THE ROLL

1915: the February edition of the Evenwood Parish Magazine reported that 50 men from the locality had joined the colours.

From Evenwood

1. Adams A J
2. Braddick Thos
3. Brass Percival
4. Cox H.
5. Cree Adam
6. Dent W
7. Featherstone George
8. Gaffney A
9. Gaffney W
10.  Heaviside George
11.  Hewitt John T
12.  Mason M
13.  Metcalfe A.
14.  Neasham F
15.  Patton George
16.  Raine John H
17.  Rutter Thos. H.
18.  Shaw Thos
19.  Simpson Robert
20.  Smith J
21.  Towers Edgar
22.  Waling John
23.  Walton Jas. H.
24.  Walton J.W.
25.  Wilkinson W

Evenwood Gate

1.  Carling J.
2.  Cook
3.  Maughan J.
4.  Maughan W.
5.  Smith G.
6.  Walton J. W.
7.  Wardle Ralph jun.
8.  Young W.

The Mill

1.  Baird John
2.  Maires George

Ramshaw

1.  Carrick Edmund
2.  Jobling
3.  Kay Chris
4.  Layton

Evenwood National School

1.  Layton P. M.
2.  Rowe H

Ramshaw School

1.  Welldon R

Randolph men from West Auckland

1.  Britton N L.
2.  Hope T
3.  Redfern B
4.  Vickers D
5.  Walker Ernest

Randolph man from Toft Hill

1.  Wilson R. W.

Morley

1.  E. Rushford and
2.  his brother (Oliver Rushford?)

1915 April:

William Gray of Evenwood Gate, the Hon. Secretary of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Fund provided Rev. G. J. Collis, vicar of St. Paul’s Church, Evenwood with a complete classified list of those who had enlisted in His Majesty’s Forces – 87 men had joined up, followed in the subsequent months up to January 1916, by a further 22 men.  William Gray was a married man with 4 children, a pillar of society being a Parish Councillor, Randolph Colliery checkweighman, a churchman and a member of the workmen’s club.  He need not have enlisted but in late 1915 he did so.  The regular flow of details to the vicar and the magazine ceased.  Gunner W. Gray died of wounds in July 1918.

MARRIED MEN

1. **Atkinson William, Evenwood Gate – 14thDLI
2. Baird John, the Mill – Remounts – now serving in France
3. Bell Harry, Glamis Tce, Coldstream Guards
4. Carling John Wm., Oaks – 13^th batt DLI
5. Cree Adam, Stones End, – 4^th batt DLI
6. Dobson William, Oaks – Remounts
7. Featherstone George, Centre – DLI
8. *Heaviside George, Swan St – 6^th DLI
9. Heseltine James, Oaks – 2^nd Reserve Batt 6^th DLI
10.  Hewitt John George, the Centre – 4^th batt DLI
11. *Howe George, West Tce – 4^th Batt DLI
12.  Jackson John, Brookside – Coldstream Guards
13.  Kay C., Gordon Lane – Yorks Regt.
14.  Maughan William, Evenwood Gate – 4^th Batt DLI
15.  Patton George, Swan Street – 4^th batt DLI
16.  Raine John Henry, the Centre – 13^th DLI
17.  Rutter Thomas H., Victoria St – 14^th Batt DLI
18.  Shaw Thomas – the Centre – 6^th DLI
19.  Shipp Arthur Wm. – Evenwood Gate – RAMC
20.  Taylor James E. Oaks – Remounts
21.  Walling John, Oaks – 6^th DLI
22.  Walton James H., Rochdale St, – 14^th DLI
23.  Walton John Wm, Oaks – 13^th batt DLI
24.  Wardle Elias, Centre – RFA Wearside Batt
25.  Wilson George, Oaks – 17^th DLI

*    Permanently discharged as physically unfit

** Temporarily discharged owing to sickness

UNMARRIED MEN

1. Adams Alfred, Oaks – Yorkshire Regt
2. Adams Peter, Oaks – NER Batt Pioneers
3. Anderson John Hope, Oaks – 17^th DLI
4. Ballantyne James, Farncombe Tce., Northumberland Fusiliers
5. Birnie William, Oaks Bank – no information yet
6. Braddick Thomas, Shirley Tce, – DLI
7. Brass Percy, Victoria House, DLI
8. Brown Arthur, Gordon Bank – 10^TH Batt Yorkshire Regt.
9. Carrick Edmund, Delaware Ave – 4^th DLI
10.  Cook George S., Oaks – Cumberland Borderers
11.  Cox Geo. Thomas, Oaks, 2^ND Reserve Batt. DLI
12.  Cox Harry, South View, – DLI
13.  Cutts Percy, Princess of Wales Own
14.  Daniel Arthur L. Shirley Tce – Wearside Batt RFA
15.  Dent W. Evenwood Gate – RAMC
16.  Dixon Robert, the Mill – 13^th DLI
17.  Dunn Arthur J., South View – Royal Navy – ships carpenter
18.  Firby John, Lands Bank – ASC Remounts
19.  Gaffney Ambrose, Oaks – Yorkshire Regt
20.  Gaffney C. W. Oaks – Yorkshire Regt.
21.  Green George, Evenwood Railway Station – NER Batt.
22.  Haddock Eric M., Ramshaw House – Officers Training Corps
23.  Hodgson John E., Lands Bank – 3^rd East Yorks regt
24.  Hollis Milburn, Swan St – Wearside Batt RFA
25.  Howlett Wilfred, Oaks House – ASC Remounts
26.  Hutchinson Arthur G. Oaks, – 17^th DLI
27.  Layton Alfred, Gordon Gill – 2^nd Reserve Batt 6^th DLI
28.  Layton Percy M., Evenwood National School – 9^th Gloucester Regt
29.  Maires George, the Mill – 4^th batt DLI
30.  Mason Mathew, Chapel St – 14^th DLI
31.  Maughan George, Evenwood Gate – 3rdDragoon Guards
32.  Maughan John, Evenwood Gate – 14thDLI
33.  Maughan Lawrence, Farncombe Tce – 12^th Batt DLI
34.  **Metcalfe Alfred, Randolph Tce – 12^th DLI
35.  Metcalfe James R., Oaks – ASC Remounts
36.  Metcalfe John George, the Mill – 17^th DLI
37.  Miller George W., Royal Scottish Fusiliers
38.  Neasham Fred, Swan St – 2^nd Dragoon Guards
39.  Priestley Robert, Chapel St. – Royal Engineers
40.  Proud A., Rochdale St., – Wearside Batt RFA
41.  Richmond Fred., Railwayside – NER Batt
42.  Rowe H. Evenwood National School, DLI
43.  Simpson Robert, Randolph Tce – 2^nd Devonshire Regt.
44.  Shipp Daniel, Evenwood Gate – RAMC
45.  Smith George, Evenwood Gate – 17^th DLI
46.  Smith Ralph, Gordon Lane – no information yet
47.  Smith William, Oaks – 13^th DLI
48.  Snowball Walter, Oaks – 2^nd Reserve Batt DLI
49.  Snowdon John, Buckheads – OTC
50.  Spence J.W. Bowes Close – 4^th Batt DLI
51.  Taylor J.J. Raby St – 14thDLI
52.  Teasdale Jos. W, Oaks – ASC Remounts
53.  Towers Edgar, Rochdale St – DLI
54.  Walker Holmes, Alexandra Tce., Wearside Batt RFA
55.  Walton John Jos, Swan St – Yorkshire Regt.
56.  Wardle Ralph, Evenwood Gate – 14^th Batt DLI
57.  Welldon R., Ramshaw Council School – DLI
58.  Wilkinson Wilfred, Rochdale St – Yorkshire Regt
59.  Wilson Francis A. Rochdale St – RAMC
60.  Wright Jonathan Oaks – 2^nd Reserve Batt 6^th DLI
61.  Wright Wilfred, Oaks – ASC Remounts
62.  Young William, Evenwood Gate – RAMC – now serving in France.

May 1915

1. Bowman, Thomas, Brookside – Royal Engineers
2. Britton Fred, Farncombe Tce – 6^th Batt DLI
3. Hird Fred, West View – ASC Remounts

July 1915

1. Dr. Campbell

August 1915

1. Barron James, Lands Bank – 6^TH DLI
2. Middlemass Robert
3. Storey William R. Gordon Lane – 6^th DLI
4. Wilson Josiah, Oaks – 6^th DLI
5. Wren John, Copeland Row – Royal Navy

September 1915

1. Lowson J. – Drivers in the Army
2. Nutter J. H., National School  – RAMC
3. Oates P., – Drivers in the Army

October 1915

1. Carrick W., South View – Royal Navy
2. Clarke C.T. – RAMC
3. Lynas G., Chapel St., – Royal Navy
4. Purdy W. West View – Royal Navy

December 1915

1. Blenkinsop Joseph – Black Watch
2. Elders Albert – Army
3. Gibson Thomas A. – Copeland Row – Royal Navy
4. Morland Adolphus – Air Service

January 1916

1. Gray W., Evenwood Gate – RAVC
2. Metcalfe J. G. the Mill – 6^th DLI