Shincliffe Local History Society

Enlisted 17.08.1915, Newcastle, posted to France 22.01.1916.
Died 30.10.1918 from influenza and the effects of gas poisoning, Flanders, France,
Aged 22.

Buried Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.
Remembered on the Bowburn Miners’ Institute plaque and on the Cassop cum Quarrington memorial (as H. Blackburn).

Born Shincliffe abt. 1897. In 1901 aged 4 living with parents and 2 older siblings in High Row, Shincliffe. In 1911 aged 14 living with parents at Shincliffe Bank Top. Father a fireman and stoker.
Son of Thomas and the late Arabella Blackburn of 10 Durham Road, Bowburn.

Previous occupation: Labourer at Colliery.

CWGC record for Harold Blackburn

William Henry Langdon Burgess

Captain, 3rd Bn., (attd. 1st Bn.), Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

Mentioned in Dispatches.

Killed in Action 20.07.1916, High Wood, Battle of the Somme.

Aged 29 years.

Buried in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France (Special Memorial 25.)

Commemorated on parents' grave in Shincliffe Churchyard, (Grave Site A45); on his Grandfather's family grave in St John's Churchyard, Burnhope, and elsewhere (see below).

Born 05.11.1886 in Lanchester.

Only son of Henry Langdon Burgess and Anna Maria (Alderson) Burgess, of Cowdray House, Shincliffe.

Studied at Armstrong College, BSc (Dunelm), and University of Glasgow.

Previous occupation: Ordnance Engineer at Barr and Stroud (now Thales) in Glasgow.

Armstrong College Roll of Honour.

University of Glasgow Roll of Honour.

Vase at Church of St John the Evangelist, Burnhope.

Burhope Village Memorial

Barr and Stroud Memorial

'Every Name a Story' page for William Burgess on NEWMP

FindAGrave record for parents of W.H.L.Burgess

FindAGrave record for family of William Alderson (grandfather)

CWGC record for W.H.L. Burgess

Alan Love Campbell

Private, 4th/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, s/n 26681

Killed in Action 26.10.1917

Aged 20 years.

Buried in Cement House Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium.

Son of John Isaac Love Campbell and Isabella Campbell, 6 Avenue Row, Shincliffe Colliery.

Brother of John Joseph Campbell (see below).

Previous occupation: Road Worker.

CWGC record for Alan Love Campbell

John Joseph Campbell

Private, 2^nd Garrison Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers, s/n 12/11598

Died 7.10.1918, Ahmednagar, India

Aged 26 years.

Buried at Ahmednagar Government Cemetery,

Commemorated at Kirkee Memorial, Pune, India.

Son of John and Isabella Campbell, 6 Avenue Row, Shincliffe Colliery

Brother of Alan Love Campbell (see above).

Previous occupation: Coal Miner.

CWGC record for John Joseph Campbell

Christopher Walker Carlin Jr.

Lance Corporal, 10th Bn., Durham Light Infantry, s/n 16226

Killed in Action 31.07.1915 in Flanders

Aged 23 years.

No known grave. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium, and on the family grave at St Mary's Church, Coxhoe.
Also commemorated in the Durham Light Infantry Book of Remembrance

in the DLI Memorial Chapel, Durham Cathedral (as W C Carling).
Remembered on the Bowburn Miners’ Institute plaque (as Christopher Carling Jr); and the Cassop-cum-Quarrington plaque (as C. Carling).

In 2016, at the suggestion of John Davison, Durham County Council named a new residential road in Bowburn "Carlin Close".

Born abt. 1892 in Castle Eden, Co Durham. Known to family & friends as 'Kit'.

Son of Christopher Walker Carlin Snr. and Mary Carlin.
In 1901, living in Pond Row, Shincliffe. In 1911 living at 28 Steavenson St, Bowburn.

Previous occupation: Putter at Colliery

CWGC record for Christopher W. Carling

FindAGrave record for Christopher Carling

'Every Name A Story' page for Christopher Carlin on NEWMP

Read about the Mallams and the Carlins in Shincliffe People

Note: Surname given as "Carling" on all memorials except family gravestone.

Dudley Charles Copland

Second Lieutenant, 1^st Bn., Notts and Derby Regiment,

Sherwood Foresters.

Killed in Action 9.5.1915, Aubers Ridge, France,

Aged 19 years.

Buried at Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France.

He is also remembered at St Paul's Cathedral Choir School Memorial and on the Denstone College (Staffordshire) War Memorial. See below:

Born 02.05,1896, Hampstead, London.

Son of Professor Charles and Lilla Copland, 77 Broadhurst Gardens, London NW.

The Great Silence - Tribute to D.C. Copland

The Great Silence - Photographs of Memorial at Paul's Cathedral

(in each case scroll down to find information)

CWGC record for Dudley Charles Copland

William Greig

Private, 3rd Bn.,Yorkshire Regiment, s/n 17184

Enlisted 26.11.1914, Durham

Discharged no longer physically fit for war service 12.07.1915

Died Durham 10.9.1916

Aged 26 years.

Born abt. 1890

Brother of Sarah Vallance, Shincliffe Bank Top.

Previous occupation: Chargeman, Blast Furnace

Sarah and William Vallance and their four children were living in Willow Tree Avenue in 1921.

John Thomas Griffiths

Private, King's Own Scottish Borderers, s/n 18530

Enlisted 08.02.1915 Coxhoe, Served at Home and in France.

Discharged no longer physically fit for war service 02.08.1918,

Died County Hospital, Durham 28.8.1918.

Aged 27 years.

Buried, St Mary's Churchyard, Coxhoe, Durham (no headstone).

Also commemorated on the Parish of Cassop-cum-Quarrington plaque (as J.T. Griffiths); and the Bowburn Miners' Institute plaque (as John Thomas Griffiths).

Born 1880, Coxhoe.

Son of Robert and Phoebe Hannah Griffiths.

Husband of Beatrice Clark, (m. 08.04.1912), 4, Wylam Street, Bowburn.

Father of Charles Clark Griffiths (b. 22.06.1913) and

John Thomas Clark Griffiths (b. 14.12.1914)

Previous occupation: Coal Miner

Beatrice remarried to Abraham Robinson; daughter Amy b. 1920. In 1921 family living at 12 Avenue St, Shincliffe Colliery.

FindAGrave record for John Thomas Griffiths

Noel Bramwell Hall

Corporal, 19th Bn., Central Ontario Regiment, Canadian Infantry, s/n 55434

Killed in Action 26.10.1916.

Aged 23 years.

Buried in Loos British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Also commemorated on a brass plaque on the north wall of St Mary's. see below

See also the Canadian Virtual War Memorial and Canadian First World War Book of Remembrance.

Born 1891 in Shincliffe Village. Emigrated to Canada in 1912.

Nephew of Miss Rose Hall, Manor House, Shincliffe.

Previous occupation: Music Shop Assistant

Memorial plaque to Noel Hall in St Mary's Church (NEWMP)

'Every Name a Story' page for N.B. Hall on NEWMP

Canadian Virtual War Memorial record for Noel Bramwell Hall

Canadian First World War Book of Remembrance (page 97)

Durham at War record for Noel Bramwell Hall

CWGC record for N.B.Hall

William Harle

Private, 14^th Bn., Durham Light Infantry, s/n 22624

Killed in Action 18.09.1916

Aged 26 years.

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Also commemorated in the Durham Light Infantry Book of Remembrance

in the DLI Memorial Chapel, Durham Cathedral.

Born 1890, Page Bank, Durham.

Lived Roslin Cottage, Shincliffe.

Son of Robert and Margaret Harle, Shincliffe Bank Top.

Previous occupation: Coal Miner

CWGC record for William Harle

George Holroyde

Company Sergeant Major, 19^th Bn. Durham Light Infantry, s/n 9129

Enlisted 1905 aged 18. Killed in Action, 6.5.1917

Aged 30 years.

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Also commemorated in the Durham Light Infantry Book of Remembrance

in the DLI Memorial Chapel, Durham Cathedral.

Born Sheffield abt. 1887.
Married. Wife lived at The Cottage, Shincliffe Hall, Shincliffe.

Previously had been an apprentice joiner.

CWGC record for George Holroyde

William Wright Johnson

Private, 7th Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment, s/n 44196

Died of Wounds 21.4.1918

Aged 26 years.

Buried in Doullens Communal Cemetery, Extension No. 1 Doullens, France.

Born 1882 in Cornsay, Co Durham.

Son of the late William and Mary Jane (Wright) Johnson.

Single. Lived (1911) Shincliffe Mill Cottage, with 2 brothers and 3 sisters.

Previous occupation: Clerk (Tax Collector)

CWGC record for William Wright Johnson

Robert Jones

Lance Corporal, 15th Bn., Durham Light Infantry, s/n 23786

Killed in Action 1.07.1916

Aged 27 years.

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Also commemorated in the Durham Light Infantry Book of Remembrance

in the DLI Memorial Chapel, Durham Cathedral.

Previous occupation: Gardener

CWGC record for Robert Jones

David Kellie

Corporal, 6th Bn., East Yorkshire Regiment, s/n 13500

Killed in Action 9.8.1915

Aged 34 years.

Commemorated at Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

Also commemorated on the Bowburn Miners' Institute plaque.

Born 30.03.1881 Wigtownshire, Scotland.

Son of John and Elizabeth (Walker) Kellie.

Husband of Mary Ann Charlton Dixon (m.1909), Quality Street,

Shincliffe Colliery.

Father of Marjorie Kellie born 20.12.1909

Previous occupation: Coke Drawer

CWGC record for David Kellie

Note: The surname is given as 'Kelly' on the plaque at St Mary's

Joseph John Laidler

Sapper, 344^th (previously 310th) R.C.C. Royal Engineers, s/n WR/26725

Died 'at home' as a result of injuries following an accident 27.10.1918

Aged 32 years.

Buried in St Mary’s Churchyard, Shincliffe. (Grave Site C48)

Commemorated on the south wall plaque of Glanton (Northumberland) United Reformed Church.
Listed in the "Alnwick Gazette Amanack" p41.

Born September 1885, Swinton, Bewickshire.

Son of Thomas and Isabella Laidler

Husband of Christina Morton, 6 Pond Row, Shincliffe Colliery.

Father of Margaret Ellen Laidler, born 12.02.1917.

'Every Name a Story' page for J.J. Laidler on NEWMP

Find-A-Grave record for Joseph John Laidler

Glanton URC Memorial on NEWMP

CWGC record for J.J. Laidler

George Herbert Latue

Bombardier, Royal Field Artillery, s/n 66000

Killed in Action 10.5.1918

Aged 27 years.

Buried in Blangy-Trouville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France.

Commemorated on the Bowburn Miners' Institute plaque.

Born December 1890, Coxhoe.

Son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Blenkinsop) Latue, of Shincliffe.

Husband of Jane Sarah Bones (m. 1914),15 Pond Row, Shincliffe Colliery.

Father of Dorothy born 22.09.1915

Previous occupation: Coal Miner.

CWGC record for George Herbert Latue

James McKeown

Lance Corporal, ‘C’ coy., 25^th (Tyneside Irish) Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers, s/n 25/1145.

Died 01.07.1916 La Boisselle, Somme, France,
Aged 24.
No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Commemorated on the Bowburn Miners’ Institute plaque (as James McKewon); and the Cassop-cum-Quarrington plaque (as J McKeown).
Enlisted same day as his brother-in-law, Michael Joseph Lowery; the two men were killed on the same day.

Born Shincliffe abt. 1892. In 1901, aged 9, living in Avenue Row, Shincliffe with his parents. In 1911, aged 19 living 22 Clarence St, Bowburn with parents. (Father signs himself McKewan.)
Son of John Charles and the late Frances Elizabeth McKeown, 22 Clarence St, Bowburn.

Previous occupation: Putter.

Durham at war page for James McKeown

CWGC record for James McKeown

Note: Alternative spellings of surname: McKewon, McKewan.

Benjamin Moody

Private, 5th Bn., Border Regiment, s/n 241850

Killed in Action 23.4.1917

Aged 22 years.

Buried in Wancourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Commemorated on the Memorial at Durham Johnson School.

Born Jun 1894, Shincliffe.

Son of (the late) Robert and Dorothy Ann Moody, Prospect Terrace, Shincliffe.

Brother of William Robert Moody (see below).

Previous occupation: Schoolteacher

'Every Name a Story' page for B. Moody on NEWMP

Durham Johnson School Memorial page on NEWMP

CWGC record for B. Moody

William Robert Moody

Lance-Corporal, 'C' coy. 18th Bn., Durham Light Infantry, s/n 18/547

Killed in Action 30.4.1917

Aged 25 years.

Buried in Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St Laurent-Blangy, France.

Commemorated on the Memorial at Durham Johnson School, and on the plaque at County Hall.

Also commemorated in the Durham Light Infantry Book of Remembrance

in the DLI Memorial Chapel, Durham Cathedral.

Born abt. 1892, Penshaw, Durham.

Son of Robert and Dorothy Moody, Prospect Terrace, Shincliffe.

Brother of Benjamin Moody (see above).

Previous occupation: Accountants Clerk

'Every Name a Story' page for W.R. Moody on NEWMP

Durham Johnson School Memorial page on NEWMP

Durham County Record Office page for William Robert Moody

Durham at War record for William Robert Moody

CWGC record for William Robert Moody

Daniel L. W. Pennington

Private, 1st/8th Bn., Durham Light Infantry, s/n 2247

Killed in Action 26.4.1915

Aged 25 years.

Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, France.

Also commemorated in the Durham Light Infantry Book of Remembrance

in the DLI Memorial Chapel, Durham Cathedral.

Born 10.04.1890 in Shincliffe.

Son of John and Elizabeth Pennington, Rose Cottage, Shincliffe.

Previous occupation: Brick Maker

CWGC record for Daniel Pennington

Thomas Henry Pragnell

Corporal, 10th Bn., Durham Light Infantry, s/n 30293

Died 31.07.1917 3rd Battle of Ypres,

Aged 23.

Commemorated Menin Gate memorial, Belgium.

Also commemorated in the Durham Light Infantry Book of Remembrance in the DLI Memorial Chapel, Durham Cathedral.

Also remembered on the Ferryhill War Memorial (as Pragnell T); and on the Parish of Cassop-cum-Quarrington plaque (as T.H. Pragnell).

Born Q1 1894, Houghall.

1901, aged 7, lived at 1, Cross Street, Houghall Colliery.

1911, aged 17, was a stable boy at Moor Farm, Shincliffe.

Son of Charles & Mary Ellen Pragnell of 16, Steavenson St., Bowburn.

Husband of Blanche Welsh (m. 12.04.1916).

Blanche Pragnell remarried in 1919 to Walter Ryder, 17, Pitt St., East Howle, Ferryhill, Co. Durham.

Previous occupation: Farm Horseman.

CWGC record for Thomas Henry Pragnell

James Greig Ronson

Private, Army Remount Service

Enlisted 15.03.1915.

Discharged no longer physically fit for war service 01.09.1917.

Died 07.01.1919 in Durham,

Aged 32 years.

Born 1886 in Keswick, Cumberland.

Husband of Alice Mary Alderson, (m. 1909) Springwell Cottage, Shincliffe.

Father of James, William, Grace, Leslie, & Alice, born Shincliffe.

Previous occupation: Jobbing Gardener

John Albert Scott

Private, 17th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers, s/n 57518

Killed in Action 2.11.1917, Ypres.

Aged 25 years.

Buried in Bard Cottage Cemetery, West-Flanders, Belgium.

Also commemorated on the roadside War Memorial, Church Street, Coxhoe; on the plaque in St Mary's Church, Coxhoe; in the Book of Remembrance in St Mary's Church Coxhoe; on the Bowburn Miners' Institute plaque (as Albert John Scott); on the Parish of Cassop-cum-Quarrington plaque (as A. Scott); and on the Ferryhill and East Howle War Memorials.

Born 19.03.1892 in W. Hartlepool, eldest son of John Thomas Scott and Elizabeth Ann (Dawson) Scott. (John Thomas Scott was later an Innkeeper in Coxhoe.)

Husband of Jennie Appleby, (m. 1914), 9 Pond Row, Shincliffe Colliery.

Father of Isabella Elizabeth Scott b. 02.10.1915.

CWGC record for J.A. Scott

Kenneth Bruce Stuart

Second Lieutenant, 6th Bn., Durham Light Infantry

Killed in Action 5.11.1916

Aged 20 years.

Buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery, Somme, France.

Commemorated on a Memorial Plaque in St Mary's Church, Shincliffe.

Also commemorated in the Durham Light Infantry Book of Remembrance

in the DLI Memorial Chapel, Durham Cathedral;

The Loretto School, Edinburgh, Roll of Honour;