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Other Buildings War Memorials & War Plaques

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 have approved for Darlington Branch of The Royal British Legion to publish photos and information of War Graves and Memorials within the Darlington area. 

(Updated 10/03/2025) 

Please Note

  • 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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World War One Roll of Honour, Haughton Club, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Darlington

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War Memorial Plaques, The Education Village, Salters Lane South, Darlington

   

 

IN MEMORY OF   IN MEMORY OF
CPL JOHN NEWTON S.A.S   MARINE OWEN WASON
KILLED IN ACTION   DIED FROM INJURIES
ON THE FALKLANDS   RECEIVED IN AFGHANISTAN
     
IN MEMORY   IN MEMORY
OF   OF
CPL JOHN NEWTON REME   MARINE OWEN WASON
22 SAS REGIMENT   45 COMMANDO MARINES
     
A FORMER STUDENT    A FORMER STUDENT OF
OF THIS SCHOOL 1970 - 74    SPRINGFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
WHO GAVE HIS LIFE DURING    (1996 - 2003)
OPERATION CORPORATE    AND
     HAUGHTON SECONDARY SCHOOL
THE LIBERATION OF THE PEOPLE    (2003 - 2007)
OF THE FALKLAND ISLAND   WHO DIED OF INJURIES
FROM ARGENTINTAN OCCUPATION    RECEIVED DURING
    OPERATION HERRICK, AFGHANISTAN 
AGED 22    
    AGED 26 
19 MAY 1982    
    24 OCTOBER 2016

 

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

John rests at sea along with his comrades and the wreck of the Sea King.

(See further details at "Darlington Born Military, Who Are Not Buried In The Darlington Area" on this website)

 

30040363 Marine Owen Wason - 45 Commando Group, Royal Marines - Died 24/10/2016 Aged 26  

Owen is buried within the nearby cemetery of St Andrew's Church, Haughton Le Skerne, Darlington, England.

(See further details at "St Andrew's Church Cemetery" on this website) 

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Roll of Honour, Cleveland Bridge Social Club, Neasham Road, Darlington

Memorials to the memory of workers from Cleveland Bridge who gave their lives during the First and Second World Wars have gone on display, within Cleveland Bridge Social Club, after the closure of Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company during September 2021

                                                    

IN MEMORY OF         IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THESE WORKS          THE MEN OF THESE WORKS 
WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY          WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY 
IN THE GREAT WAR         IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1914-1919         1939 - 1945
                       
AFFLEK J   CROFT W    MILBURN J            K MOORE   D HICKMAN
ANKERS B   DIXON J.T   NEWTON R         F PILDITCH    T JACKSON
ARCHER L.R   GELDART G   PATTERSON R.H           H AINSLEY    W SAGE
BEIT R.O     ICETON D   REECE J.H           E COX   H SKILBECK
BLACKBURN J   JOHNSON T   SMITH H         J GODFREY   K TAYLOR
BROADWITH H     KETTLEWELL F   SWAN A         F HALL   P DIXON
BROCK A   MANN J   TEDDER H.E              
BUSS C.S   McKIE D   WILSON J.W         WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
    McMANN H                  
ERECTED BY THEIR EMPLOYERS              

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World War One Memorial, Darlington Old Northern Echo Building, Crown Street, Darlington 

30/10/2024 - Thank you to Contractor "Adavo Workspace" for Looking After and Securing the Future of This Historic Darlington War Memorial

    

WE WITH UNCOVERED HEAD
SALUTE THE SACRED DEAD
WHO WENT & WHO RETURN NOT
 
TO COMMORATE WITH LASTING HONOUR THOSE FROM THIS PLACE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR
       
PTE S.H HAMER  PTE J.A GAY PTE N HARRISON PTE E.H CEALL
TROOPER F ILEY  PTE S HAW CNR C NATTRASS PTE G.W WELBURN
    PTE A COLLINGWOOD  

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