The Yorkshire Regiment, Local War Memorials

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Mainsforth Colliery & Ferryhill Station (County Durham)

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The War Memorial for Mainsforth Colliery and Ferryhill Station(County Durham)
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

The War Memorial for Mainsforth Colliery and Ferryhill Station is located on the side of a private house in a side road in Ferryhill Station. This memorial is one that takes quite a bit of looking for, as it is obscured by the trees and plants in the garden of this house and is situated away from the main road. At the bottom of this page are two photos illustrating just how obscure this memorial has become.

There are 86 names on this memorial, and there is a transcription of these names on the North East War Memorials Project website. Because of the vegetation obscuring much of the memorial, this transcription is extremely useful.

Of the 86 names, 9 are for soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment. Details are as below.

Private Lancelot Tone Charlton. 18148. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Elizabeth Charlton, of 18, Encombe Terrace, Ferryhill, Co. Durham, and the late James Charlton. Killed 30 September 1916. Aged 35.
Born Deafhill (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Ferryhill.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.

Private Joseph Cunnah. 16708. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 5 October 1916.
Born West Cornforth (Ferryhill Station), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Ferryhill.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.

Corporal George Dring, MM. 17691. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George Dring, of 13, Trafalgar St., Ferryhill, Co. Durham. Killed 8 June 1917. Aged 21.
Born East Howe-le-Crossings (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Ferryhill Station.
Buried LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY.

Private William Dunn, 19638. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 4 October 1917.
Born Bishop Auckland, Enlisted Ferryhill, Resided East Howle (Ferryhill).
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.

Private John Naisbitt Matthews, 202954. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Obadiah and Ellen Matthews, of 9, 4th Cross Row, Chilton Lane, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. Native of Spennymoor, Co. Durham. Killed 23 April 1917. Aged 22.
Born Spennymoor (Durham), Enlisted Ferryhill
Buried WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.

Lance Corporal Thomas Moody. 34170. 8th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, formerly 18559 the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Mrs. Moody, of 13, Sykes St., Dukinfield, Cheshire. Killed 9 June 1917.
Born Coundon (Durham), Enlisted Ferryhill (Durham).
Buried LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY.

Private Robert Scott. 19639. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Mary Scott, of New Rows, East Howle, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. Killed 7 January 1916. Aged 33.
Born Durham, Enlisted Ferryhill, Resided East Howle.
Buried CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES.

Private Reeves Hebron Stewart. 33488. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds 3 June 1917.
Enlisted Ferryhill (Durham).
Buried LA CHAPELETTE BRITISH AND INDIAN CEMETERY, PERONNE.

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)
Buried FERRYHILL CEMETERY.
(Shown in the CWGC Register as "G W Stobbart". Shown in SDGW as "W G Stobart". On the Ferryhill Station Memorial he is shown as "W Stobbart")

The War Memorial for Mainsforth Colliery and Ferryhill Station(County Durham)
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

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