Out & About Magazine (North East) November 2016 Edition 11

Your local interest & advertising magazine | November 2016 | Edition 11 Tow Law, Sunniside, Stanley Crook, Billy Row, Crook, Willington, Wolsingham & surrounding areas

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Years gone by - page 16

Spotlight on The Chyrelle Addams Cancer Trust - page 18

The story of Will Stones

with local amateur historian Aaron Cowen - page 6

Northern League football fixtures - page 26

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The story of Will Stones Story by Aaron Cowen

Until recent years, one local man’s name fell into obscurity. On 18th January 1917 Lance Sergeant Joseph William Stones known affectionately as Will was shot for Cowardice.

Like many service men even his family were ashamed of him and so they rarely mentioned his name. It was not until his Great-Nephew, Tom Stones was doing his family tree that his name was rediscovered.

Tom became a prominent figure in the campaign for a Royal Pardon for Stones and the other servicemen executed for cowardice.

Joseph Stones was born in Lance Sergeant Joseph William Stones 1890 at Jobs Hill, Crook and was the husband of Elizabeth Edith Stones. He had 3 daughters. He was a coal miner and in 1914 did not meet the height requirements of 5’ 3” and so was unable to join up. He was 5’ 2”. Later that year however this height restriction was reduced to 5 feet and so called “Bantam” Battallions were set up. In January 1915 the 19th (Bantam) Battalion Durham Light Infantry was formed.

Stones now meeting the height requirements enlisted with this Battalion in West Hartlepool.

They firstly went to Cocken Hall with 1000 men.

In June, the 19th Battalion moved onto Masham, North Yorkshire as part of the 106th Brigade of the newly formed 35th Division.

Training was completed on Salisbury Plain before 19 DLI sailed from Southampton on 31st January 1916. However, on 11th February, before the Bantams entered the trenches near Neuve Chapelle for the first time, the battalion along with the rest of 106 Brigade was

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inspected by Lord Kitchener.

On 1st July 1916, the 19th Battalion moved south by rail to join the Somme battle in the trenches near Longueval. The Bantams did little fighting though as the battalion were ordered to dig new communication and reserve trenches.

Never-ending shell fire, however, caused many casualties.

At the end of August 1916, the 35th Division, including the Durham Bantams, left the Somme for the front at Arras. The daily shelling and gas reduced the battalion’s numbers, and too many of the replacement Bantams from home were physically unfit for front line duty. Then, on 26th November, a German raiding party attacked the front line at Arras held by the 19th Battalion. In the aftermath of the raid, seven Durham Bantams were court martialled. Three were executed. Stones was one of them.

However as for Stones himself it did not take him long to move up the ranks, being promoted to Corporal and then to Lance Sergeant. His Character was considered to be very good.

Accused?

At about 2am on 26th November 1916, as the Durham Bantams were holding part of the British front line near Arras, Lieutenant James Munday and Sergeant Stones were attacked by German raiders on the edge of King’s Crater (A huge depression caused by an underground detonation), and Lieutenant Munday was mortally wounded by revolver fire. The Lieutenant ordered Stones to go for help but as he was unable to fire his rifle because the safety catch was on and the cover was over the breech, he jammed it across the trench to slow down the advancing German soldiers. Sergeant Stones then left his wounded officer and was later stopped behind the front line trenches by

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military police, who asked him where he was going and what had happened to his rifle.

Meanwhile, in the dark and confusion, though the German raiders had not pressed home their attack, other Bantams led by Lance Corporals Peter Goggins and John McDonald abandoned their front line trench. These men were also stopped behind the front line by military police, who found that neither Lance Corporal was carrying a rifle.

On Christmas Eve 1916, Joseph Stones was tried by court martial for “shamefully casting away his arms in the presence of the enemy”, whilst Peter Goggins and John McDonald were tried for leaving their posts without orders from a superior officer. All three were sentenced to death. In spite of Mundy’s orders, and a statement from his commanding officer that, “He is the last man I would have thought capable of any cowardly action.” Stones was convicted of “shamefully casting away his rifle” in the face of the enemy, and sentenced to death. Brigadier-General H O’Donnell upheld his conviction, in spite of his doubts about the quality of the evidence presented.

An eye-witness account of the executions of Peter Goggins, John McDonald and Joseph Stones, 18 January 1917, Rollencourt, France.

“Three stakes a few yards apart and a ring of sentries around the woodland to keep the curious away. A moto ambulance arrives conveying the doomed men. Manacled and blindfolded they are helped out and tied up to the stakes. Over each man’s heart is placed an envelope. At the sign of command the firing parties, twelve to each, align their rifles on the envelopes. The officer in charge holds his stick aloft and as it falls thirty-six bullets usher the souls of three Kitchener’s men to the great unknown. As a military prisoner I helped clear up the traces of that triple murder. I took the posts down… I helped carry those bodies towards their last resting place; I collected all the blood-soaked straw and burnt it. Acting on

police instructions I took all their belongings from the dead men’s tunics (discarded before being shot). A few letters, a pipe, some fags, a photo. I could tell you of the silence of the military police after reading one letter from a little girl to ‘Dear Daddy’, of the chaplain’s confession that braver men he had never met than those three men he prayed with just before the fatal dawn. I could take you to the graves of the murdered.”

From ‘Shootings at Dawn’ by Ernest Thurtle, Daily Herald, 1925.

During the First World War, over 3,000 British soldiers were sentenced to death, though most of these sentences were subsequently commuted to imprisonment, which were then suspended. Seventy of these men were from the DLI. Seven of these DLI soldiers were ‘Shot at Dawn’.

Joseph Stones was 27 years old at the time and was buried at St. Pol Communal Cemetery Extension, France, in the care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

In 1997, after being pardoned his name was added to Crook Cenotaph.

As Joseph Stones had been executed, no campaign medals were sent to his widow, who was informed in February 1917 that she was not eligible for a widow’s pension.

THE EMPIRE ELECTRIC PALACE GROUP will be showing a film by Lonely Tower Film and Media for Wessington U3A War Memorials Group and funded by the Heritage Lottery on 21st November 2016 at 7.30pm at the RAFA “Spitfire” Club in Crook entitled “The Wear at War” which describes Stones Story along with other local men and women from WWI. A further showing by another group will be on 25th November 2016 at 7.30pm at Howden-le-Wear Community House.

Aaron is 34 years old, is a keen amatuer historian and one of the admins of the Crook Town and District History Group Facebook group, he is also Chairman of the Empire Electric Palace group.

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Chyrelle Addams Cancer Support Trust Who is Chyrelle Addams?

What’s on at The Chyrelle Addams Cancer Support Trust?

Patricia (Trish) is a singer and has proformed all over the world. When she sings, she uses the stage name Chyrelle Addams. Trish was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and vowed to fight it with all her heart. She raises funds by organising events with fellow entertainers and volunteers to help her in her fight against Cancer. She founded the charity in 2007 to help other cancer patients.

Monday is craft day which includes knitting, card making and cake decorating. £5 per person includes tea, coffee, biscuits and materials.

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On Fridays the hair & beauty students from Bishop Auckland College provide hair (hair put ups) and nail treatments for £5 each.

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The Chyrelle Addams Cancer Support Trust supports anyone who has been affected by a diagnosis of cancer. They recieve no goverement funding and rely solely on donations and fundraising. Sales from their charity shop located in the Royal Corner (Above Robinson’s Estate agents) helps to raise money for the charity so any donations are greatfully recieved, they are unable to accept any electrical items. The aim of the charity is to support those that have developed the horrible disease with the provision of equipent and facilities for cancer patients which would not otherwise be provided by statutory means to hospitals in the North of England. The trust provides equipment for Cancer wards, holistic health treatments, hair & beauty treatments, advice and a holiday home. For further details call 01388 205 157 or 07425 139 223.

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Telephone: 07963 635 568 Email: hello@weddingswithdistinction.co.uk www.weddingswithdistinction.co.uk | www.facebook.com/ritchiecoatsworthphotography

Christmas offers & packages November sees a touch of Christmas arrive at the Ritchie Coatsworth Photography on Hope Street, Crook.

We will be offering a range of Christmas themed gifts throughout November and December in the lead up to Christmas. From 1st November we will be doing Christmas themed mini-shoots, so bring your little one along to the studio in their Christmas jumpers and let the fun commence. Mini-shoots last between 5 and 15 minutes and are £30. Each child will receive 2 prints (1 small and 1 large) and a double-sided Christmas photo bauble to hang on your tree. We can also turn your photos into fabulous personalised Christmas cards to send to your friends and family.

Christmas Mini-shoot £30

Personalised Christmas Sacks £12

Personalised character frames from £20 Mounted local scenery pictures £10 Don’t forget to quote Out & About Magazine when responding to adverts.

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We are a family run Business with over 35 Years experience supplying quality Car Parts and Accessories. Please call or email us Today for a Competitive Quote.

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Monday St. Cuthberts Centre, Church Hill, Crook 12 noon - 1.00pm & 7.00pm - 8.00pm (BEGINNERS) 6.00pm - 6.45pm Tuesday Tow Law Community Centre, Ironworks Road 9.15am - 10.00am Wednesday Crook Cricket Club, Dawson Street 1.30pm - 2.30pm Thursday Toft Hill Community Centre 6.00pm - 7.00pm St. Cuthberts Centre 7.30pm - 8.30pm Friday Hamsterly Village Hall 5.00pm - 6.00pm 24

Everyone welcome.

Come along and join in.

New beginners welcome in all classes. Not sure if these classes are for you?

Find out more by contacting Russ on

07951 782 657 or email him at russturner40@gmail.com Free trial session available please ask for details.

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Local Football Fixtures Tow Law Town AFC

Crook Town AFC

Willington AFC

The Addison Chartered Surveyors Stadium, Ironworks Road, Tow Law, County Durham, DL13 4EQ Tel: 01388 731 433

The Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground, West Road, Crook, County Durham, DL15 9PW Tel: 01388 762 959

Hall Lane, Willington, County Durham, DL15 0QG Tel: 01388 745 912

Tuesday 1st November (H) Team Northumbria (League Cup)

Tuesday 1st November (A) Bishop Auckland (League Cup)

Saturday 5th November (A) Easington Colliery (eNL2)

Saturday 5th November (H) Northallerton Town (eNL2)

Saturday 5th November (A) Blyth Town (eNL2)

Saturday 12th November (A) Darlington RA (eNL2)

Saturday 12th November (H) Norton & Stockton Ancients (eNL2)

Saturday 19th November (H) Billingham Town (eNL2) Thursday 24th December (A) Easington Colliery (eNL2) Saturday 26th November (A) Stockton Town (eNL2) Wednesday 30th November (A) Heaton Stannington (eNL2)

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eNL2 = Ebac Northern League Division 2

Saturday 19th November (A) Easington Colliery (eNL2) Saturday 26th November (H) Billingham Synth (eNL2) Saturday 3rd December (H) Northallerton Town (eNL2) Saturday 10th December (H) Darlington RA (eNL2)

Saturday 12th November (H) Billingham Synth (eNL2) Saturday 19th November (H) Northallerton Town (eNL2) Saturday 26th November (A) Darlington RA (eNL2) Saturday 3rd December (A) Billingham Town (eNL2) Saturday 10th December (A) Alnwick Town (eNL2) Saturday 17th December (H) Thornaby (eNL2) Monday 26th December (H) Tow Law Town (eNL2)

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Sunday 29th January 2017

Heritage Park home of Bishop Auckland FC, St. Helen Auckland, 11am - 3pm

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Sunday 19th March 2017

Crook Golf Club, Low Jobs Hill, Crook, 11am - 3pm

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“Now adrift in the wake of this glorious slaughter. He’d seen many a soul cleansed in filthy water.

Seen godless men reach out for the bible. As lead tore the flesh from friend and rival.

Soon home to the joy and celebration of kin. Drunken slaps on the back at a favourite inn.

But heavy in his pocket lies a small piece of card. And the note written on it will break a mothers heart.”

116 Commercial Street, Willington, Co. Durham DL15 0AA Tel: 01388 747 747 1 Belle Vue, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9PB Tel: 01388 765 069