Stockton | The North-East At War

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

The Northern Echo

FAMILY: From left, Henry Johnson's niece Adelaide Morrison, nephew's wife Joyce Harrison and Gillian and Martin Morrison at the war memorial in Hilton. PICTURE: Stuart Boulton.

Family of soldier killed in Battle of the Somme reveal last letter sent home before his death

Stuart Arnold

Service planned for farmer’s son turned war hero who was killed in Battle of the Somme

Stuart Arnold

FOLLOWING FOOTSTEPS: The cadets walk through preserved First World War trenches at Vimy Ridge

Foreign fields an eye-opener for 27 cadets

Andy Walker

Students at St Michael’s Academy, Billingham, Ethan Hamilton, 15 and George Bailey, 15, both of Billingham, who acted out an enlistment scene to remember the events of the First World War

Billingham pupils remember wartime sacrifices of previous generation

Chris Webber

The candlelit remembrance evening will take place at St Mary's Church, Norton Green, Norton, near Stockton

Candles, poems and music for First World War remembrance evening

Chris Webber

CHANCE FIND: Keira Wilson, 7, of Stockton, whose great, great, great uncle, William Brown, served in the Navy on HMS Vanguard. Picture: CHRIS BOOTH

‘Divine providence’ connects one of the First World War fallen with his great, great, great niece

Chris Webber

Granddaughter of Stockton VC winner is guest of honour as town pays homage to heroes

Graeme Hetherington

FLORAL TRIBUTE: The sunflowers are tended and admired at Stockton Parish Gardens

Sunflowers make a golden tribute

Graeme Hetherington

Thrills on the high seas

Chris Lloyd

Town’s children remember in flowers those who fell in the First World War

Ana Guerra-Moore

Ropner’s little navy suffered terrible losses but Stockton survivor tells story

Chris Lloyd

ROPNER'S EMBLEM: The stained glass which came out of Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, and probably originated in the shipping company's offices in Hartlepool

Defence Minister plants a sunflower to pay tribute to First World War fallen

Graeme Hetherington

The rise of Robert Ropner

Chris Lloyd

Cartoonist that boosted morale with “vulgar caricatures” of British soldiers

Chris Lloyd

TIME LORD: Tony Hall, of the Time Bandits re-enactment group, and pupils from Thornaby Academy during a First World War event at the town’s central library

Trench warfare comes to life in Thornaby library

Graeme Hetherington

Thornaby soldier who lost a leg on the Somme led the fullest of lives

Chris Lloyd

Events to commemorate the First World War will be held in Thornaby

Chris Webber

St John Vianney Primary School pupils learn about life on the Heugh Battery from volunteer Glenn Baume in 2005

First World War project brings history to life across Tees Valley

Lucy Richardson

1,245 sunflowers will mark Stockton’s war dead

Graeme Hetherington

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