In Your Town | The North-East At War

OFF TO SEA: Sunderland-built HMS Opal, which sank 100 years ago

How tragic navigational error led to deaths of Darlington men aboard HMS Opal

Chris Lloyd

PROJECT: The unveiling of the regimental memorial at the top of Frenchgate in Richmond in 1921 Picture: GREEN HOWARDS MUSEUM

Green Howards Museum in Richmond launches project to mark First World War anniversary

Laura Wilson

Michael Mears in This Evil Thing

Actor Michael Mears brings moving play about war’s conscientious objectors to Richmond

The Northern Echo

Ray Lonsdale soldier statue to be installed on Tursdale memorial this year

Catherine Priestley

First World War hero George McKean’s memorial stone to be unveiled in Willington on centenary of Victoria Cross gallantry

Lizzie Anderson

Lt-Col Neville Bowes Elliott-Cooper

Outstanding bravery of World War hero to be remembered at special Ripon Cathedral service

Alexa Copeland

RESEARCH: Grace Morris falls under the watchful gaze of her war hero relative Edward Dwyer

Homework of schoolgirl from Hunton, Richmond, reveals a VC hero in the family

Mark Foster

CEREMONY: Katie Yeo, from Byers Green, on her horse Tino Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

You’ll be amazed at this fantastic woollen poppy display in West Cornforth

Lizzie Anderson

TRIBUTE: The Battle of Passchendaele

One man’s story of First World War brought to life in Teesdale to mark centenary of major campaign

Lizzie Anderson

VOLUNTEER: Youngest project member Neive Archer, 14, of Newton Aycliffe, attaches the last poppy to the display

Last poppy of 19,240 sewn onto striking remembrance display ahead of unveiling in West Cornforth, near Ferryhill

Flossie Mainwaring-Taylor

MEN AND MUD: Helping a wounded comrade at Passchendaele in the late summer of 1917

The Durhams at Passchendaele where the first few hours turned into a mud and blood bath

The first World War wireless station in Stockton, which has been Grade-II listed. Owner Donald Yeaman in front of his historically-significant home.

First World War wireless station in Stockton is preserved for posterity

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SURVIVORS: Two of the SS Belgian Prince survivors who were helped by the Sailors' Society

Horrific deaths of seven North-East sailors, murdered by German who became Himmler’s henchman, remembered on 100th anniversary

Gavin Engelbrecht

Special status for war memorial to Arthur “Patch” Watson who lost his life at Battle of Passchendaele

Tony Kearney

How a North Yorkshire war hero was finally identified – after 100 years in a French field

Mark Foster

Private Michael Heaviside

Parade to be held in Stanley to mark centenary of Michael Heaviside coming home with Victoria Cross

Tony Kearney

Bowburn Knit and Natter Group's Elizabeth Taylor, Hilary Mason, Joyce Garner, Jean Shields, the group contributed more than 600 poppies

A poppy for each County Durham soldier who fell in WWI

Catherine Priestley

The knitted medals near the wicker sculpture of the WWI soldier at Great Ayton. Picture: RICHARD DOUGHTY PHOTOGRAPHY

Great Ayton villagers mark exact moment their First World War soldiers died

Emily Flanagan

Tom Dresser, sculptor Brian Alabaster, Rita Dresser, Brian Dresser, Middlesbrough Deputy Mayor Charlie Rooney, Paul Dresser

War hero Tom Dresser who won Victoria Cross in First World War honoured with statue in Middlesbrough

Graeme Hetherington

Great-grandson Ian Heaviside with the Michael Heaviside VC memorial stone after the service at St Giles Church in Durham. Picture by Stuart Boulton.

Durham war hero’s battlefield bravery marked 100 years on

Bruce Unwin

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