Darlington Born Military, Who Are Not Buried In The Darlington Area
They shall not grow old,
as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
We will remember them
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, have approved for Darlington Branch of The Royal British Legion, to publish photos and information of War Graves and Memorials, of Darlington Born Military not buried in the Darlington area
(Updated 25/04/2025)
Please Note
- War Graves are shown in Surname Alphabetical Order
- This is an on-going project, where further information and records are still to be found by the RBL Darlington Branch Project Team
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14070 Private Wilson Blackett - 2nd Battalion, 7th Border Regiment - Died 29/11/1915 Aged 19
Born: December 1896 (Exact date unknown)
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of Thomas & Mary Ann (Watson) Blackett of Rosey Hill Farm, Catterick Bridge, North Yorkshire, England
Wilson Blackett was born in late 1896 at Blackwell near Darlington, the son of Thomas Blackett, a foreman mason, and his wife Mary Ann Watson, who married in 1879
Thomas and Mary Ann had nine children, seven boys and two girls, born between 1880 and 1902. The censuses and birth records show that the family lived in various places, the children being born in different locations in the north-east England including Byker in Northumberland and Kirkby Ravensworth in North Yorkshire. In 1901, Thomas and Mary Ann lived at Springfield House, close to St Paul's Church, North Road, Darlington with eight of their children, but at the time of the 1911 census the family lived at Rosey Hill Farm, near Catterick
Wilson Blackett's service record does not survive, but his Medal Index Card shows that on 5th October 1915 he entered France to join the battalion. The Battalion War Diary records that a group of fifty trained recruits and an officer joined the battalion on this date, while engaged in the Battle of Loos. This would have followed basic training in England so we can assume that Wilson enlisted during the early months of 1915, quite possibly on or soon after his 18th birthday.
Two months after arriving in France, Wilson Blackett was Killed in Action
Wilson is buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-l'Avoue, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Wilson is commemorated on the family grave at St Mary's Churchyard, Wycliffe, County Durham, England
Wilson is commemorated on the War Memorial, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Darlington (See "Darlington War Memorials" on this website)
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80690 Driver John Thomas Dougill - 78th Field Company, Royal Engineers - Died 23/04/1916 Aged 19
Born: 3Q 1897 (Exact date unknown)
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of Thomas Edmund and Rosannah (Rose) Dougill (nee Pallister), of 10 Russell Street, Darlington, County Durham, England
Father was a Builder and Contractor. John was an Apprentice Bricklayer before the war
John enlisted in Darlington
John died of wounds received in action in France
John is buried at Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
John is commemorated on the family grave at Darlington West Cemetery, Darlington, County Durham, England
John is commemorated on the War Memorial, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Darlington (See "Darlington War Memorials" on this website)
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1554 Serjeant Norman Green - 1st/5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry - Died 22/04/1916 Aged 24
Born: 1891 (Exact date unknown)
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of George and Maria Green (nee Binks), of Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, Co. Durham, England
Norman Green's service record exists and shows that he enlisted in the Territorial Force on 25 April 1912 for a period of four years "provided His Majesty should so long require your services". The Territorial Force was the volunteer and part-time reserve component of the British Army and was originally envisaged as a home defence force for service during wartime
Norman enlisted with 5/DLI which recruited mainly from southeast Durham, including Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees and Hartlepool
Norman's service record includes a "Casualty Form – Active Service". This states that he was slightly wounded on 14/04/1916 but still on duty, the following day Norman suffered his fatal wounds. At first Sgt Green was taken to a CCS behind the front line but was then admitted to 14th General Hospital at Wimereux, north of Boulogne, where he died a week later at 04.30 on Saturday 22/04/. A telegram was sent to the War Office in London informing them of his death from "G.S.W. Back Fracture Sacrum Inform Relative". George and Maria Green had lost their only son and they would soon learn of this
Norman is buried at Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. (Because of the sandy nature of the soil, the headstones lie flat upon the graves)
Norman is commemorated on the family grave at St Andrew's Churchyard, Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Norman is commemorated on the War Memorial, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Darlington (See "Darlington War Memorials" on this website)
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32567 Private Archibald Scott Marquis - 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry - Died 21/06/1917 Aged 31
Born: 1885 (Exact date unknown)
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Husband of Edith Hannah Marquis, (Nee Vickers), of Newton Ketton, Darlington, County Durham, England. Married 1916
Archibald is buried at Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Archibald is commemorated on the War Memorial, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Darlington (See "Darlington War Memorials" on this website)
(No photo of grave has currently been found)
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24380988 Cpl John Newton - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Armourer) (REME), attached to 22 Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) - Died 19/05/1982 Aged 22
Born: 06/06/1959
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
John joined the SAS in 1980.
He was one of 21 SAS and crew who died aboard a Sea King helicopter that crashed into the sea off the Falkland Islands on 19th May 1982
He rests at sea along with his comrades and the wreck of the Sea King
John is is commemorated at St Martin Churchyard, Hereford, Herefordshire, England - Memorial Plaque 18
John is commemorated on the Falklands Conflict Memorial in Alexandra Gardens, Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales.
John is commemorated on the 1982 Liberation Memorial, Stanley, Falkland Islands, where the names of the 255 British military personnel who died during the war are listed on ten plaques behind the Memorial
All British military personnel who died during the war are commemorated at the National Falklands Memorial, the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, England
John is also remembered on a War Memorial Plaque at the school he attend. Haughton Academy, The Education Village, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
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75636 Private Isaac Pattison - 1st/4th Northumberland Fusiliers - Died 27/05/1918 Aged 18/19
Born: 1899 (Exact date unknown
From: Great Burdon, Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of Isaac and Christiana Pattison (Nee Stott), of Darlington, County Durham, England
Killed in Action in France
Final resting place unknown. Isaac's name is listed on the Soissons Memorial, Soissons, Departement de L'Aisne, Picardie, France
Isaac is commemorated on the War Memorial, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Darlington (See "Darlington War Memorials" on this website)
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1565 Private Allan Raine - 1st/5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry - Died 26/04/1915 Aged 20
Born: May 1894 (Exact date unknown)
From: Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of George and Mary Jane Raine (Nee Hardy). of 54 The Green, Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Father was a House Builder. Allan was a Clerk at North of England School Furnishing Company before the war
Enlisted 30/04/1912 in Darlington
Killed in Action West Flanders, Belgium
Allan Raine died on 26/04/1915 a few weeks before his 21st birthday
Allan's elder brother George Nelson Raine died at Loos, France on 26/09/1915 and another brother, Thomas Frederick Raine, died on 10/07/1917 at Lombartzyde in Belgium. There are no known graves for any of the three brothers (See details of Allan's brothers below)
Three more of Allan's brothers, Robert Henry MM, Herbert William and Arthur Edward Raine served in WW1 but these three all survived the war
One other brother Joseph Alec Raine (1901-1975) did not serve during the Great War, because he was too young
Final resting place unknown. Allan's name is listed on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Arrondissement Leper, West Flanders, Belgium - Panel 36
Allan is commemorated on the family grave at St Andrew's Churchyard, Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Allan is commemorated on the War Memorial, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Darlington (See "Darlington War Memorials" on this website)
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17084 Private George Nelson Raine - 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment - Died 26/09/1915 Aged 25
Born: April 1890 (Exact date unknown)
From: Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of George and Mary Jane Raine (Nee Hardy). of 54 The Green, Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Father was a House Builder. George was a Warehouseman, Co-op Stores before the war
Enlisted 26/09/1914 in Darlington
Killed in Action Loos, France
George's younger brother Allan Raine died at West Flanders, Belgium on 26/04/1915 and another brother, Thomas Frederick Raine, died on 10/07/1917 at Lombartzyde in Belgium. There are no known graves for any of the three brothers (See details of George's brothers above and below)
Three more of George's brothers, Robert Henry MM, Herbert William and Arthur Edward Raine served in WW1 but these three all survived the war
One other brother Joseph Alec Raine (1901-1975) did not serve during the Great War, because he was too young
Final resting place unknown. George's name is listed on the Loos Memorial, Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos-en-Gohelle, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
George is commemorated on the family grave at St Andrew's Churchyard, Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
George is commemorated on the War Memorial, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Darlington (See "Darlington War Memorials" on this website)
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18470 Private Thomas Frederick (Fred) Raine - 11th Battalion, Border Regiment - Died 10/07/1917 Aged 29/30
Born: 1887 (Exact date unknown)
From: Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of George and Mary Jane Raine (Nee Hardy). of 54 The Green, Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Father was a House Builder
Killed in Action West Flanders, Belgium
Thomas's younger brother Allan Raine died at West Flanders, Belgium on 26/04/1915 and another brother, George Nelson Raine, died on 26/09/1915 at Loos, France. There are no known graves for any of the three brothers (See details of Thomas's brothers above)
Three more of Thomas's brothers, Robert Henry MM, Herbert William and Arthur Edward Raine served in WW1 but these three all survived the war
One other brother Joseph Alec Raine (1901-1975) did not serve during the Great War, because he was too young
Final resting place unknown. Thomas's name is listed on the Nieuport Memorial, Nieuwpoort, Arrondissement Veurne, West Flanders, Belgium
Thomas is commemorated on the family grave at St Andrew's Churchyard, Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Thomas is commemorated on the War Memorial, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Darlington (See "Darlington War Memorials" on this website)
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59418 Lance Corporal George Henry Stobbart - 15th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry - Died 31/03/1918 Aged 38-39
Born: 1879 (Exact date unknown)
From: Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of, George Frankland and Christiana Stobbart (Nee Johnson), of Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Killed in Action Somme, France
Final resting place unknown. George's name is listed on the Pozieres Memorial, Pozieres, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France - Panel 68 to 72
George is commemorated on the family grave at Darlington West Cemetery, Darlington, County Durham, England
George is commemorated on the War Memorial, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Darlington (See "Darlington War Memorials" on this website)
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10/2777 Lance Corporal Enoch Sutton - 17th (Ruahine) Company, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment - Died 08/06/1917 Aged 25
Born: 04/12/1891
From: Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of, Enoch and Jane Sutton (Nee Wilson), Originally from Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England - Married 11/05/1890 St Pauls Church, Darlington, County Durham, England
Father died in an accident on 17/04/1907 Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Baptised on 30/12/1891 at Holy Trinity Church, Darlington, County Durham, England
Family emigrated to Normandale, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand 05/10/1914
Killed in Action Messines, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
Enoch is buried at Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Mesen, Arrondissement Leper, West Flanders, Belgium
Enoch is commemorated on the War Memorial, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Darlington (See "Darlington War Memorials" on this website)
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856 Serjeant George Ernest White - 1st/5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry - Died 25/05/1915 Aged 25
Born: 20/10/1889
From: Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of, Henry Arthur and Emily Ann White (Nee Price), of Haughton House, Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England - Married 1877
Father was a Mechanical Engineering Draughtsman
George was a Engineering Fitter in the Locomotive Foundry at Robert Stephenson and Company's Springfield Works before the Great War
Killed in Action near Ypres, Arrondissement Leper, West Flanders, Belgium
Buried Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Zillebeke, Arrondissement Leper, West Flanders, Belgium
George is commemorated on the family grave at St Andrew's Churchyard, Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
George is commemorated on the War Memorial, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Darlington (See "Darlington War Memorials" on this website)
HOW SERJEANT GEORGE ERNEST WHITE MET HIS DEATH (Local newpaper report):
"News has been received at Haughton of the manner in which Serjeant George Ernest White of the 5th D.L.I. met his death. Bob Bamlett, of Haughton-le-Skerne, who was an intimate friend of Serjeant White, refers to him in a letter he sent home to his parents, and describes the action in which Serjeant White was killed."
He wrote:-
"Tom (his elder brother) and I got into the trench, and there were other two men next to us both Haughton boys, Reginald Winn (Died 17/09/1916 - See Details Below) and George White. There was very heavy firing going on at the time. In the trenches George was just saying he had got a letter from a friend who wished to be remembered to them, when he was ordered to do something. He never hesitated; but got straight out of the trench. Immediately, he was shot through the head, dying instantly. Another man next to him was killed also. I tell you it knocked us up properly for the rest of the day. It was very hard luck, as we were relieved the same night. George was not frightened to do his bit, no matter what it was he had to do. He would not set his men to do what he wouldn't care to do himself, and he will be badly missed here".
Captain R Wilson, in informing Serjeant White's parents of the sad occurrence said: "I regret very much the death of your son Serjeant White. He was killed near Ypres on the night of the 24th May and was buried there. We shall miss him very much here as he was always cheerful and willing and a very good Serjeant. Please accept my deepest sympathy."
"It may be recalled that Serjeant White for many years was a member of Haughton Cricket Club and in 1909 he won the bowling prize taking 24 wickets at a cost of 4.75 runs per wicket which was a very creditable performance. Later he became connected with the Railway Athletic Club for whom he was always a good scorer. He was also secretary of the Haughton Hockey Club for a considerable number of years."
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2273 Corporal Reginald Anthony Winn - 1st/5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry - Died 17/09/1916 Aged 23
Born: 1879 (Exact date unknown)
From: Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of, John Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Winn, of 38 Parkgate, Darlington, County Durham, England
Killed in Action France
Final resting place unknown. Reginald's name is listed on the Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France - Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C
Reginald is commemorated on the family grave at St Andrew's Churchyard, Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham, England
Reginald is commemorated on the War Memorial, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Darlington (See "Darlington War Memorials" on this website)
5/DLI's Battalion War Diary describes events on 16 and 17 September 1916, when Reginald Winn lost his life. "5/DLI suffered 103 casualties during the nine days of the battle. The majority of these have no known grave and, like Reginald Winn, are commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial:
"9am 16th. 5th D.L.I. supported by Company of 4th East Yorkshire Regiment was ordered to attack and hold STARFISH and PRUE trenches. The Companies were scattered all over and with great difficulty the attack was launched. At the beginning direction was rather lost by D Company and only the western end of STARFISH and PRUE trenches were captured. A good proportion of casualties were suffered from M.G. (machine gun) fire and snipers. For some time no satisfactory information could be obtained of the situation but by 12 noon on the 17th it was decided that the enemy still held most of PRUE and part of the CRESCENT. A patrol was pushed up STARFISH but was bombed back. At 5.30pm a bombing attack was organised by us, supported by bombing parties of 4th and 5th Yorkshire Regiment. This attack was skilfully led by Lieut. E. Greville-Jones, and both objectives were taken and held against strong counter-attack".
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