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The War Memorial for Tudhoe Colliery
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The War Memorial for Tudhoe Colliery stands in the main entrance to Tudhoe Cemetery (also known as York Hill Cemetery), Tudhoe, Sedgefield (Co. Durham).
The memorial is an allegorical figure of Victory on top of 4-sided monument which is standing on a three stepped plinth. The dedication and commmeorations are incised into the four sides of the memorial.
71 names are commemorated on the memorial.
Although 10 soldiers of the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on the memorial, 2 of these names served wth the DLI and not the Yorkshire Regiment.
Serjeant C Bainbridge. Was Serjeant Christopher Bainbridge, 4/9525. 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry. Born Bishop Auckland, resided Spennymoor.
Private T Bainbridge. Was Private Tom Bainbridge, 25107. ist/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry. Enlisted Spennymoor. Brother of Christopher Bainbridge.
Private William Brown. 16630. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Husband of Annie Eliza Brown, of 61, Bessemer Terrace, Mount Pleasant,
Spennymoor, Durham. Killed 23 July 1916. Aged 37.
Born Spennymoor (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Low Spennymoor.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Private John Thomas Davies. 16217. 9th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Joseph and Ellenor Davies, of 18, Half Moon Lane, Low SpennSpenymoor,
Co. Durham. Killed 7 June 1917. Aged 22.
Born Sunny Brow, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Low nymoor.
Commemorated on Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
Private John Henry Dodds. 20355. 8th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Thomas and Margaret Jane Dodds, of 9A, South St., Spennymoor,
Co. Durham. Killed 8 June 1917. Aged 27.
Born Spennymoor, Enlisted Spennymoor.
Commemorated on Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
(Shown as "H Dodds" on the Tudhoe Colliery War Memorial)
Private Herbert Hetherington. 17092. 8th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 6 July 1916.
Born Shildon, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Spennymoor.
Buried GORDON DUMP CEMETERY.
( Shown on the Tudhoe Coliery War Memorial as "B Hetherington",
- "B" for Bert.)
Private Joseph Gibson Lunn, 202952. 4th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Henry and Barbara Lunn, of 33, Bessemer Terrace,
Mount Pleasant, Spennymoor, Co. Durham. Killed 23 April 1917. Aged 22.
Born Spennymoor (Durham), Enlisted Spennymoor.
Buried WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Lance Corporal Alfred Miller, 19787.
9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Joseph D. and Elizabeth Miller, of
54, Salvin St., Spennymoor, Co. Durham. Died 2 October 1917. Aged 24.
Born Spennymoor, Enlisted Spennymoor (Co. Durham).
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Private John William Pope. 20271. 10th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 11 April 1917.
Enlisted Spennymoor.
Commemorated on Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.
Private John James Wigham, MM. 19786. 2nd Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of J. J. and Mary Wigham, of 33, Stobart Terrace,
Fishburn, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. Killed 31 July 1917. Aged 20.
Born Spennymoor, Enlisted Spennymoor.
Buried HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY.
(Shown as Corporal on ther Memorial)
The Dedication and Names "A" - "B" on the War Memorial
for Tudhoe Colliery
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Names "B" - "H" on the War Memorial for Tudhoe Colliery
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Names "H" - "S" on the War Memorial for Tudhoe Colliery
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Names "S" - "W" on the War Memorial for Tudhoe Colliery
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