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Regiment War Graves, - Ferryhill Cemetery, Co Durham |
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Ferryhill Cemetery, Co. Durham, contains 14 burials from both the First and Second World Wars, with 7 of these being for the First World War.
Amongst the names commemorated are two for soldiers who served with the Yorkhsire Regiment. Curiously, their headstones are not the standard Commonwealth War Grave headstones but are those provided by the family.
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view of Ferryhill Cemetery, looking East from the Main Entrance
(Photo : Edward Nicholl, <emn@enicholl.com>)
 
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Serjeant Edward Henderson, 3/9110.
9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Jane Ann Henderson, of
19, Bertha St., Broom, Ferryhill. Died at home 14 October 1914. Aged 46. Born Yafforth (Northallerton), Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Ferryhill. Click on one of the smaller images on the left for a new window to open with a larger version of the image. Close the window that opens to return to this page. The upper photo show Serjeant Henderson's headstone. The lower photo shows Serjeant Henderson's grave in the cemetery. |
 
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Private George William Stobart, 19718.
Depot, the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Isabel Stobbart, of 5, George
St., Chilton Lane, Ferryhill. Died at home 20 March 1915. Aged 32. Born Hartburn (Durham), Enlisted Ferryhill (Co. Durham) (Shown in the CWGC Register as "G W Stobbart". Shown in SDGW as "W G Stobart") Click on one of the smaller images on the left for a new window to open with a larger version of the image. Close the window that opens to return to this page. The upper photo show Private Stobart's headstone (note that his wife died just two months after him). The lower photo shows Private Stobbart's grave in the cemetery, close to another War Grave, - for a Private Bolton of the DLI. |
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view of Ferryhill Cemetery, looking towards the Main Entrance
(Photo : Edward Nicholl, <emn@enicholl.com>)
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