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War Memorial, Kirk Merrington
The parish war memorial is located by St John's Church in Kirk Merrington. The memorial was unveiled on the 23rd of July 1921 by Sir Timothy Eden of Windlestone Hall, and dedicated by Reverend J. Duncan. It commemorates 28 local servicemen who died in the First World War. Following the Second World War the names of 7 servicemen who died in that conflict were added.[1] The memorial is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.| Name | Further info | Regiment | Notes |
| Armstrong, J | CWGC | 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers |
Died 12/04/1918 Son of Patrick and Rose Armstrong, of 9, Chapel Street, nr. Kirk Merrington, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. |
| Boycott, Leonard | CWGC | 8th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment |
Died 08/06/1917 Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Boycott, of 50, West Chilton Terrace, Ferryhill; husband of Elizabeth Harriet Boycott, of 57, South View, Windlestone, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. |
| Cant, John Thomas | CWGC | C Coy. 2nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry |
Died 11/06/1915 Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cant; husband of Jane Cant, of 21, Front St., Kirk Merrington, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. |
| Dobson, John | CWGC | 15th Bn. Durham Light Infantry |
Died 27/05/1918 Son of Robert Trotter Dobson and Mary Linton Dobson, of Mill Cottages, Windlestone, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. |
| Eden, William Nicholas | CWGC | H.M.S. Indefatigable. Royal Navy |
Died 31/05/1916 |
| Eden, John | CWGC | 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers |
Died 17/10/1914 |
| Farrow, T | IWM |
Cenotaph: Kirk Merrington |
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| Garret, J | IWM |
Cenotaph: Kirk Merrington |
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| Graham, Richard | CWGC | 1st/8th Bn. Durham Light Infantry |
Died 13/04/1918 Son of John and Mary Elizabeth Graham, of 23, Front St., Kirk Merrington, Co. Durham. |
| Hall, John William | CWGC | 15th Bn. Durham Light Infantry |
Died 27/04/1917 Son of Luke Hall and the late Margaret Jane Hall, of Windlestone, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. |
| Hill, John William Bellwood | CWGC | 2nd Bn. Yorkshire Regiment |
Died 06/05/1918 Son of Joshua and Sarah Burdon Hill, of 6, Whitworth Terrace, Spennymoor, Co. Durham. Native of Kirk Merrington, Perry Hill, Co. Durham. |
| Hughes, H | CWGC | V 15th Heavy Trench Mortar Bty. Royal Field Artillery |
Died 29/10/1917 I. D. 9.,Son of Mr. G. Hughes, of 22, Prospect Terrace, Windlestone, Co. Durham. |
| Hunter, William | CWGC | H.M.S. Invincible. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
Died 31/05/1916 Son of Robert James and Lottie Hunter, of 2, Hallgarth, Kirk Merrington, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. Native of Mount Pleasant, Spennymoor, Co. Durham. |
| Hutchinson, J | IWM |
Cenotaph: Kirk Merrington |
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| Johnson, John T. | CWGC | 1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment |
Died 19/10/1918 Foster son of Mrs. Jane Dunn, of 9, Coronation Terrace, Kirk Merrington, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. |
| Johnson, Robert | CWGC | A Coy. 1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps |
Died 08/10/1918 Son of George and Mary Johnson, of Kirk Merrington, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. |
| Kell, H | IWM |
Cenotaph: Kirk Merrington |
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| Lowery, C | IWM |
Cenotaph: Kirk Merrington |
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| Lowery, C | IWM |
Cenotaph: Kirk Merrington |
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| Manners, W | IWM |
Cenotaph: Kirk Merrington |
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| Maughan, P | CWGC | 7th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment |
Died 12/08/1918 Son of Peter and Mary Jane Maughan, of Leasingthorne, Bishop Auckland; husband of Margaret Hannah Maughan, of 24, Front St., Kirk Merrington, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. |
| Moylet, T | IWM |
Cenotaph: Kirk Merrington |
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| Oyston, Thomas | CWGC | D Coy. 6th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment |
Died 03/10/1916 Son of Abram and Mary Ann Oyston, of Kirk Merrington, Co. Durham. |
| Richardson, John | CWGC | 1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry |
Died 10/10/1918 Son of James and Elizabeth Richardson, of Kirk Merrington, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. |
| Roberts, Edward | CWGC | 1st Bn. Royal Irish Rifles |
Died 18/11/1915 Husband of Mary Frances Roberts, of 5, Chapel St., Kirk Merrington, Ferryhill. |
| Robinson, J | IWM |
Cenotaph: Kirk Merrington |
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| Scurr, Spencer | CWGC | 9th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers |
Died 08/11/1915 Son of Mr. C. and Mrs. A. Scurr, of North Close Farm, Kirk Merrington, Co. Durham. |
| Shaw, George | CWGC | 22nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry |
Died 27/05/1918 Son of Robert and Sarah Elizabeth Shaw, of 9, Eden Terrace, Kirk Merrington, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. |
| Slater, Joseph | CWGC | 132nd Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps |
Died 15/11/1917 Son of Robert and Mary Slater, of 8, South View Terrace, Windlestone, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. |
| Summerson, J | IWM |
Cenotaph: Kirk Merrington |
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| Tunstall, J | IWM |
Cenotaph: Kirk Merrington |
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| Walker, Wilfred Russell | CWGC | 1st Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) |
Died 23/04/1917 Son of Joseph and Susan Walker, of Kirk Merrington, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. |
| Wesson, J R | CWGC | 9th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) |
Died 12/10/1918 II. D. 18.,Son of Thomas and Esther Wesson, of 44, South View, Windlestone, Chilton, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. |
| Wilis, H | IWM |
Cenotaph: Kirk Merrington |
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Kirk Merrington Parish Church, St John the Evangelist, War Memorial
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Kirk Merrington War Memorial
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Kirk Merrington Parish Church, St John the Evangelist, War Memorial
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from https://historicengland.org.u…
Kirk Merrington War Memorial
- "....The tall granite memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Evangelist (Grade II*-listed). It takes the form of a small Latin cross rising from a …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
