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News from the Front September 1914

H.M.S. HOGUE: which rescued them FREE HAIR CUTS CHILDREN’S WORK FOR LOCAL SURVIVORS referring to him as the “The children of all men who CHILDREN Early in the morning of “hero of the day”. have joined the colours and who “Master Harry Bell of 22nd September 1914 the The Gazette further reside in the Ward Cranbourne Terrace, Stockton, cruiser, H.M.S. Hogue was reported that “Captain may have their hair cut free of having a vast army of tin out on patrol in the North Jacobs and his crew did charge on Mondays, Tuesdays soldiers, decided to place them in Sea when she was sunk everything they could to and Wednesdays by Fred Taylor, battle array on a large table in his after being torpedoed by a make the men more 23 Gilkes Street, M’bro”. home, and then making a charge German . comfortable. They turned 4th September 1914, EG of admittance to view the exhibit. Amongst the survivors out blankets and clothes The amount realised was £2 16s, were three stokers (Frank and everything they had, with which sum he entertained STOCKTON SOLDIER’S Mackay, William Pepper and Jacobs rowed five 240 needy children to a LETTER and Hugh Mallon) from miles to another boat in his substantial breakfast on Sunday Private Templeman, one of the Thornaby who gave their old boat to get more food.” morning last. In like manner King’s Own Scottish Border account in an interview As a result of the attack Dorothy Walton, of Hartington Regiment, writing to his with the N-E Daily Gazette “each of the three men of Road organised a children’s th mother, Mrs Templeman, of 5 which was reported on 28 course lost the whole of his bazaar, and realised the sum of Nolan Street, Stockton, gives September 1914: kit, and they value their 14s 8d which amount also fed 60 some of his experiences in the losses at about £20 apiece. poor children. Both breakfasts fighting line. He has been Hugh Mallon: “Amos and I Mackay especially was a were given through the agency of wounded, and is at present were about the last to leave sufferer. ‘You see’, he said, the Stockton and Thornaby Fresh lying in a hospital at . the ship, and I had no ‘I had made a lot of money Air Fund at the Quayside In his letter he says: “I have difficulty in getting into a by taking in the washing of Mission Hall.” been in this hospital since boat. At first I thought I other members of our crew, 19th Sept 1914, S & T Herald Monday and have received was alone, but in a while I and all that went.’ splendid treatment. saw Pepper, and then the “The only grievance they STOCKTON SENDS We landed in on the two others and that gave had was that they had to TWELVE HUNDRED 15th July and after three days’ me good heart, as three of pay their fare home from “Up to midday today, over hard marching arrived at the us had shipped together”. Chatham, whereas men 1,200 had enlisted in Lord front. We had four days’ terrific All three praised the landed at Harwich had to Kitchener’s Army at Stockton fighting at the Battle of . skipper, Captain J. Jacobs, their knowledge, been and at Thornaby about 300 The Germans were in strong of the Lowescroft trawler given free passes." have enrolled.” force, and their numbers were th STOCKTON’S 4 September 1914, EG about seven to one of ours. ANCIENTS They kept arriving in droves “The Stockton Team to A UNIQUE METHOD only to be mowed down like play at South Bank today “Two little Grange Estate girls corn by our troops who held has a strange appearance, – Greta Simpson and Dorothy them in check for eight hours. only five of the regular Brewis – have hit upon a Their dead and wounded must players being included. unique method of collecting have been a terrible number. The fact that Veitch, for the National Relief Fund at Eventually we were forced to Dobinson, Sutherland, Stockton. These little maids retire owing to the strength of Stamper, Abbott and have a corps of children the Germans. Mitchell, of the regulars, carrying Union Jacks, etc., The Germans are a cowardly and Moore, Rhodes, following them, and whilst lot. Laybourn and Pass of the their satellites are engaging the I was wounded in the right younger players have interest of onlookers the two hand and the bullet is still in it. joined the colours, leaves collectors detach themselves Whilst the injury was being the ancients with sadly from the procession and dressed, the church to which I depleted ranks.” present their ‘N-E Daily th have been taken was shelled by 12 September 1914 Gazette’ boxes for the enemy and three minutes Stockton & Thornaby contributions. During their two after I left it the whole building Herald hours march on Saturday last was demolished. the little ones collected 11s The French and Belgian 9d.” people were very kind to us”. 12th September 1914 th 12 September 1914 Stockton & Thornaby Herald Stockton & Thornaby Herald

News from the Front September 1914

STOCKTON’S FALLEN

Rifleman John Edward Law, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, was killed in action on 14/09/1914, aged 29, and is commemorated on La Ferte-Sous- Jouarre Memorial in France.

Private Robert William Tarney, Loyal North Regiment, was killed in action on 14/09/1914 and is commemorated on La Ferte- Sous-Jouarre Memorial in France.

Driver John William Sinkinson Todd, , died of wounds on 15/09/1914 and is buried in Vendresse British Cemetery in France.

Lance Corporal Charles Richard Short, Northamptonshire Regiment was killed in action Photo taken from the Stockton & Thornaby Herald at the Battle of the on 17/09/1914, aged 25. He is commemorated on La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE BLANKETS FOR 5TH DURHAMS Memorial in France. A letter in a bottle from Durham “When it became known that the 5th Light Infantryman, Private Thomas D.L.I. were in need of blankets, Mr Stoker Isaiah Jefferson Bean, R.N.R., H.M.S. Hughes was discovered eighty-five Squire Stamp, yard manager at Pembroke died of disease on 18/09/1914, aged 20 years after it was written. Messrs Ropner and Son’s Shipyard and was buried in Gillingham (Woodlands) Discovered in 1999 by fisherman issued an appeal to the men at nine Cemetery, Kent. He was born 11/11/1895 in Steve Gowan in the River Thames, o’clock in the morning to raise 500. Stockton to Robert and Hannah J. Bean. the letter was written to Private At 3 o’clock in the afternoon of the Hughes’ wife Elizabeth two weeks same day he had the wherewithal to Sergeant William L. Carroll, Royal Field before he was killed in action. It send the required number to the Artillery was killed in action on 20/09/1914, aged read: . 29, and was buried at Vendresse British Cemetery “Dear Wife, I am writing this note A further batch of blankets were in France. on this boat and dropping it into also dispatched by the workmen of the sea just to see if it will reach Messrs Richardson and Duck and Private Thomas William Hughes, DLI, was you. If it does, sign this envelope Co., whose total contributions of killed in action on 21/09/1914, aged 26 and is on the right hand bottom corner these articles now numbers 260.” commemorated on La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre where it says receipt. Put the date 12th September 1914, Stockton & Memorial in France. and hour of receipt and your name Thornaby Herald where it says signature and look Private John William McIntosh, DLI, was killed after it well. Ta ta sweet, for the in action on 21/09/1914 and is commemorated on present. Your Hubby”. Although La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial in France. Elizabeth died in 1979 Steve Gowan was able to deliver the Stoker Alfred Albert Dunn, R.N.R., H.M.S. letter to Thomas and Elizabeth’s Hogue was killed in action on 22/09/1914, aged daughter Emily. 30 and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. He was born 17/01/1886 in Thornaby NATIONAL RELIEF FUND to Joseph and Frances Dunn. “The employees of Messrs J. Mainwaring & Co, Oxbridge Many of the men above are named on La Ferte- Foundary, Stockton are paying 3d Sous-Jouarre Memorial in France. This in the £ per week to the National Memorial commemorates soldiers who have no Relief Fund”. known graves and fell at the battles of Mons, Le 2nd September 1914, EG Cateau, the Marne and the between the end of August and early .