Rookhope

Roll of Honour

Rookhope. Methodist Archive and Research Centre (reference MA 8030 item 206)
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes. 2018

Robert Bell Adamson

Lance Cpl. John Christopher Baty 843 20th Bn. Durham Light Infantry

Herbert Lowery

Walter Dent Oliver

John Ed. Potts

Fred Kirton

Robert W. Patterson

Robert W. Robinson 

The fact that only one man is attributed a rank, number and regiment may be indicative that he was particularly well known to Miss MacMillan, the Guild Secretary.

Durham Record Office hold two drafts of rolls of honour for the whole village. These reveal that eight out of the twelve men from this lead mining settlement to die were Wesleyans. Photographs and a transcription can be seen here http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8479

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