East Cemetery, War Graves
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
Darlington Borough Council, and The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, have both approved for Darlington Branch of The Royal British Legion to publish photos and information of War Graves and Memorials within the Darlington area
(Updated 01/03/2025)
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
There are 11 War Graves within East Cemetery. They are all servicemen, and servicewoman, from:
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W/158073 Private Marjorie Carrick - Auxiliary Territorial Service - Died 30/06/1944 Aged 22
Born: 1921 / 1922 (Exact date unknown)
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Daughter of George and Lucy Carrick, of Darlington, County Durham, England
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13075609 Private Stephen Conroy - Pioneer Corps - Died 17/02/1941 Aged 29
Born: 1911 / 1912 (Exact date unknown)
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of Mr and Mrs John Conroy, of Darlington, County Durham, England
Husband of I. W. Conroy, of Darlington, County Durham, England
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4384628 Private Arthur Fewtrell - Pioneer Corps - Died 02/12/1943 Age Not Recorded
Born: Unknown
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of George and Jane Fewtrell, of Darlington, County Durham, England
Husband of Elsie Fewtrell. of Darlington, County Durham, England
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2583410 Signalman Leonard Howard - Royal Corps of Signals - Died 01/10/1940 Aged 23
Born: 1917 (Exact date unknown)
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of John and Ethel Howard, of Darlington, County Durham, England
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1680643 Private John Henry Hutchinson - 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light Infantry - Died 28/06/1944 Aged 28
Born: 1915 / 1916 (Exact date unknown)
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of John Thomas Hutchinson and Elizabeth Hutchinson, of Darlington, County Durham, England
Husband of Dorothy May Hutchinson, of Darlington, County Durham, England
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LT/JX173094 Seaman Robert Stanley Kell - Royal Naval Patrol Service (H.M.S Pembroke) - Died 07/11/1947 Aged 30
Born: 1917 (Exact date unknown)
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of Harold and Doris Frances Kell, of Darlington, County Durham, England
Husband of Gladys Marjorie Kell, of Gorleston, Norfolk
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4469039 Private John David Moore - 70th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry - Died 19/06/1943 Aged 19
Born: 1923 / 1924 (Exact date unknown)
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of John L Moore and Edith Moore, of of Darlington, County Durham, England
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1049969 Sergeant Kenneth Wilson Moore - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Wireless Operator / Observer) - Died 13/02/1943 Aged 19
Born: 1923 / 1924 (Exact date unknown)
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of Arthur Wilfrid and Eva Gladys Moore, of Darlington, County Durham, England
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5569161 Gunner Thomas George Mundy - 72 (Hampshire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery - Died 01/05/1942 Aged 24
Born: 1917 / 1918 (Exact date unknown)
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of Mr and Mrs Thomas George Mundy, of Darlington, County Durham, England
Husband of Elsie Mundy, of Darlington, County Durham, England
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25219081 Rifleman John Dean Myers - 3rd Battalion The Rifles - Died 12/09/2007 Aged 18
Born: 20/09/1988
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Rifleman John Dean Myers joined the Army during March 2006
Rifleman Myers is believed to have died from natural causes, at Redford Infantry Barracks, Edinburgh, Scotland
Son of Stephen Myers and Janice Dawson, of Darlington, County Durham, England
Between September 2006 and January 2007, he served on Operation Herrick 5 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Northern Echo Newspaper 27th September 2007: By David Roberts
Mourners pay tribute to soldier who was living his dreams
HUNDREDS of mourners packed into St John's Church, Darlington, which was left with standing room only as nearly 300 mourners gathered for the funeral with full military honours. His coffin was brought to the church in a horse-drawn hearse, followed by three mourners' cars and a van carrying floral tributes. His Army cap and a Union Jack flag were carried on top of the coffin
At the beginning and end of the service, Gabrielle's "Dreams Can Come True" and REM's "Everybody Hurts" were played. The hymns "All Things Bright and Beautiful" and "Onward Christian Soldiers" were sung
Reverend Christine Blakesley talked about how the rifleman was devoted to his friends, family and Army life
His commanding officer, Major Ben Lampard, also spoke of Rifleman Myers' bravery while under fire in Afghanistan. Only two weeks after arriving in the country, Rifleman Myers' platoon became involved in a three-hour fire-fight. At the end of the battle, Maj Lampard asked Rifleman Myers how he was. He told me "that he was fine", he was living the dream'," said Major Lampard. "This phrase was something I was to hear from him quite some times. His friends and family should be rightly proud of his achievements."
Tributes were also paid by Rifleman Myers' father, Stephen, who said: "We all have our dreams, and they can come true, if only for a short time as John proved, but they can come true."
An Army bugler played the Last Post and Reveille as the coffin was carried out of the church on the shoulders of six of Rifleman Myers' comrades
The funeral procession then went to East Cemetery, Geneva Road, Darlington, for the interment. Before the coffin was lowered into the ground, the Union Jack flag was folded and passed to his mother, Janice Dawson
Three volleys of rifle fire were then shot as he was interred
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455182 Private Albert Ernest Wright - Pioneer Corps - Died 25/08/1944 Aged 21
Born: 1922 / 1923 (Exact date unknown)
From: Darlington, County Durham, England
Son of Charles Herbert and Lily Cecilia Wright, of Darlington, County Durham, England
