War Memorials

Original Site of the Memorial on the Beach Road

Present site of the Memorial on the perimeter of the Church of St Lawrence wall surrounding the old graveyard

Warkworth WWI Names
as on Memorial

THOMPSON R. Military Cross

Warkworth WWII Names
on Memorial

Nicholas Atkinson
Thomas James Baston
Andrew Nichol Durran Don
Norman John Donaldson
John Lewis Hedley
Peter Hedley
Andrew Johnson Hope
James Miller
Frederick John Turner
John Lancelot Wilson

WWI Names on Plaque
St Lawrence's Church

James Foster Riddell

Brigadier-General

Philip Noel Sanderson

C. Euan Sanderson

Robert Thompson M.C

James William Foster

Sergeant - Instructor

Petty Officer (Naval Brigade)

Sergeant - Instructor

Alfred James Barrett

Henry John Miller

Alfred Clarence Turnbull

*sic Henry Weatherston

NAMES ON PLAQUE WWII
ST LAWRENCE'S CHURCH

Nicholas Atkinson
Thomas James Baston
Andrew Nichol Durran Don
Norman John Donaldson
John Lewis Hedley
Peter Hedley
Andrew Johnson Hope
James Miller
Frederick John Turner
John Lancelot Wilson

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Captain P. N. Sanderson

To the glory of God
and in loving memory of
Captain Philip Noel Sanderson
1st Battalion Kings Own Scottish Borderers
2nd son of W J Sanderson, J.P.
of Eastfield Hall in this parish
Born May 24th 1887. Died April 26th 1915
He landed with the 29th Division at Gallipoli
April 25th. Fell mortally wounded April 26th and
died the same day on board the hospital ship
"Guildford Castle" and was buried at sea.
DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI

Lt G. E. Sanderson

Also of
his youngest brother
Lieut G. Euan Sanderson
9th Royal Irish Rifles
107th Brigade Machine Gun Co.
Born April 3, 1889
Killed in action July 1st, 1916 at Thiepval
leading his men in a charge
"They shall walk with me in white For they are worthy"

ST LAWRENCE'S CHURCH
WWI STALLS

THESE CHANCEL STALLS OF CARVED OAK AND WROUGHT IRON
ALTAR RAILS WERE ERECTED AS A MEMORIAL TO WWI

WARKWORTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
(NOW UNITED REFORMED)

FIRST WORLD WAR
ROLL OF HONOUR

WARKWORTH URC MEMORIAL WINDOWS, WARKWORTH

DEDICATED TO BOTH WORLD WARS

This site is dedicated to the The British Legion. The Warkworth Branch was formed around the time of the photograph below and is still active today. The group has about two meetings each year in the Warworth Memorial Hall, Castle Street. Residents of both Warkworth and Amble are eligible to join.Volunteers are desperately needed around October time to help with the Poppy Appeal. If you would like to become a member of the British Legion, or would like to help in some way with the Poppy Appeal, please contact Secretary, Gordon Charlton 01665 711645. Donations most welcome.

British Legion Group Rally - Warkworth Castle 1937
Can anyone identify those taking part?

REMEMBRANCE DAY The Silk Poppy is actually one of the original poppies sold in London on the First Poppy Day, Armistice Day 1921. Click here to discover the full story. The Poppy Appeal in Warkworth and District raised £2,112.74 in 2007
Gordon Charlton, Secretary of the Warkworth Branch of The British Legion	Two minutes silence was observed on Sunday, November 11th 2007 A remembrance service was held at 09.00 am on Sunday, November 11th 2007 in St. Lawrence Church THERE WAS A WREATH LAYING CEREMONY AFTER THE SERVICE AT WARKWORTH WAR MEMORIAL, DIAL PLACE
Minutes of AGM December 2006 Agenda for A.G.M. 7th December 2007 The Annual General Meeting was held on December 7th 2007at 7.30 p.m. in The British Legion Room, Warkworth Memorial Hall, Castle Street, Warkworth. The members who attended are pictured here: Return to Menu

REMEMBRANCE DAY
Original poppy
The Silk Poppy is actually one of the original poppies sold in London on the First Poppy Day, Armistice Day 1921. Click here to discover the full story.

The Poppy Appeal in Warkworth and District raised £2,112.74 in 2007

A project to research photograph and archive material on local heroes

Archive material obtained to date for the following: (grateful thanks to the Northumberland Fusiliers Museum, Alnwick.)

Please click on names to read about them:

Brig-Gen J F Riddell

2 Lt Robert Thompson

Sgt J Topping

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EXTRACTS FROM COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES WEBSITE

SGT ROBERT HUGGUP

Canadian Infantry 103^rd Bn

Died 17.2.1916 aged 34

Served as ATKINSON. Son of Robert HUGGUP of Newcastle on Tyne

Buried Victoria (Ross Bay) Cemetery, Canada

JOHN BOOTIMAN

Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

61^st Heavy Artillery Group

Died 21.9.1916 aged 28

Husband of Jane Robinson Bootiman of The Stanners, Warkworth

Buried Sarigol Military Cemetery, Kriston,Greece

2^nd Lt T LAMB

King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Died 30.6.1916

Buried St Lawrence Church burial ground, Warkworth

Lt. GEOFFREY EVIAN SANDERSON

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

107^th Coy

Died 1.7.1916 aged 27

Son of W.J. and Amy Sanderson of Eastfield Hall, Warkworth

Missing in action and named on the Thiepval Memorial,Belgium

Sgt J TOPPING

Irish Guards 2^nd Bn

Died 5/2/1915

Son of Mrs H Topping of Younger Errace, Warkworth

Buried Cuinchy Communal Cemetery, France

Lt WALTER LAMB

22^ND (Tyneside Scottish) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers

Died 1.7.1916 aged 26

Son of Mr and Mrs J W Lamb of Hotspur House, Warkworth

Missing in action named on the Thiepval Memoria, Belgium

PRIVATE E TATE

Tank Corps 8^th Bn

Died 24.3.1918 aged 36

Son of the late George Tate J.P. and of Florence Mary Tate of 12 Percy Terrace, Alnwick.

Native of Brotherwick, Northumberland

Buried Lebucquire Communal Cemetery Extension,France

PRIVATE M HINDMARSH

Royal Army Service Corps

1^st Base Aux. M.T.Coy

Died 5.3.1919 aged 23

Son of Adam & Mary A Hindmarsh of High Buston

Buried Dunkirk Town Cemetery,France

A HINDMARSH

Leicestershire Regt 11^th Bn

Died 8.11.1917 aged 19

Son of Adam & Mary A Hindmarsh of High Buston

Buried Warkworth St Lawrence Burial Ground

PRIVATE ALFRED JAMES BARRETT

Northumberland Fusiliers 1^st /7^th Bn

Died 8.9.1915 aged 28

Son of Charles & Mary Jane Barrett of Alnmouth husband of Sarah Ann Barrett of 21 Albert St, Amble

Buried Chapelle-D’Armentieres Old Military Cemetery,France

PRIVATE ALFRED CLARENCE TURNBULL

Northumberland Fusiliers

Died 8.9.1918 aged 21

Son of Mrs A Ternent of Morwick Gate, Warkworth

Missing named on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France

PRIVATE HARRY WEATHERSTON

Lincolnshire Regt 2^nd Bn

Died 18.8.1918 aged 19

Son of Nicol and Margaret Weatherston, of High Buston, Alnmouth

Missing named on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial

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Original Site of the Memorial on the Beach Road	Present site of the Memorial on the perimeter of the Church of St Lawrence wall surrounding the old graveyard

Warkworth WWI Names as on Memorial
Name	Rank	Regiment
RIDDELL J. F.	Brig Gen.	NRTHD. INF. BDE
SANDERSON P. N.	Capt.	K.O.S.B.
W. LAMB	Lt.	Royal Can. RGT.
SANDERSON G. E.	Lt.	R.I. Rifles
DEUCHAR R.	2Lt.	Sco. Horse
LAMB T.	2Lt.	KOYLI
THOMPSON R. Military Cross	2Lt.	NORTH. FUS.
HUGGUP R.	Sergt. Inst.	VANCVER R.
TOPPING J.	Sergt. Inst.	Irish Guards
ARTHUR R.	Sergt	North. Fus.
FORREST L. W.	Sergt	R.A.M.C.
HOPE J. H.	Bombardier	RFA
BARRETT A. J.	Private	NORTH. FUS.
BOOTIMAN J.	Driver	RGA
CHRISP W.	Pte.	West Riding RGT
HINDMARSH A.	Pte.	Leicester RGT
HINDMARSH M.	Pte.	M.T. A.S.C.
SMITH J.	Pte.	East Kents
TATE E.	Pte.	Tank Corps
TAYLOR J.	Pte.	Northld. Fus.
THEW T.	Pte.	D.L.I.
TURNBULL A. C.	Pte.	NORTH. FUS.
WATSON J	Pte.	NORTH. FUS.
WEATHERSTON H.	Pte.	LINC. REGT.

WWI Names on Plaque St Lawrence's Church
NAMES	RANK
James Foster Riddell	Brigadier-General
Philip Noel Sanderson	Captain
Walter Lamb	Lieutenant
Arthur Reed	Lieutenant
C. Euan Sanderson	Lieutenant
Robert Deuchar	2Lt
Thomas Lamb	2Lt
Robert Thompson M.C	2Lt.
Robert Arthur	Sergeant
James William Foster	Sergeant
Robert Huggup	Sergeant - Instructor
Thomas Taylor	Petty Officer (Naval Brigade)
John Topping	Sergeant - Instructor
Alfred James Barrett	Private
John Bootiman	Driver
William Crisp	Private
John Bootiman	Driver
William Crisp	Private
John Henderson	Private
Adam Hindmarsh	Private
Mark Hindmarsh	Driver
John Henry Hope	Gunner
Henry John Miller	Private
Joseph Smith	Private
Richard Stokoe	Private
Edward Tate	Gunner
John Taylor	Private
Thomas Thew	Private
John Trobe	Private
Alfred Clarence Turnbull	Private
James Watson	Private
Henry Weatherspoon*	Private
*sic Henry Weatherston

WARKWORTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (NOW UNITED REFORMED)
FIRST WORLD WAR ROLL OF HONOUR

WILLIAM BURRELL		ANDREW M. KANE
ROBERT BURRELL		ALEXANDER McDONALD
WILLIAM GLEGHORN		HYDEN PARSLOW
PTE. GEORGE CARSTON		RALPH REAY
RAYMOND CRAIK		WILLIAM STRONG
WILLIAM T. DAVIDSON		JAMES STRONG
WILLIAM DAVIDSON		JOHN G. STRONG
NORMAN DARLING		Pte. JOHN SMAILES
JAMES DARLING		CHARLES W. SCHOLEY
WILLIAM DARLING		WILLIAM SHELL
RALPH C. DARLING		2Lt. ROBERT THOMPSON. M.C.
GEORGE DIXON		WILLIAM THOMPSON
JOHN W. DOUGLAS		GEORGE TURNBULL
WILLIAM FARRALL		CLARENCE TURNBULL
HUDSON FARRALL		MALCOLM WHITEFORD
WILLIAM H. FARRALL		WALLACE WHITTLE
EDWARD B. FARRALL
RONALD FARRALL
Pte. ADAM HINDMARSH
Bombdr. JOHN HOPE
ROBERT HOPE
GEORGE JOHNSTON