Person

Robert Dargue was born in Bearpark, County Durham in 1883. He moved with his family to Stanley and then Chester-le-Street, where he got married to Susan Ann Owers in 1904. They had had three children by 1911, by which point they had moved to Beamish. Four years later, Robert enlisted into the 2nd Durham Light Infantry (DLI) in Chester-le-Street. By that time they had four children and lived in Pelton Fell.

As a private, he was sent to serve in France in 1916. He was killed in action on 17 June 1917.

Robert Dargue is buried in Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe (I. R. 41) in Pas de Calais, France.

After his death, his remaining personal articles were sent to his wife: a tobacco box, his purse and a cap badge.

Civil Parish: Chester le Street

Birth date: 1883

Death date: 17-Jun-1917

Armed force/civilian: Army

Residence: Bearpark, County Durham (birth place)
Stanley Fell, Stanley, Lanchester, County Durham (1891 census)
2 Nicholson Terrace, Chester-le-Street, County Durham (1901 census)
5 Thomson Fold, Beamish, Stanley, County Durham (1911 census)
2 Club Row, Pelton Fell, County Durham (1915)

Employment: Scholar (1891 census)
Onsetter in mine (1911 census)
Steward in Workmen’s Club, Pelton Fell (1915)

Family: Parents: George Dargue, Mary Dargue (nee Maddison)
Siblings: George Dargue, Thomas Dargue, Michael Dargue, Stephen Dargue, Maria Dargue
Wife: Susan Ann Dargue (nee Owers), married 26 March 1904 in Chester-le-Street
Children: Hilda Dargue, Hannah Dargue, Robert Dargue, Rhoda Dargue

Military service:

Private
Regimental number 32748
2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

Medal(s): British War Medal
Victory Medal

Memorial(s): Cenotaph 1914-1918, Battle Green, Pelton Fell (originally located in Pelton Fell War Memorial Park). His name is in the front base.
Plaque 1914-1918, St. Paul’s church, West Pelton. His name is in the first column.

Gender: Male

Contributed by John Sheen | Durham at War Volunteer