Commonweath War Graves

Details and some photographs of the Commonwealth war graves at Brotton.

The Following Graves are located in the Old Cemetery

Arthur Bennison

Rank - Gunner Service No - 99427 Date of Death - 04/03/1916 Age - 37 Regiment/Service - Royal Field Artillery Grave Reference - A. I. 18. Other Information - Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Winspear, of 14, Primrose Hill, Skinningrove.

J F M Clarke

Rank - Private Service No - 19698 Date of Death - 12/11/1920 Age - 38 Regiment/Service - Yorkshire Regiment 10th Bn. Grave Reference - 3. 3. 3. Other Information - Husband of A. E. Clarke, of 5, Marine Terrace, Skinningrove.

John William Cooper

Rank - Corporal Service No - 388438 Date of Death - 15/10/1917 Age - 27 Regiment/Service - Royal Army Medical Corps, 2nd Northumbrian Field Amb Grave Reference - A. J. 15. Other Information - Son of George and Maida Cooper, of 39, Grange Street, Brotton.

M Jackson

Rabk - Worker Date of Death - 18/03/1919 Regiment/Service - Australian Munition Worker Grave Reference - A. N. 6.

John Kelly

Rank - Private Service No - 24238 Date of Death - 05/06/1917 Regiment/Service - East Yorkshire Regiment, 2nd Garrison Bn. formerly (3/1839) King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Grave Reference - 16. 6. Other Information - Served in Ashanti Expedition, 1896.

E Loughran

Rank - Private Service No - 39445 Date of Death - 01/06/1917 Regiment/Service - Royal Defence Corps Grave Reference - A. I. 10.

P Marshall

Rank - Private Service No - 4381414 Date of Death - 10/03/1921 Age - 25 Regiment/Service - Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) 4th Bn. Grave Reference - 1. 6. Other Information - Son of Paul and Georgina Marshall, of 26, Low Errington Street, Brotton.

J Reid

Rank - Worker Date of Death - 04/08/1917 Regiment/Service - Australian Munition Worker Grave Reference - A. I. 6.

Philip C H Stanton

Rank - Cadet Date of Death - 28/10/1918 Age - 18 Regiment/Service - Royal Air Force, 1st School of Aircraft (Reading) Grave Reference - B. S.W. B. I. Other Information - Son of P. J. and Dora Harrison Stanton, of Hunley House, Brotton.

John Henry Thomas

Rank - Private Service No - 1631 Date of Death - 11/09/1915 Regiment/Service - Yorkshire Regiment, 4th Bn. Grave Reference - A. SE/D. 10.

Eric Would

Rank - Flight Sergeant Trade - W.Op./Air Gnr. Service No - 1558901 Date of Death - 19/12/1944 Age - 23 Regiment/Service - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Other Information - Husband of Ina Would, of Loftus.

The Following Graves are located in the Newer Cemetery

John Francis Faye

Rank - Sergeant Trade - Obs. Service No - 1529983 Date of Death - 03/11/1942 Age - 22 Regiment/Service - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 408 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn. Grave Reference - Sec. G. Line N. Grave 15. Other Information - Son of John and Mary Jane Faye husband of Dorothie Nancie Faye of Rugby, Warwickshire.

Edgar Linford

Rank - Driver Service No - T/222925 Date of Death - 12/02/1942 Age - 21 Regiment/Service - Royal Army Service Corps Grave Reference - Sec. B. Line A. Grave 6. Other Information - Son of Edgar and Zipporah Mary Linford, of Brotton.

Owen Reginald Lock

Rank - Aircraftman 1st Class Service No - 941709 Date of Death - 23/10/1940 Age - 22 Regiment/Service - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 77 Sqdn. Grave Reference - Sec. B. Line A. Grave 5. Other Information - Son of Charles Reginald and Helen Lock, of Carlin How.

George Leslie Moore

Rank - Gunner
Service No - 1679681
Date of Death - 05/12/1940
Age - 29
Regiment/Service - Royal Artillery, 180 Bty., 64 H.A.A. Regt.
Grave Reference - Sec. F. Line B. Grave 9.
Other Information - Son of George William and Elizabeth Mary Moore, of Brotton.

Ernest Welham

Rank - Steward's Boy Date of Death - 08/01/1945 Age - 16 Regiment/Service - Merchant Navy, S.S. Ashbury (Glasgow) Grave Reference - Sec. E. Row O. Grave 5. Other Information - Son of N. Welham and Doris Welham, of Sittingbourne, Kent.