Great Ayton villagers mark exact moment their First World War soldiers died
A VILLAGE intent on marking the exact time of death of each of its villagers killed fighting during the First World War has just held its 27th memorial service.
War hero Tom Dresser who won Victoria Cross in First World War honoured with statue in Middlesbrough
A TRUE war hero has been honoured 100 years to the day since he showed unflinching courage in the face of the enemy on the battlefield.
Durham war hero’s battlefield bravery marked 100 years on
THE centenary of a North-East miner’s gallantry on a First World War battlefield was marked with the unveiling of a commemorative stone heralding the act of valour.
Village history project will focus on the Fighting Bradfords
A £50,000 project is being launched to explore the story of the only two brothers to be awarded the Victoria Cross in the First World War and the village in which they live.
Tributes paid to 24-year-old Durham Pal on 100th anniversary of his death
A WREATH has been laid in Durham cathedral to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of a 24-year-old Durham Pal.
The courage of Roland Boys Bradford enshrined in history
A VICTORIA CROSS winner is to be permanently commemorated as part of a day of events in the County Durham village of Witton Park, where he was born.
Walking in the footsteps of a Flanders hero
FOR the Durhams, the Battle of Passchendaele began at 3.50am on July 31, 1917, when the buglers sent the 20th Battalion over the top into the Flanders mud.
Celebrating courageous exploits of the British Army’s youngest Victoria Cross recipient, one of the famous Fighting Bradfords
AT 3.15pm exactly 100 years ago this afternoon, two battalions of the Durham Light Infantry rose up out of their trenches to attack enemy lines, led by Lt Col Roland Bradford.
Denied truth for 100 years – daughter of DLI soldier learns her father was wrongly shot at dawn as a coward
THE previously unknown truth behind the tragic and senseless death of a Durham Light Infantry soldier 100 years ago today has finally solved a life-long mystery.
Man learns more of mum and dad’s romance after Echo publishes First World War love letters
THE Remembrance Sunday special edition of The Northern Echo provided an enormous shock for Arnold Stewart.
Graffiti left by Durham Light Infantry soldiers in tunnels beneath First World War battlefield is discovered a century on
WARTIME graffiti buried deep beneath a French battlefield has been unearthed 100 years after it was written by North-East soldiers.
The 13 boys of one Darlington street who never came home
ON the east bank of the River Skerne, there used to be a network of tight terraced streets with hundreds of homes that were cleared away in the late 1960s so the inner ring road could bulldoze through.
Whistles were blown to start one of the Somme’s bloodiest days… at home the wait for news was torturous
WHAT time are you reading this? At 9.10am this very day 100 years ago, hundreds of Durham men slithered up out of their rain-lashed trenches on the Somme and tried to wade through waist-deep sticky mud to attack a heavily …
Durham and Bishop Auckland suffered some of most losses in First World War, new research reveals
ON the day the nation remembers our brave fallen, it has emerged two North-East towns suffered greater losses than most.
More than 50 war memorials given listed status as part of centenary drive to protect future of commemorative sites
MORE than 50 memorials commemorating fallen soldiers across the region have been listed to mark the centenary of the First World War.
Postcards home from an Easington miner to his Chilton wife
Romantic, caring, both brave and afraid… the wartime experiences of a County Durham soldier are revealed through a series of treasured postcards – many sent home from the Somme. Chris Lloyd tells Private Abraham Stewart’s story.
Never before seen artifacts of the Durham Light Infantry to go on show
THOUGH the year of Durham Remembers events is coming to an end, the opportunities to discover the story of the Durham Light Infantry and the county’s brave servicemen is far from over.
How Durham remembered the sacrifice of the brave men who fought for our freedom
THIS month sees the end of this year’s series of events and activities across the country marking the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.
Family’s pride at memorial honouring VC winner Archie White
THE family of a soldier awarded the Victoria Cross for leading a counter-attack, against greatly superior numbers, during a key part of the Battle of the Somme have spoken of their pride after a memorial to honour him was unveiled …
Angels of their patients
A Lottery-funded project has documented the story of the community hospitals of the First World War. Ashley Barnard reports.