The Yorkshire Regiment War Graves

The Easington Village (Durham Lane) Cemetery contains 8 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-18 war and also three unknown French sailors. An image from Google Earth is shown at the bottom of this page, which illustrates its position relative to the church and the A19 main road.

There are two soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment buried in this cemetery.

We are extremely grateful to Norman Cummings (<norman_cummings@hotmail.co.uk>) for providing the photograph of the headstones and of the cemetery.

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Private Robert Kell. 16411. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Mary Kell, of Framwellgate Moor, Co. Durham. Died at home 19 March 1919. Aged 34. Enlisted Richmond, Resided Framwellgate (Durham).

Private Kell's Pension Record survives in the National Archives. He enlisted with the 2nd Battalion in November 1914, and was discharged in March 1919 as being medically unfit. His disabilities included his left leg being amputated, together with gunshot wounds in the neck and right arm.
Robert Kell was a miner, and was unmarried.

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Private John James Pattison. 14763. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Ralph and Victoria E. Pattison, of 13, Barwick St., Easington Colliery. Died at home 14 February 1917. Aged 21.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Easington Colliery.

"TIME CHANGES MANY THINGS
BUT LOVING MEMORY
ALWAYS CLINGS."

The Easington Village (Durham Lane) Cemetery
(Norman Cummings (<norman_cummings@hotmail.co.uk>))

An image from Google Earth showing the location of the Easington Village (Durham Lane) Cemetery