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[sueellio]

Do you know where your young soldier lived? Actually in Darlington or one of the surrounding villages?

[cravend]

Sue, Darlington

[sueellio]

Presumably you've seen his headstone on findagrave here? https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59698760/john-david-moore
I can't read the inscription, but would he have had a DLI headstone if he'd never actually been frontline? I don't know enough about who got CWGC headstones.

There's quite a few different areas of Darlington eg Haughton le Skerne, Harrowgate Hill etc.
I've checked the Darlington District memorial names here http://www.newmp.org.uk/search_results.php  and I can't find him, but places like Haughton le Skerne etc have their own memorials. Try the District Notes http://www.newmp.org.uk/article.php?categoryid=100&articleid=102 
I don't find it a very easy site to find things in, but there's a wealth of info there.

Also, the NEWMP has a section about the 70th brigade here.Not sure if you've seen it. http://70brigade.newmp.org.uk/wiki/Main_Page

[cravend]

Sue, Yes seen the headstone. I assumed that as he died "in service" he got the CWGC headstone. The National Archives entry just showed "died". I understand that young solders aided the Civil Defence so could have been an accident.  Thanks for the link, I will go check that out. Pete

[Tickettyboo]

An explanation of the eligibility rules  for a CWGC gravestone is here:

http://www.infromthecold.org/war_grave_criteria.asp

Boo

[cravend]

Boo and Jim,
Thanks for your help. Sorted now, he died of Meningitis.
Pete

[Tickettyboo]

So sad, but am pleased you now have an answer.

Boo

[sueellio]

 Sorry I wasn't of any help.

[cravend]

Boo, Thank you for getting involved. I did action one of your links. Its all knowledge
Pete