News from the Front -February 1918

SERGT. COOPER V.C. Monday, and over whom she could really DEATH OF 2ND LIEUT which Mr C. McAdams love and marry. The public presentation W HUNTER presided, it was to Sergt. Cooper V.C., St ockt on & Thornaby The parents of W. Hunter reported that the fund of Stockton, is to be Herald 29/12/1917 who resides at 36 Peel amounted to about made on Sunday at the Street, Thornaby have £160. A BOY’S ESCAPADE Hippodrome Theatre, been officially notified of The story of a boy’s which has been A SOLDIERS WIFE’S his death from wounds generously loaned, free escapade was told in the STORY received in action. He of charge, by the Juvenile Court today, Assuming that her joined as a private in the manager, Mr George when John William husband, who was a 3rd week of the war. He Stainton. It will consist Clenaghan (13), of 26 of an illuminated soldier in , was was wounded, and then dead, (because a letter Farrer Street was charged address setting forth accepted a commission was returned through with stealing £13 and a the town’s appreciation to R.N.D. leaving for of the brave deed which the “dead letter” office bicycle, value £5, from France 3 months ago .He won the Sergeant the marked “missing”), Mrs Colley, with whom he Irene Hill married an was an old high distinction of the resides. The Chief Australian soldier. Middlesbrough High Victoria Cross, & also Constable said the boy War bonds to the value At Highgate she was School boy and prior to committed for trial on a rode to Stockton, and then of £150. The the war was on the office charge of bigamy, and took a train to , proceedings will be staff of Messrs D. the soldier Clement and thence to Folkestone. open to the general Crosthwaite, Iron public and a silver Showter, was also His object was to join his Founders .He was a collection will be made committed for aiding father in France. Mrs and abetting her. general favourite by the lady members of Colley said she did not When arrested Showter amongst his many the Combined Cyclists wish to press the charge. Committee, who have said he had been friends, and much wounded and after The Stipendiary ordered promoted the funds, sympathy will be felt for leaving hospital, he was the boy 4 strokes, and and the proceeds his parents in their sad devoted to a local war introduced to Mrs Hill, warned him seriously. with whom he fell in bereavement. heroes fund. The Mayor MEATLESS DAY The Herald 12/01/1918 Alderman J. Harrison is love and married The question of the to be asked to preside, intending to take her and Private Williams of back to Australia with meat shortage was the Essex Regiment, him after the war. The discussed on who is a cultured woman said that she Thursday at a meeting baritone vocalist of the had 2 children by her at the Ministry of Carl Rosa Opera lawful husband with whom said she led ‘a Food. It was officially Company, is, with the intimated that an order permission of his cat and dog’ life. In for one meatless day commanding officer, to consequences of his be invited to provide a cruelty she was once a week had been musical programme. At led to take poison, and drawn up, and was a meeting of the since then he had only awaiting several times committee at which signature. The day is these arrangements threatened to murder her. He had written to to be Tuesday for the were made, at the Metro pods and Royal Court Hotel on her from the front saying that he would not Wednesday for the stand in her way if she provinces. met another man E.G 17.1.1918

News from the Front December 1917-February 1918

STOCKTON THE DIFFICULT BOY FALL OF - customs and beliefs of TH GUARDIANS AND GIRL DECEMBER 9 1917 those to whose faith

At a meeting of they are sacred”. Mrs Huntley, extension After Turkish troops move Stockton Board of Church bells in Rome lecturer of the Sunday out of the region after a Guardians yesterday, and London rang to School Union, visited single day’s fighting, the chairman stated celebrate the peaceful that they had received Stockton conducting a officials of the Holy City of British arrival in a letter from the food conference on Sunday Jerusalem offer the keys school problems, after controller advising to the city to the Jerusalem. Allenby’s addressing a largely success, after so much Guardians to use encroaching British troops. pickled herrings in the attended public meeting. discouragement on the The Rev C. W. Screech The British, led by General menu at the Workhouse Western front, elated presided at the former and Edmund Allenby, entered and cottage homes. and inspired allied These were considered the Rev G.C Leader the Holy City two days supporters everywhere. as of high food value, (president of the local later under strict www.history of War and a good substitute union) at the latter. At the instructions from London evening meeting Miss for meat. The mayor did on how not to appear Huntley spoke of the not regard the price as disrespectful to the city, its cheap. Mr W. increase of juvenile people, or its traditions. In Lawrenson said he delinquency during the noticed that other war. 50,000 boys and girls, a proclamation declaring Board of Guardians had she said were brought martial law,( that was read refused to have before the magistrates per aloud to the city’s people year, as against 30,000 anything to do with in English, Arabic, pickled herrings, but he before the war. Many of the offences were not so Hebrew, Russian and saw no reason why Greek), Allenby assured they should not be much to criminal instinct them that the occupying tried. as to desire for adventure, love of risk and loyalty to a power would not inflict 6/12/1917, E.G leader. This further harm on constituted a challenge to Jerusalem, its inhabitants, the worker among the or its Holy places. “Since STOCKTON’S DAY OF young of directing these your city is regarded with PRAYER emotions to higher ends. affection by the adherents Miss Huntley paid tribute There will be to the fine work of of 3 of the greater religions opportunities for special probation officers in police of mankind, and its soil prayers at all the places courts in such re-directive has been consecrated by of worship at Stockton work and specially urged the prayers and and Thornaby to- the need of Sunday school pilgrimages of multitudes morrow. In the afternoon workers to appeal to that of devout people, I make it at the Parish Church sense of the heroic, that there will be a town’s known to you that every longing for friendship, that service which the Mayor craving for responsibility sacred building, will attend. The local which largely monument, holy spot, licensed premises will characterised the difficult shrine, traditional site, be closed and there will boy and girl. endowment, pious bequest be no tram service. E.G 05/01/1918 2/11/1917 E.G or customary place of prayer will be maintained

according to the existing and protected

Soldiers Fallen

December 1917

Private James Raine- 02/12/1917 Royal Army Service Corps

Rifleman Joseph Alfred Wass-02/12/1917 2nd Btn Rifle Brigade

Private John Ramsey-03/12/1917 14th Btn, Durham Light Infantry

Private James Roberts-burried-08/12/1917 1st Btn Lincolnshire Light Infantry

Private Benjamin Cartwright-10/12/1917 2nd Btn Durham Light Infantry

Private Robert Henry Grange-12/12/1917 “D” Coy 1st/5th Btn Durham Light Infantry

Gunner Bertram Suggit-15/12/1917 31st Northumbrian Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

Private Ernest Albert Mckenzie-16/12/1917 6th Btn, Kings Own Scottish Borderers

Pioneer Thomas Parkinson Weatherell-16/12/1917 236th Army Troops Coy, Royal Engineers

Private Arthur Henry Patterson-23/12/1917 A Coy, 7th Btn Alexandra Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Reg)

2nd Lieutenant Ronald Hedley Archer-27/12/1917 1st Btn Northumberland Fusiliers

January 1918

Private Samuel Robinson-02/01/1918 64 Coy labour Corps

Private Charles Hodgson-03/01/1918 14th Btn Northumberland fusiliers

Private John O’ Donnell-05/01/1918 2nd Btn Prince of wales Own(Yorkshire Reg)

Private Robert Walker-05/01/1918 2nd Btn Prince of wales Own (Yorkshire Reg)

Sapper Thomas George Wickins-13/01/1918 225th Field Coy. Royal Engineers

Stoker Frank Francis Brinsdon-20/01/1918 Royal Naval Reserve-HMS Louvain

Stoker Sylvester Daley-20/01/1918 Royal Naval Reserve- HMS Raglan

Fireman Percy Skipworth-22/01/1918 S.S Labuan

Private Robert Chesney Young-22/01/1918 1st/5th Btn Durham Light Infantry

Private Ernest nattrass-23/011918 7thBtn Seaforth Highlanders

Apprentice Morgan Morgan-29/01/1918 Mercantile Marine-S.S Ethelinda

February 1918

Private John Brydon-03/02/1918 13th Btn Prince of Wales

Lieutenant Timothy Hugh Stowell Crosby-03/02/19

Private Charles Crabb-04/02/1918 8th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers

Private Albert Edward Hobbs-07/02/1918 3rd Btn Alexandra Princess of Wales Own

First Engineer Stephen John Wardman-10/02/18 Mercantile Marine

Stoker Thomas Boyle-12/02/18 Royal Naval Reserve

Stoker William George-12/02/1918 Royal Naval Reserve

Pioneer Thomas Horan-15/02/1918 709th Coy labour Corps

Private Walter Ernest Hunton-21/02/1918 35th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers

Private Frederick William Locke- Buried 21/021918 Royal Field Artillery

Private Joseph William Jackson-22/02/1918 30th Btn Australian Infantry

Private Laurence Cromas-23/02/1918 648th M.T Company-Army Service Corps

Private William Blench-26/02/1918 Royal Army Medical Corps