Durham Pals at the Battle of the Somme

The new film shines light on the bombardment of Teesside and North Yorkshire at the start of the First World War.

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First World War documentary titled 'Baby Killers' coming to Tees Valley Film Festival

Photo, left, shows Captain Tom Moore at the height of his charity walks in 2020 (PA). Pictured right, family handout of Captain Tom Moore's army days.

Photo, left, shows Captain Tom Moore at the height of his charity walks in 2020 (PA). Pictured right, family handout of Captain Tom Moore's army days.

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1921 census: Early life of Captain Tom Moore and other famous people revealed

Queen Elizabeth II pictured during a previous National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London.

Queen Elizabeth II pictured during a previous National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London.

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The Queen will be attending Remembrance Sunday - but miss General Synod visit

Armistice centenary

List of services for Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday in the North East

CARRIAGE HORSES: Horse-drawn carriages will be seen around the Beamish Museum site this weekend

CARRIAGE HORSES: Horse-drawn carriages will be seen around the Beamish Museum site this weekend

Working horse weekend at Beamish

SICK WARD: Soldiers suffering from Spanish flu in a military hospital at the end of 1918

SICK WARD: Soldiers suffering from Spanish flu in a military hospital at the end of 1918

Once the First World War was over an even deadlier battle began - against the Spanish flu

Royalty, servicemen and civilians celebrating together outside Buckingham Palace after the announcement of the Armistice which heralded the end of the First World War

Royalty, servicemen and civilians celebrating together outside Buckingham Palace after the announcement of the Armistice which heralded the end of the First World War

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The bittersweet celebrations that broke out on November 11, 1918, as news of the armistice crackled across the airwaves

Watch: The story of the "Fighting Bradfords"

SOBER POSITION: The Northern Echo's editorial on November 12, 1911

SOBER POSITION: The Northern Echo's editorial on November 12, 1911

The Echo's editorial the day after armistice was declared

ARMISTICE DEATH: Sapper Sidney Tweedy, of Darlington, who died on November 11, 1918. Picture courtesy of the Head of Steam museum

ARMISTICE DEATH: Sapper Sidney Tweedy, of Darlington, who died on November 11, 1918. Picture courtesy of the Head of Steam museum

The Darlington soldiers who died on November 11, 1918, as the nation celebrated the end of the war

FIRST NEWS: Left, how Martha Todhunter learned that her son, Alfred, had been killed. Right, Pte Alfred Todhunter of Bishop Auckland enlisted at 16, having lied about his age, and was dead at 18

FIRST NEWS: Left, how Martha Todhunter learned that her son, Alfred, had been killed. Right, Pte Alfred Todhunter of Bishop Auckland enlisted at 16, having lied about his age, and was dead at 18

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"I found a body with these letters on it" - how a Bishop Auckland mum learned her 18-year-old son had been killed in battle

ELECTION WINNER: Coalition Prime Minister David Lloyd George

ELECTION WINNER: Coalition Prime Minister David Lloyd George

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A look back 100 years at the Echo's first post-war opinion piece

WAR MEMORIAL: St Andrew's, Spennymoor, has 140 names, including that of E Boyle

WAR MEMORIAL: St Andrew's, Spennymoor, has 140 names, including that of E Boyle

An aeronautical fatality - tragic death of a Spennymoor lad in 1918

BLACK CATS SUPERSTAR: Charlie Buchan, Sunderland's all-time record goalscorer, won a Military Medal during the First World War. Here he is seen turning out for Arsenal in 1925 after he had left Roker Park

BLACK CATS SUPERSTAR: Charlie Buchan, Sunderland's all-time record goalscorer, won a Military Medal during the First World War. Here he is seen turning out for Arsenal in 1925 after he had left Roker Park

The day a German bayonet narrowly missed the foot of Sunderland's greatest league goalscorer

A composite image by George Hodgson of Durham which has the war memorial at Durham Cathedral at its centre.

A composite image by George Hodgson of Durham which has the war memorial at Durham Cathedral at its centre.

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What the Echo's 'Hear All Sides' letter writers were saying in November 1918

Sgt William McNally

Sgt William McNally

The remarkable stories of Durham's Victoria Cross heroes who have been honoured with memorial paving stones

UNDER SHELLFIRE: Frank Dadd's picture of the action in which Pte Jackson was mentioned in despatches – he is said to be the figure giving a piggyback to an injured man at the back

UNDER SHELLFIRE: Frank Dadd's picture of the action in which Pte Jackson was mentioned in despatches – he is said to be the figure giving a piggyback to an injured man at the back

Diary of Pte Thomas Jackson - a man broken by war

TIN HUT: Daisy is on the right of this picture of Neasham Rifle Range

TIN HUT: Daisy is on the right of this picture of Neasham Rifle Range

First World War soldiers honed their shooting skills in a field outside Darlington

HAPPILY EVER AFTER: Connie and Angus on their wedding day, October 16, 1918. Picture courtesy of the Leybourne family

HAPPILY EVER AFTER: Connie and Angus on their wedding day, October 16, 1918. Picture courtesy of the Leybourne family

'Yours to a cinder' - the First World War love story of Connie and Angus

UNIQUE RECORD: The title page of Henry Wilkinson’s diary. Picture courtesy of DCRO: D/DLI 7/773/1

UNIQUE RECORD: The title page of Henry Wilkinson’s diary. Picture courtesy of DCRO: D/DLI 7/773/1

Soldier's diary and sketchbook gives insight into life as a prisoner of war in 1918

WOUNDED HAND: Capt Bassett Fitzgerald Wilson gained a global reputation as an artist

WOUNDED HAND: Capt Bassett Fitzgerald Wilson gained a global reputation as an artist

Soldier badly shot through the hand in First World War trenches went on become one of Europe’s foremost artists

POIGNANT SYMBOL: One of the fragile pressed poppies sent by John Harkess to his wife, Ann. Picture courtesy of DCRO: D/X 1899

POIGNANT SYMBOL: One of the fragile pressed poppies sent by John Harkess to his wife, Ann. Picture courtesy of DCRO: D/X 1899

Fragile poppies sent from First World War battlefield feature in Royal Mail collection

WAR VOLUNTEERS: The Durham at War project with Jean Longstaff, second from the right, and Fiona Johnson, left

WAR VOLUNTEERS: The Durham at War project with Jean Longstaff, second from the right, and Fiona Johnson, left

Durham at War volunteers reflect on how they’ve spent four years immersed in the lives of those who lived through the First World War

ON PARADE: Stephen Liversage, regional manager of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, checks the plot in West Cemetery, Darlington Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

ON PARADE: Stephen Liversage, regional manager of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, checks the plot in West Cemetery, Darlington Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

The man charged with looking after the North-East's 11,313 war graves

Vera Parnaby of Consett, poppy seller

Vera Parnaby of Consett, poppy seller

Meet Vera - she's sold poppies for 75 years and raised hundreds of thousands of pounds

INSPIRATIONAL: Spennymoor born medic Kate Maxey, whose story is told in the Behind the Lines film

INSPIRATIONAL: Spennymoor born medic Kate Maxey, whose story is told in the Behind the Lines film

WW1 Centenary: The incredible story of The Angel of Spennymoor

CASUALTY FORM: From Gunner Louis Gallewski's war records

CASUALTY FORM: From Gunner Louis Gallewski's war records

WW1 Centenary: Louis Gallewski, the father of Darlington shop owner Geoffrey Gillow who never spoke of the war

BUGLE’S CALL: Chelsea Pensioners visiting the When the Bugle Calls exhibition during their trip to Seaham

BUGLE’S CALL: Chelsea Pensioners visiting the When the Bugle Calls exhibition during their trip to Seaham

WW1 Centenary: Exhibition opens exploring how music shaped life in the DLI

OLD PROS: The Darlington Forge Albion team from the Victory League of 1919 was largely made up of old pros. The names of each player is in the article.

OLD PROS: The Darlington Forge Albion team from the Victory League of 1919 was largely made up of old pros. The names of each player is in the article.

WW1 Centenary: How the Quakers were re-forged by a pub team after the war

WW1 Centenary: How the poppy became the national symbol of remembrance

WW1 Centenary: How the poppy became the national symbol of remembrance

WW1 Centenary: How the poppy became the symbol of remembrance

ON FILM: Richmond School and Sixth Form College student Grace Morris and her mum Rachel. Picture: Ian Lamming

ON FILM: Richmond School and Sixth Form College student Grace Morris and her mum Rachel. Picture: Ian Lamming

WW1 Centenary: Richmond School student who found VC hero in the family

YOUNGEST SON: William Walls on the extreme left while serving with the Green Howards

YOUNGEST SON: William Walls on the extreme left while serving with the Green Howards

The five brothers from a Dales village who went to war and returned home to their widowed mum

GAINFORD ARCHIVE: This picture is simply captioned 'Joe Hauxwell'. Is our man on the back at the left?

GAINFORD ARCHIVE: This picture is simply captioned 'Joe Hauxwell'. Is our man on the back at the left?

We asked who was Joe Hauxwell? We might have found our man

SOLDAAT: Pieter Vermote, who is buried in Sedgefield

SOLDAAT: Pieter Vermote, who is buried in Sedgefield

Soldaat Pieter Vermote - the Belgian who died in Sedgefield 100 years ago of "general paralysis of the insane"

IN MEMORY: George Shotton laying the wreath to his uncle, Newrick Curry, in the DLI Chapel

IN MEMORY: George Shotton laying the wreath to his uncle, Newrick Curry, in the DLI Chapel

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Tributes paid to 24-year-old Durham Pal on 100th anniversary of his death

ABE'S ARCHIVE: A magnificent Edwardian postcard of the main street in Trimdon Grange. Abe Stewart put a cross probably where his grandmother lived close to the entrance to the colliery. We reckon the only building still standing is the Dovecote, the l

ABE'S ARCHIVE: A magnificent Edwardian postcard of the main street in Trimdon Grange. Abe Stewart put a cross probably where his grandmother lived close to the entrance to the colliery. We reckon the only building still standing is the Dovecote, the l

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Man learns more of mum and dad's romance after Echo publishes First World War love letters

AERIAL VIEW: Darlington in the early 1970s. St Cuthbert's Church is in the bottom right corner, with Parkgate leading up from it, past the Civic Theatre to Bank Top Station. On the right of the picture, Victoria Road can be seen leading up to the

AERIAL VIEW: Darlington in the early 1970s. St Cuthbert's Church is in the bottom right corner, with Parkgate leading up from it, past the Civic Theatre to Bank Top Station. On the right of the picture, Victoria Road can be seen leading up to the

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The boys of one Darlington street who never came home

HAPPY FAMILY: Cpl Robert Pitt with his wife, Mary, and their son, Robert, and daughter, Sommena – however, Sommena was born a month after Robert was killed on the Somme 100 years ago today. He has been carefully cut out of another photo and added to a

HAPPY FAMILY: Cpl Robert Pitt with his wife, Mary, and their son, Robert, and daughter, Sommena – however, Sommena was born a month after Robert was killed on the Somme 100 years ago today. He has been carefully cut out of another photo and added to a

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Whistles were blown to start one of the Somme's bloodiest days... at home the wait for news was torturous

PROUD: The relatives of Archie White VC who attended the ceremony. Pictures: Tom Wharton Photos

PROUD: The relatives of Archie White VC who attended the ceremony. Pictures: Tom Wharton Photos

Family’s pride at memorial honouring VC winner Archie White

TO THE TOP: A sketch by Capt Robert Mauchley entitled

TO THE TOP: A sketch by Capt Robert Mauchley entitled

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Somme 100: DLI paid heavily for infamous assault to take ugly mound dubbed 'that miniature Gibraltar'

WOUNDED: Patients and nurses at County Hall, Northallerton

WOUNDED: Patients and nurses at County Hall, Northallerton

Angels of their patients

STALLS: Children from local schools set up WW1 food stalls in Durham Market Place as part of Durham Farmers' Market Pictured Jackson Stevenson, Regan Bowman, and Robyn Pipe, from Easington Colliery Primary School. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

STALLS: Children from local schools set up WW1 food stalls in Durham Market Place as part of Durham Farmers' Market Pictured Jackson Stevenson, Regan Bowman, and Robyn Pipe, from Easington Colliery Primary School. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

Children learn about life for their counterparts 100 years ago as war raged in Western Europe

A plaque, once screwed onto a wall at Eastbourne Methodist Church and now rededicated at St Herbert’s Anglican Church, containing the names of 15 men from east Darlington who died in the First World War. Picture: CHRIS BOOTH

A plaque, once screwed onto a wall at Eastbourne Methodist Church and now rededicated at St Herbert’s Anglican Church, containing the names of 15 men from east Darlington who died in the First World War. Picture: CHRIS BOOTH

Their names enshrined on a plaque and stories told by a Darlington historian

WATERY GRAVE: The sinking of an unknown Merchant Navy ship Courtesy of the Imperial War Museum and Martin Spaldin

WATERY GRAVE: The sinking of an unknown Merchant Navy ship Courtesy of the Imperial War Museum and Martin Spaldin

Remembering the 250,000 forgotten heroes of the British Mercantile Marine

RESEARCH: The young people with some of their work about the care given to children

RESEARCH: The young people with some of their work about the care given to children

The innocents of war

ANY INFORMATION: Lance Corporal John James Storey, of Shildon, back right, with his mother Isabella and stepfather George Sherwood, and his step-siblings in the front

ANY INFORMATION: Lance Corporal John James Storey, of Shildon, back right, with his mother Isabella and stepfather George Sherwood, and his step-siblings in the front

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Can you help the Storey family complete the tale of their grandfather and a pocket watch?

WAR HERO: A painting of Roland Bradford in his brigadier-general's uniform – it is based on a 1917 photograph of him, but he didn't live long enough after his promotion to be photographed in his new uniform

WAR HERO: A painting of Roland Bradford in his brigadier-general's uniform – it is based on a 1917 photograph of him, but he didn't live long enough after his promotion to be photographed in his new uniform

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Celebrating courageous exploits of the British Army’s youngest Victoria Cross recipient - one of the famous Fighting Bradfords

UNDER AGE: Pte Fred Vitty, who was killed on the Somme 100 years ago

UNDER AGE: Pte Fred Vitty, who was killed on the Somme 100 years ago

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Young victim of German bombardment spent first day at Somme digging dead bodies of comrades from trenches

A Mark 1 tank in Chimpanzee Valley at the Battle of Flers Courcelette prior to the attack on September 15, 1916

A Mark 1 tank in Chimpanzee Valley at the Battle of Flers Courcelette prior to the attack on September 15, 1916

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Listed: The 405 DLI heroes who gave their lives 100 years ago today on the regiment's bloodiest day at the Somme

MILITARY CROSS: George Butterworth of the 8th Durham Light Infantry

MILITARY CROSS: George Butterworth of the 8th Durham Light Infantry

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Promising composer and lifelong steelworker killed in Somme trenches 100 years ago

REMEMBER: Campaign to honour the 300 men of the Durham Pals who were killed or wounded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme

REMEMBER: Campaign to honour the 300 men of the Durham Pals who were killed or wounded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme

Durham Pals Somme

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Somme 100: Help create lasting tribute to the Durham Pals on the battlefield where they gave their young lives

TRAGIC: The DLI’s D Company’s log book. It ends abruptly on first day of Somme when they were nearly all killed, wounded or missing. The book is now in the care of Hartlepool Council. Picture: TOM BANKS

TRAGIC: The DLI’s D Company’s log book. It ends abruptly on first day of Somme when they were nearly all killed, wounded or missing. The book is now in the care of Hartlepool Council. Picture: TOM BANKS

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Somme 100: The small, sad, functional notebook stained with bloody Somme mud that tells a tale of death and sorrow

ATTACK: British soldiers go over the top from a shallow assembly trench during the Battle of the Somme. Picture courtesy of the Imperial War Museum

ATTACK: British soldiers go over the top from a shallow assembly trench during the Battle of the Somme. Picture courtesy of the Imperial War Museum

Durham Pals Somme

Into the fires of Hell

ASSAULT: At home in England, the Durham Pals were trained in the skills and tactics they expected to need on the battlefields of France. Photo reproduced by permission of Durham County Record Office and the Trustees of the former DLI

ASSAULT: At home in England, the Durham Pals were trained in the skills and tactics they expected to need on the battlefields of France. Photo reproduced by permission of Durham County Record Office and the Trustees of the former DLI

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Pals who served and died together