Memorial Details

Front cover

   Memorial

   and Record.

   European War

   1914-1918

   Pease and Partners Limited,

   Darlington.

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   This Book is intended to be a permanent Memorial of the Officials and

   Workmen of Pease & Partners Limited, who have laid down their

   lives in the cause of King and Country, and also a Record of all who

   served in His Majesty's Forces during the Great European War, 1914-1918.

   The following table shows that of the 13,154 Officials and Workmen

   employed by Pease & Partners, Limited, on the outbreak of war in August,

   1914, 4,174, or 31.74% joined H.M. Forces, of whom 543 have died on

   active service, also there have been awarded 1 V.C., 1 M.C. and Bar,

   2 M.C.’s, 1 D.C.M. and Bar, 20 D.C.M.’s, 5 M.M.’s and Bar,84 M.M.’s,

   10 M.S.M.’s, 3 Croix de Guerre, 1 Belgian Croix de Guerre, 1 Serbian Medal,

   1 Medaille d’Honneur, 4 Mons Stars.

                          Employed   Joined   Died      Received

                          prior to   H.M.     on        decora-

                          war        forces   service   tions

   OFFICIALS

      Head Office            58       38      12        2

      Collieries            270       85      11        3

      Ironstone Mines        68       14       1        3

      Limestone Quarries     12        -       -        -

      Iron Works             79       29       5        3

   WORKMEN.

      Collieries          8,900    2,922     367       96

      Ironstone Mines     1,897      546      69        9

      Limestone Quarries    383       83      13        3

      Iron Works          1,487      457      65        5

                         13,154    4,174     543      124

   The Record has been made as complete as possible but it is feared

   there may be omissions or errors owing to the difficulty and in some

   cases, impracticability of obtaining information.

   Darlington,

   November, 1920.

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In Memoriam

Limestone Quarries

   BISHOP MIDDLEHAM

   Bulman, R.         Corporal     13th Mar.1918       Died of wounds in

                                                       Hospital London

   Duffield, G.       Corporal     3rd Dec.1917        Cambrai

   Hirst, F.          Private      28th Mar.1918       France

   Johnson, A.        Private      20th Sept.1917      France

   Mills, E.          Private      16th April 1919     Died from gas 

                                                       poisoning-

   Smith, Alfred      Private      6th Nov.1918        France

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Record of Service

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   WORKMEN

   Bell, T.                     Corporal            R.G.A.              ---

   Bell, J.                     Private             E. Yorks.           ---

   Bulman, A.                   Sergeant            E. Yorks.    M.M.   ---

   Bulman, R.                   Corporal            Yorks.              Died

   Craggs, W.                   Private             R.A.F.              ---

   Curbeson, W.                 Private             Yorks.              ---

   Duff, G.                     Private             A.O.C.              ---

   Duff, G. Jnr.                Private             M.G.C.              ---

   Duffield, G.                 Corporal            D.L.I.              Killed

   Duffield, W.                 Private             R.E.                ---

   Elliott, J.                  Private             D.L.I.              ---

   Godley, H.                   Private             Cheshires           ---

   Harbron, C.                  Private             D.L.I.              ---

   Hirst, F.                    Private             D.L.I.              Killed

   Hirst, W.C.                  Private             Yorks.              ---

   Hufford, A.                  Private             N. Staffs           ---

   Hufford, G.                  Private             M.G.C.              ---

   Johnson, A.                  Private             K.O.R.L.            Killed

   Jopling, J.                  Private             R.A.M.C.            ---

   Rutter, W.                   Private             E. Yorks.           ---

   Laverick, H.                 Private             Worcesters          ---

   Legge, F.                    A.S.                Navy                ---

   Mills, E.                    Private             R.F.A.              Died

   Smith, A.E.                  Private             Worcesters          ---

   Smith, A.                    A.S.                Navy                ---

   Smith, Ht.                   Private             R.E.                ---

   Smith, John                  Private             Marines             ---

   Smith, H.                    Private             R.E.                ---

   Smith, Alf.                  Private             D.L.I.              Killed

   Springhall, Ch.              A.S.                Navy                ---

   Turney, J.                   Private             Worcesters          ---

   Walker, H.                   Private             R.E.                ---

   Walmesley, J.                Private             R.A.S.C.            ---

   Willis, T.                   Private             E. Yorks.           ---

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Decorations

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   BISHOP MIDDLEHAM

   Bulman, A.       Sergeant       M.M.     ---

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