John Henry Pinkney (1897-1917)
Crook man served with 1st/6th DLI commemorated on Arras Memorial
John Henry Pinkney was born around 1897 at Esh Winning, the son of John Joseph and Mary Pinkney. John Henry had one brother, Robert, born around 1905 in Middlesbrough. His sisters were Martha Isobel (born around 1901), Mabel (born 1903), Sarah (born 1908) and Doris (born 1910).
In 1901, the family lived at Middlesbrough where John Joseph worked as a foundry labourer. By 1911, the family had moved to Low Beechburn, Crook, where John Joseph worked as a coal miner [hewer]. John Henry was 13 years old and still at school. The family later moved to at 8 Chapel Row, Stanley Pit, Crook.
202546 Private George Henry Pinkney served in 1st/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (DLI) which was a territorial battalion. His original service number was 7407 which may indicate he was a member of the Territorials before the war started. It is not known when his service in France started though as he was not awarded the 1914-15 Star, and so he cannot have been in France before 31 December 1915. His later service number was issued in 1917. He was killed in action on 14 April 1917 and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial bay 8 and on the Stanley (Mount Pleasant) War Memorial.
Birth date: 1897
Death date: 14-Apr-1917
Armed force/civilian: Army
Residence: Chapel Row, Stanley Pit, Crook (CWGC)
Gender: Male
Contributed by swejk, darlington
