Brien. 10708. 6th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 21 August 1915.
Born Stockton-on-Tees, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, Helles Memorial.
Private George Perks. 3837. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 27 October 1916.
Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Haverton Hill.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Private Walter Wigley. 27916. Machine Gun Corps. Formerly
(25016) Yorkshire Regiment. Died 22 September 1918.
Born Attercliffe (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY.
First World War Commemorations "A" - "M" on the Billingham
War Memorial
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First World War Commemorations "M" - "W" on the Billingham
War Memorial
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The
Billingham War Mmemorial in the Garden of Remembrance
The 2nd World War Memorial for Employees of ICI Billingham
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The names on the Billingham War Memorial for those who fell in the First World War are;-
| R W Adams | J Dobson | G S Middleton | ||
| T D Adams | T Dobson | J T Monaghan | ||
| R Addison | R Dudley | J C P Mountain | ||
| R Addison | J Duncan | C Oakes | ||
| E Andrews | R Duncan | F Oakes | ||
| P Archer | T Evans | J O'Brien | ||
| T Archer | W Fenny | H A Parnaby | ||
| J Ashley | H Fisher | A Pearson | ||
| J Banner | W Fleet | A Pearson | ||
| J Barker | G W Forster | R Pemberton | ||
| P Barker | J Fox | G Perks | ||
| J Bateman | C French | H Purver | ||
| A Batey | J E Gibbon | B Redhead | ||
| W Batey | W H Gill | H S Richards | ||
| P Bennions | J W Green | W Rowe | ||
| A Bollands | F Handley | J Sankey | ||
| G Bolton | M Handley | H Shaw | ||
| J Bradburn | T Handley | J Shires | ||
| P Bradburn | W Handley | A E Shone | ||
| A Brammall | J Hanna | T Shute | ||
| R Britton | P Hanna | E R Smith | ||
| G Brooks | W Harris | H Smith | ||
| H Brown | G Heatley | R Smith | ||
| R Brown | F Helm | R Smith | ||
| A Buckley | J Hillyard | R A Stephenson | ||
| Rev M Burdess | J Holmes | F Stewart | ||
| A Burrows | T Johnson (**) | B Swinburn | ||
| F Burrows | F Keenan | P Towey | ||
| F Burrows | R Keenan | J Tulip | ||
| J Carr | M Kelly | S Tulip | ||
| T Carr | J Knowles | W Turner | ||
| J A Cattermole | J R Lambert | R Tyreman | ||
| J Christopher | J Largan | J W Vasey | ||
| M Connolly | P Lavey | J H Walker | ||
| O Connolly | J Lax | A Waller | ||
| F Copeland | H Lonsdale | A A Waller | ||
| B Cotterill (*) | J P Loughran | J Watson | ||
| T H Corner | T Loughran | R H Watson | ||
| F Cowley | J McDean | G Whitlow | ||
| W Cowley | F McGee | W Wigley | ||
| T Craby | P McNamee | T Williamson | ||
| O Daniel | J Maddock | F Wilson | ||
| G Davies | J Martin | E Wood | ||
| E Davison | J Mellon | E G Wood | ||
| C Darling | J Metcalfe | G W Wood | ||
| P Devlin | G Micklin | H Wood |
(*) There is no "B Cotterill" listed in either SDGW or CWG, but a "John Cotterill" of the East Yorkshire Regiment resided in Port Clarence.
(**) Although there were three Thomas Johnson soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment, this T Johnson will be Private Thomas Johnson, 307335, ofthe Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), - killed 10 October 1918.
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