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These plaques from the War Savings Campaigns of 1943 and 1944 were, until recently, housed in Houghton Area Office, and would probably have been erected in the Urban District Council offices within the Old Rectory building. It is hoped that now the Council Offices have been demolished, the treasures will be kept in an appropriate and safe place (as of July 2011 they are in storage at the Hetton Centre).
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WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN 1943War Savings Campaign 1943. Presented by the Air Ministry in recognition of successful achievement in 'Wings for Victory Week'. Copyright © Books of the North 2010 |
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WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN 1944War Savings Campaign 1944. Presented by the War Office in recognition of successful achievement in 'Salute the Soldier Week'. Copyright © Books of the North 2010 |
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sergeant frank stamp and houghton-le-spring 1941 Hurrican fighter plan crashed in Houghton-le-Spring.
A tank parked outside of Robinson's Brewery on Durham Road, Houghton-le-Spring, during the First World War.
Frederick Denby of Houghton, joined the Durham Light Infantry, was a prisoner of war for four years and returned home at Christmas 1918.
Soldiers marched along Church Street, Houghton-le-Spring, 1940.
Bombing raids in World War 2 in Houghton-le-Spring, included four high explosive bombs being dropped onto Houghton Cut in July 1940, and an incendiary bomb being dropped between Houghton and Seaham in March 1943.
Houghton-le-Spring's adopted warship is HMS Wellard, which was adopted during Warship Week in December 1941.
George Fenton of Houghton served with 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, and was a Prisoner of War in Stalag 8B.
During the Second World War, in 1941,a Hurricane fighter tried to make an emergency landing on Houghon Golf Course. The pilot Sergeant Frank Stamp of the Royal Canadian Air Force sadly lost his life.
Captain William Brown, a Territorial Officer, was a solicitor in the Sunderland Street firm of Legge & Miller.