FELTON, ACTON, ESHOTT, SWARLAND AND THIRSTON WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 Detailed Information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2005

The war memorial resides in Felton but also covers Acton, Eshott, Swarland and Thirston. The memorial itself is set back on its own paved area and is in the form of a Celtic Cross. The names are listed by location, forename and surname. The names for World War 1 surrund the base of the memorial and for World War 2 and extra tablet has been placed in front of the memorial.

Photograph Copyright © Dave Brown 2005

PRO PATRIA
1914 - 1919
A TRIBUTE OF
REVERENT REMEMBRANCE TO
OUR GLORIOUS DEAD

1914 - 1919

FELTON
AULDJO	John W	probably Sergeant 457791, 87th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment), died on 17th November 1917. Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial panel 24-26-28-30.
DUBRIDGE	Robert	No further information currently available
GREY	John	No further information currently available
HOLLAND	Joseph	Private 2572, 1/7 Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, died of wounds 21st June 1916 aged 20. Son of William Holland, of Pant Cottage, Felton, enlisted Alnwick. Buried at Boulogne East Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row B. Grave 105.
JEFFREY	Andrew	Private 7/2745, 1/7 Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, killed in action 27th March 1916 aged 23. Son of Isabella Jeffrey, of Albion Square, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland, and the late John Wardle Jeffrey, enlisted Alnwick. Buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground/ Plot III. Row E. Grave 8.
KELLY	Martin	Private 39176, 14th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action 20th APril 1917. Born Felton, enlisted Newcastle, resident Gateshead. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 106 and 107.
LORD	Reginald	probably Reginald Hollins LORD (MC), Captain, "B" Battery, 245th (West Riding) Brigade (Territorial), Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 25th November 1918. Aged 22. Son of Samuel Frears Lord and Evelyn Lord, of "Foxwood," Park Rd., Hale, Cheshire. Native of Heaton Moor, Stockport. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, , France. Plot Ref: S. V. Row I. Grave 2.
LORD	Roland	probably Captain, 3rd Battalion attached 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action 8th October 1918. Buried in FORENVILLE MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot/Row G. Grave 4.
LYONS	Frederick	possibly Frederick LYONS, Private 2295, 1st/7th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action 26th April 1915. Aged 31. Enlisted Alnwick. Son of Margaret Lyons, of Garden House, Morpeth, Northumberland, and the late Edward Lyons. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
MALLON	Michael	Sergeant 6873, 207th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 26th September 1917. Aged 30. Born Felton, enlisted Whitehaven. Son of Patrick Mallon; husband of Caroline Aspey (formerly Mallon), of 35, White St., Birkenhead. Formerly 21039, Cheshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 154 to 159 and 163A.
ROBSON	Hugh Ernest	Private 41991, 12th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Killed in action 12th April 1917. Born and resident Felton, enlisted Alnwick. Formerly 5368, Northumberland Fusiliers. Buried in FEUCHY CHAPEL BRITISH CEMETERY, WANCOURT, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 1.
SHORT	Leonard	Private 27848 [CWGC} or 27824 {SDGW], 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, killed in action 13th July 1916. Born at Felton, enlisted at Ashington. Buried at London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Plot 10. Row D. Grave 11.
TINDALL	Joseph J	Possibly Private (48135) Joseph Johnson Tindall, 1/4 Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, died on 21st November 1918 aged 32. Son of Robert Frank and Rose Tindall, of Raw Green Farm, Robin Hood's Bay, Yorks. Buried at Fylingdales (St. Stephen) Churchyard.
WILLIS	William	No further information currently available
WOOD	Robert P	No further information currently available
YEAMAN	Charles	Probably Second Lieutenant Charles Henry Yeaman, Durham Light Infantry, died on 15th September 1916 aged 26. The son of Robert and Anne Yeaman, of 36, St. Edmund's Rd., Gateshead. Buried at Gateshead East Cemetery, Plot 21. 241.
ACTON
CAMPBELL	Thomas [R]	Rifleman R/26533, 9th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds 21sr March 1918. Aged 25. Born Bamburgh, enlisted Alnwick, resident Felton. Son of John and Ann Campbell, of Old Felton, Felton, Northumberland. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 61 to 64.
SMITH	[Robert] Albert	Rifleman C/12907, 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wunds 10th September 1918. Aged 26. Enlisted Alnwick, resident Felton. Son of John and Alice Smith, of North Acton, Felton, Northumberland. Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row E. Grave 7.
ESHOTT
BAINBRIDGE	Thomas Lindsay	Lieutenant, 5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, died 26 April 1915 aged 33. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hudson Bainbridge, of Eshott Hall, Felton, Northumberland. Buried at Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Plot III. Row B. Grave 18.
BAINBRIDGE	Wilfred Hudson	Lieutenant, 6th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, died 15th March 1916 aged 32. The son of the late Mr. Thomas Hudson Bainbridge and Mrs. Kate Bainbridge, of Eshott Hall, Felton, Northumberland, younger borther of the above casualty. Buried at Etaples Military Cemetery, Plot I. Row A. Grave 22. See also Cambridge, LeysSchool WW1
USHER	George	No further information currently available
CLOUGH	John	Rifleman A/203895, 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rile Corps. Died of wounds 28th March 1918. Aged 25. Born Belford, enlisted Morpeth, resident Felton. Son of Mrs. Ann Clough, of Pegswood Moor, Morpeth, Northumberland. Formerly 18949, East Yorkshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calis, France. Bay 7.
CRISP	William	No further information currently available
RUTHERFORD	James	No further information currently available
ROBSON, MM	Albert	Private 266104, 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of wounds 30th March 1918. Aged 23. Born and enlisted Felton. Son of Matthew and Margaret Robson, of Swarland Mill, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XX. Row E. Grave 12.
SWARLAND
AIKMAN	Douglas	No further information currently available
RAILSON	Francis P	No further information currently available
THIRSTON
DIXON	George	No further information currently available
BOWEY	Thomas	[Spelt BOWIE on the memorial] Private 447016, 9th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Died 20th November 1915. Aged 30. Born 28th September 1885 at West Thirston. Son of Robert and Annie Bowey, of The Mills, West Thirston, Felton. Teamster by trade. Unmarried. Enlisted and passed fit 28th May 1915 at Calgary. Height 5 feet 5½ inches, girth 37 inches, complexion dark, eyes hazel, hair dark, scar on left side of neck. Religion Church of England. Buried in ST. MICHAEL CHURCHYARD, FELTON, Northumberland. Special Memorial. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 955 - 68
SMITH	Henry	Private 756, 8th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Killed in action Sunday 10th [SDGW] or 16th [CWGC] July 1916. Born 8th December 1891 at Felton, enlisted Berwick-on-Tweed. . Eldest son of Matthew and Mary Smith of Garden House, West Thirston. Buried in VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot Iv. Row G. Grave 24.
WILSON	Thomas	No further information currently available
POTTS	H Norman W	No further information currently available
JEFFREY	Wilfred	Driver 141313, 88th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died in Mesopotamia 30th June 1917. Aged 28. Born and resident Felton, enlisted Amble. Son of Thomas S. and Alice Jeffrey, of West Thirston, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland. Buried in BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XV. Row G. Grave 13.
WILSON	John	No further information currently available
COCKBURN	Arthur	No further information currently available
CRISP	Robert J	No further information currently available
WARHAM	Stanley	Private 138989, 65th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Ifanry). Killed in action in Salonika 18th September 1918. Born Whitley Bay, enlisted Ripon, resident Felton. Formerly T4/111903, Royal Army Service Corps. No known grave. Commemorated on DOIRAN MEMORIAl, Greece.
GRAY	Robert	Private 80408, 1st/6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Died of wounds 28th May 1918. Aged 19. Born Felton, enlisted Morpeth, resident Loughborough. Son of George and Isabella Gray, of West Thirston. Felton, Northumberland. Buried in ST. ERME COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Aisne, France. Plot/Row C. Grave 1.
SNOWDON	George C B	No further information currently available
GRAHAM	Joshua	Corporal 270724, 2nd/1st Battalion, Northumberland Hussars. Died of wounds 29th July 1917. Born Felton, enlisted Newcastle-on-Tyne, resident Morpeth. Buried in DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row A. Grave 3.
1939 - 1945
FELTON
FENWICK	Edward	Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 939539, 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 3rd March 19141. Aged 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fenwick, and stepson of Rachel S. Fenwick, of Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Buried in Church of England plot, left of path from entrance to FELTON CEMETERY, Felton, Northumberland.
OLIVER	John R	No further information currently available
THIRSTON
TROTTER	Alexander Denholm	Sergeant 1546300, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 30th August 1943. Aged 22. Son of Alexander Denholm Trotter and Christina Trotter, of Felton, Northumberland. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 167.
ACTON
SHEWRY	Bernard Charles	Petty Officer P/JX 149606, H.M.S. Hythe, Royal Navy. Died 11th October 1943. Aged 22. Son of Charles and Dora Shewry; husband of Edith Shewry of Newport, Isle of Wight. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hamsphire. Panel 73, Column 2.Note: At 01.09 hours on 11th October 1943 HMS Hythe was torpedoed and sunk off Bougie, Algeria in position 37.04N, 05.00E by the German submarine U-371.
SHEWRY	Cyril Joseph	Sergeant (Observer) 550468, 144 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 22nd May 1940. Aged 21. Son of Charles George and Dora Mary Shewry, of Hayes End, Middlesex. Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 28. Row E. Grave 5. (Only Cyril J SHEWRY but the connection is unknown).
ESHOTT
DAVISON	Robert Fairbairn	Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1123089, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 8th April 1943. Aged 28. Son of Joseph and Jane Davison, of Alnwick. Buried in Non-conformist section, right of path from entrance of FELTON CEMETERY, Felton..
GUY	John Edward	Private 3607725, 6th Battalion, Border Regiment. Died 21st June 1944. Aged 26. Son of Edward and Agnes Guy, of Morpeth, Northumberland. Buried in BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot X. Row G. Grave 16.
SWARLAND
BIRKBY	Tom	Sergeant (Flight Engineer) 1336750, 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 1st September 1943. Aged 20. Son of Fred and Alice Birkby, of Sutton, Surrey. Buried in BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, Berlin, germany. Plot 8. Row L. Grave 3. (Only Tom BIRKBY but the connection is unknown).
CARRICK	William Maxwell	Assistant Steward, S.S. Cadillac (Newcastle-on-Tyne), Merchant Navy. Died 1st March 1941. Aged 23. Son of William Maxwell Carrick and Edith Ellen Carrick, of Swarland Moor, Northumberland. No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. Panel 22. Note: S.S. CADILLAC was a 12,062 gross ton oil tanker, belonging to the Anglo-American Oil Co, London. On 1st March 1941 she was torpedoed in convoy HX109 by the German submarine U-552 at position 59.44N 11.16W and caught fire. She sank the following day with the loss of 35 lives, there were 7 survivors.
MASON	Norman	Fusilier 4274515, 9th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 6th March 1944. Aged 23. Son of George S. Mason and Margaret J. Mason, of Swarland, Northumberland. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Kranji, Singapore. Plot 16. Row B. Grave 6
MITCHELL	Arthur J	No further information currently available
TELFER	Alexander	Aircraftman 1st Calss 531938, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 18th December 1939. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 3.

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