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I am looking for identification of the regiment of Norman Burdon from Durham. I am unable to find any information on Ancestry. I do not know his date of birth but it will be from the 1920's to early 1930's. Mothers name Burdon. She was Violet Burdon who married Arthur Bell in 1929. He had a brother called Derek Arthur Bell, so I do not know if he had his mothers name being born out of wedlock? I am guessing that his military career may have been after WWII. He was a second lieutenant - 2Lt. There is a patch on the top of his arm which looks like a circle, but I have not found anything that matches. His belt looks leather, but does not look like a Sam Browne belt as it does not appear to have a shoulder strap and has only one prong on the belt instead of two.

I never did give up. 

I have finally re-opened the mystery and now have the answers. Much of which that was suggested here has proved to be correct.  So, this is the correct information.


William John Taylor Marley was born on the 9th July 1881 in Sunderland, Bishopwearmouth then classed as being part of Durham. This would be the person suggested by rosiemagic. As with the marriage certificate, there is no father named. His mother was Sarah Marley born 1857 in Sunderland. Her parents I believe were Richard Marley and Sarah Wilson.
His birth certificate states his mothers name only as Sarah Marley, but I believe that she may be the same person who appears as Sarah W (Wilson) Marley, but, that is another story.

Sharon was correct with the following:

There is a William Marley in 1901 living at 152 Leadgate. St Ives,  Sunderland Durham.

Frank Marley Head 34 coal miner born Sunderland.
Matilda Marley Wife 32 (cannot make out pob)
Caroline Marley dau 6 born Sunderland
William Marley Nephew 20 coal miner born Sunderland

As Kath suggested, the 1911 Census showed the following:

19 Waltons Row, Blackhill, Durham
William Marley, 29 (1882), Coal miner, Sunderland
Mary Hannah Marley, 27 (1884), Blackhill
Leonora Marley, 4 (1907), Blaydon
Norman Marley, 2 (1909), Chopwell
and later they had another son named as Willie Marley.

I believe that his wife, Mary Hannah Marley to be Mary Hannah Sayers. She interestingly had siblings named Leonora, Norman and Willie. As Kath also stated, there is a death registered in 1920 for a Mary H Marley.  Norman and Willie are the ones that died in London. Willie has the same birthday as mine although he is a bit older 
As with Kath, I have not found a marriage between them, but only the one for a Robert William Marley and Mary Hannah Sayer in 1902.

Thanks to all that have contributed and to Ladyhawk for going through all of the posts and condensing it into something readable and concise.   

One from me. 

I did find out the following if it helps.

Helen Knibb was born in Kettering in the autumn of 1885 and died in Lewisham aged 33 in the spring of 1919

Inscription on memorial at Lewisham:
STONE: DEDICATED TO THE BRAVE MEN WHO DIED IN THIS HOSPITAL AND LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THE BRITISH EMPIRE 1914-1919. AND TO DOROTHY GOODMAN AND HELEN KNIBB WHO DIED AT THEIR POST OF DUTY NURSING THE SICK AND WOUNDED / ERECTED BY THE MEDICAL AND NURSING STAFF LEWISHAM MILITARY HOSPITAL