Allendale
The Parish Church of St Cuthbert, Allendale, Northumberland
The St Cuthbert's Church Lychgate War Memorial in Allendale was unveiled on 1 August 1920 by Viscountess Allendale. It includes the names of the 22 local men who lost their lives in WW1 and the two who died in WW2. On 11 November 2009, to coincide with Armistice Day, it was announced that it was a Listed Building 
JAMES NORMAN ALLISON
ERNEST BROWN ROBERT WILLIAM ELLIOTT SEPTIMUS FAIRLAMB EDWARD FORREST ALFRED W GILLENDER FREDERICK T GLENDINNING WILLIAM W GLENWRIGHT WILLIAM GRAHAM ALBERT HENDERSON JAMES S HENDERSON 
ARCHIE HETHERINGTON
RICHARD HORNCASTLE HENRY JACKSON GEORGE H JOHNSON THOMAS APPLEBY LEE GEORGE R MAUGHAN THOMAS MAUGHAN NORMAN PARKER SIDNEY ROBINSON ROBERT WILLIAM SHIELD HAROLD WHITFIELD 
1939 – 1945
WAR JOHN R BLAIR CHARLES E FOSTER 
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The Fallen from WW1
James Norman ALLISON Sergeant, A Company, 1st/6th Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers, 149 Brigade, 50th Division. Army no. 2297 He was killed in action at Fleurs Courcellette during the Battle of the Somme on 15 September 1916. He was 23 He was the son of the late John J and Susannah Allison, West View, Allendale Town. He is remembered on pier and face 10B, 11B and 12B of the Thiepval Memorial Ernest BROWN Not identified but there was an Ernest Jacob Brown born in 1905 Robert William ELLIOTT Private, 1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, 87 Brigade, 29th Division. Army no. 20272 He was killed in action on 19 December 1915 during the Gallipoli campaign. He was 22 He was the son of the late Michael and Mary Elliott and the brother of John R Elliott, Low Wolly, Allendale. He is buried in grave H 88 Lancashire Landing Cemetery Septimus FAIRLAMB Private, 9th Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers, 52 Brigade, 17th Division. Army no. 29/169 He died of his wounds on 17 November 1916. He was 36 He was the son of William and Eleanor Fairlamb of Allendale and the husband of Emma Fairlamb, Arnison Terrace, Allendale He is buried in grave O II K 7 St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Edward FORREST Rifleman, 1st/8th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own), Brigade, Division. Army no. 42847 He was killed in action on 9 October 1917 during the battle of Poelcappelle part of what is sometimes call 3rd Ypres. He was 29 He was the son of Edward Forrest, of Monk near Whitfield and the husband of Isabella C Forrest, Carr's Mill, Whitfield He is remembered on panel 42-47 and 162 of the Tyne Cot Memorial Alfred Williamson GILLENDER Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment attached to 7th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment, 51 Brigade, 17th Division. He died on 10 April 1917 from the wounds that he received in the preparation for the battle of Arras. He was 27 He was the son of Robert and Mary Gillender and the husband of Madeline Gillender He is buried in grave I D 16 in The British Cemetery, St. Nicolas Frederick T GLENDINNING Private, 22nd (3rd Tyneside Scottish) Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers, 102 Brigade, 34th Division. Army no. 43137 He was killed in action on 9 April 1917 near St Quentin. He was 20 He was the son of Alfred and Jane Glendinning of Bridge End He is buried in grave I D 16 Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blangy William Wilson GLENWRIGHT Private, B Company, 2nd/8th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, 197 Brigade, 66th Division. Army no. 47394. He was formerly with The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Army no. 56795 He died of his wounds on 21 March 1918. He was 20 He was the son of Wilson and Violet Glenwright, Low Mill, Allendale He is remembered on panel 32 to 34 of the Pozières Memorial William (Willie) Albert GRAHAM Private, 15th (Service) Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 68 Brigade, 23rd Division. Army no. 77374 He died from his wounds on 27 April 1918 in Flanders. He was 20. He was the son of Alexander and Wilhelmina Graham He is buried in grave I A 34 Esquelbecq Military Cemetery Albert HENDERSON Private, 1st/4th Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers, 149 Brigade, 50th Division. Army no. 200890 He was killed in action on 15 September 1916 in the fighting around Fleurs-Courcelette. He was 26 He was the son of the late William and of Emma Henderson of Dryside, Allendale He is remembered on pier and face 10B, 11B and 12B of the Thiepval Memorial James Shipley HENDERSON Private, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 48 Brigade, 16 Division. Army no. 20947 Formerly with the South Irish Horse 3rd Cavalry Brigade He was killed in action during the Battle of St Quentin on 21 March 1918. He was 23 He was the son of Mary E Henderson, Hay Leazes, Keenley, Allendale. He is remembered on panel 79 and 80 of the Pozières Memorial Archibald (Archie) HETHERINGTON Private, 19th (Service) Battalion (2nd Tyneside Pioneers), The Northumberland Fusiliers. Army no. 19/353 He died on 19 June 1915 in Masham where the Battalion was quartered. He was 23 He was the son of Peter and Jane Hetherington, Cross Keys House, Allendale and the husband of Emily Hetherington. He is buried in the south-west part of the churchyard of St. Mary, Masham Richard HORNCASTLE Gunner, C Battery, 181 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no. 129800 He was killed in action on 25 November 1917. He was 24 He was the son of John R and Mary J Horncastle, Gate House, Bridge End, Allendale He is buried in grave VII H 14 Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery Henry JACKSON Gunner, 9th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Army no. 133461 He was killed in action on 7 August 1917 which was during the Battle of Passchendaele. He was 35 He lived in Allendale He is buried in grave II G 15 Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension, Belgium Additional information from his great great nephew David Nichol: Henry was born in Corby Hill, Cumberland in 1882, the son of Samuel James and Elizabeth Jackson, he married Ellen Brown in Carlisle in 1903. They had 3 children - all born in Cumberland - my great uncle the youngest was born 1910 in Sellafield. George Hindmarsh JOHNSON Private, 1st/5th Battalion, Princess Louise’s (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders), 157 Brigade, 52nd Division. Army no. S/20419 He died on 30 December 1917. He was 19 He was the son of Jane A Johnson, Glen View House, Allendale, and the late George Johnson. He is remembered on Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt Additional information George Johnson was born in Pittsburgh but lived in Allendale. He is listed as dying which normally indicates illness or accident not as a result of military action. Information from Yvonne Cairns: I have found quite a bit of information, his birth in Allegheny, Pennsylvania; his father's death and his mother's return to Allendale with her 2 sons. And for his death I have this from the War Office records and his service record: Called up April 1917. Missing believed drowned ex ‘Aragon’ on War office List – date of death for official purposes accepted as 30/12/17. On 30 December 1917, the Troopship SS Aragon arrived at Alexandria Harbour, having sailed from Marseilles on 17 December. She was laden with around 2,700 troops bound for the conflicts in Palestine. Here is what news records say about the sinking: As she arrived in a convoy bound for the port, the rest of the ships sailed onwards to Alexandria and she lay up ten miles off shore, awaiting her escort. The ocean liner drifted gently as she waited within sight of land but was torpedoed by the German Submarine and minelayer the UC-34. The destroyer HMS Attack dashed to her rescue as she sunk quickly, as well as every available ship within reach. Many of the men rescued and taken onto the HMS Attack had just stripped their oil drenched clothes from their bodies and laid on the deck when she too was torpedoed by the same submarine, almost blowing her in two. 610 of the 2,700 passengers on board the HMS Aragon were lost at sea, including 25 of the new draft bound for 5th Battalion of the Bedfordshire regiment. Thomas Appleby LEE Stoker, 1st Class, HMS Penarth, Royal Navy PO/K/32961 based HMS Pekin, Auxiliary Patrol Base, Grimsby. Formerly Able Seaman, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Tyneside Z/3056 He drowned when the minesweeper, on which he was serving, struck a mine and sank on 4 February 1919. He was 23 He was the son of Jonathan and Jane Lee, 204 Station Road, Wallsend on Tyne He is buried in grave 2 960, Prudhoe New Cemetery George Robert MAUGHAN Private, 27th (4th Tyneside Irish) Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers, 103 Brigade, 34th Division. Army no. 34653 He died on 24 April 1917 of wounds he received during the battle of the Scarpe. He was 22 He was the son of William and Elizabeth F Maughan, Kiln Burn, Catton, Allendale. He is buried in grave II G 11 Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension Thomas MAUGHAN Private, 19th (Service) Battalion (2nd County), The Durham Light Infantry, 106 Brigade, 35th Division. Army no. 26238 He was killed in action fighting for Arrow Head Copse and Maltzhorn Farm during the Battle of the Somme on 20 July 1917. He is buried in grave 7 Lempire Communal Cemetery, Aisne Additional information There were 6 births registered in Hexham Registration District for Thomas Maughan so it is difficult to tell which of these is our man nor can the names of his parents be confirmed. Norman PARKER Lance Corporal, 1st/6th Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers, 149 Brigade, 50th Division. Army no. 2454 He died of his wounds on 5 November 1916. He was 22. He was the son of Joseph and Mary Parker of Low Mill, Allendale He is remembered on pier and face 10B, 11B & 12B of the Thiepval Memorial Sydney ROBINSON Private, 2nd/5th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), 186 Brigade, 62nd Division. Army no. 16829 He died in action on 10 April 1918 in the fighting on the Somme. He was 20 He was the son of John and Elizabeth Robinson, Oak Pool, Allendale He is remembered on panel 46 of the Pozières Memorial Robert William SHIELD Sapper, 2nd/2nd Northumbrian Company, Royal Engineers Army no. 459360 He died on 20 January 1917 probably of the fever which was such a problem for the European troops. He was 24 and lived in Allendale He was the son of John and Annie L Shield, Park Gates, Allendale He is buried in grave III O 17 Basra War Cemetery John Harold WHITFIELD Private, 1st/4th Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers,149 Brigade, 50th Division. Army no. 1909 He was killed in action on 26 or 28 April 1915 in the fighting at St Julien, part of the battle of Ypres. He was 20 He was the son of William and Jane Whitfield, of Hunter Gap, Kemley, Allendale He is remembered on panel 8 and 12 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres The Fallen of WW2 There are two names and each of them match just one soldier but they do not appear to have a certain link to Allendale John Richard BLAIR Fusilier, 1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Army no. 6215416 He died on 11 March 1944. He was 31 He was the son of Joseph and Mary Isabelle Blair and the husband of Edith M Blair of Heighington, Co. Durham. He is buried in grave 5 A 9 Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel Additional information He was born in the Hexham Registration District in 1912 Charles Edward FOSTER Warrant Officer Air Gunner, 77 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. RAFVR no 952987 He died on active service on 7 February 1945. He was 23 He was the son of George William and Ethel Foster and the husband of Marion Eunice Foster of Shepherds Bush. He is buried in grave 2 C 4 of Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Additional Information Halifax MZ689 KN-Z took off at 19.05 hours from RAF Full Sutton (near Stamford Bridge, East Yorkshire) to bomb enemy troop and transport in and around Goch. At 22.25 hours it collided with a Halifax from 158 Squadron and crashed 5 kilometres SE of Winnekkendonk where the crew were all buried. After the War ended, the bodied were exhumed and reburied in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery The members of the crew who were killed were: Flight Sergeant D W Muggeridge, Sergeant W B Keal, Sergeant A H Croll, Pilot Officer H Wright, Sergeant W Forbes, Warrant Officer C E Foster, Warrant Officer J Stewart and Sergeant M E Taylor. Fallen of Allendale who do not appear on the War Memorial Joseph BRISCOE Corporal, 1st/6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 151 Brigade, 50th Division. Army no. 6/2459 He was killed in action near Ypres on 27 March 1916. He was 32 He was the son of George and Elizabeth Briscoe and he lived in Allendale He is buried in grave I E 17 Spoilbank Cemetery, Ypres Thomas Henry CARR Private, 57th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 19th Division. Army no. 81211. He was formerly with the Durham Light Infantry. Army no. 31094 He died from his wounds on 31 August 1918. He was 35 He was the son of Thomas and Mary Carr, Woodside, Ryton-on-Tyne. He is buried in grave III E 26 Bac du Sud British Cemetery, Bailleuval John ELLIOTT Private, 1st/4th Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers, 149 Brigade, 50th Division. Army no. 2517 He was killed in action on 26 April 1915 during the fighting at St Julien, Battle of Ypres. He was 38 and a native of Allendale. He was the husband of Hannah B Elliott, Ellwood Cottage, Barrasford He is remembered on panel 8 and 12 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Wilfred Norman GRAHAM Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment, 16 Brigade, 6th Division. Army no. 34021 He died on 21 November 1917 from the wounds he received during the Battle of Cambrai. He was 36. A native of Allendale, he was the husband of Mary E Graham, 78 Third Avenue, Heaton, Newcastle on Tyne. He is buried in grave II B 24, Rocquigny Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Mamancourt Harold HARRISON Private, 12th (Service) Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 68 Brigade, 23rd Division. Army no. 15338 He was killed in action on 10 July 1916 during the Battle of Contalmaison. He was a native of Allendale He is remembered on pier and face 14A and 15C of the Thiepval Memorial William HOGG Private, 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), 47 Brigade, 16th Division. Army no.15159 He died on 15 April 1918 from the wounds he received on the Somme. He was a native of Allendale He is buried in grave V C 14 St Roch Communal Cemetery, Valenciennes Ridley Elliott MARTIN Private, 12th (Service) Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 68 Brigade, 23rd Division. Army no. 9865 He was killed in action during the Battle for Albert, Somme on 8 July 1916. He was 35 He was the son of John and Hannah Martin, Thornley Gate, Allendale He is remembered on pier and face 14A and 15C of the Thiepval Memorial Herbert PAYNE Private, 13th (Service) Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 68 Brigade, 23rd Division. Army no. 46019 He died from his wounds on 17 October 1916 in hospital in Rouen. He was 22 He was the son of Robert and Emily Payne, Wentworth Place, Allendale He is buried in grave B 13 12 St Sever Cemetery, Rouen John Wearmouth SANDERSON Staff Sergeant, Royal Army Ordnance Corps attached to the Fourth Army Musketry School Army no. A/1896 He died on 29 September 1918. He was 27 and a native of Allendale He was the son of Margaret and the late Joseph Sanderson, Castle Eden and the husband of Sarah A Sanderson, 60 Brighton Road, Darlington He is buried in grave IV G 1 Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension Jonathan TINNION Private, 153rd Prisoner of War Company, Labour Corps formerly with 2nd Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Army no.18263 He died on 19 August 1918 probably from illness. He was 37 He was the son of John and Elizabeth Tinnion, Burnhope Colliery and the husband of Elizabeth Tinnion, 24 Maple Street, South Moor, West Stanley He is buried in grave Div 62 III P 5 in St Marie Cemetery, Le Havre Albert Arthur WIGHAM Private, 19th (Service) Battalion (2nd County), The Durham Light Infantry Army, 106 Brigade, 35th Division. Army no. 39681 He was killed in action on 20 July 1917. He was 29 He is buried in grave 6 Lempire Communal Cemetery, Aisne Henderson WIGHAM Driver, 450th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Army no. 459639 He died on 19 October 1918. It is probable that he died of Spanish Flu. He was 32 He was the son of John and Jane Wigham He is buried in grave II J 9 North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad |