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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Herrington (St. Cuthbert's) Churchyard, Durham |
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There are 14 graves listed in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission register in Herrington (St. Cuthbert's) Churchyard. The burials are for both the First and Second World War, - 7 for the Frst World War and 7 for the Second World War. Of the First World War graves, two are for men of the Yorkshire Regiment.
Photographs of the graves of the soldiers of the Yorkshire Regiment have been provided by Norman Cummings (<norman_cummings@hotmail.co.uk>), to whom we are very grateful. Photos of the headstones and details of the soldiers are below.
There are no photographs of the churchyard itself (the church, St. Cuthbert's, was demolished some time ago), but there are some photos and details on the website for the Durham Mining Museum.
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Private J Edgar, 19601. Yorkshire
Regiment. Husband of Elizabeth J. Edgar, of 5 Bridge Row, New Herrington.
Died at home 1 January 1917. Aged 27. Not listed in Soldiers Died in the Great War, and no record in the Medal Rolls Index. In the Deaths Index for 1917, a Joseph Edger of Houghton, Durham is listed in Q1 1917 (born abt 1890). |
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Private William Henry Fowler, 20370.
10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of M. A. Gofton (formerly Fowler),
of 36, Lanton St., New Herrington. Died at home 12 September 1916. Aged
39. Born Hendon (Durham), Enlisted Shiney Row, Resided Fencehouses. |