Norman Temple

Temple joined the YCL during the Second World War and later was a member of the Communist Party's Executive Committee for 15 years.

A stalwart of the Darlington branch of the Communist Party, he was a railway engineering worker.

He worked on the LNER line in 1963, at the North Tees depot, where he led a fight against its closure.

Temple died on May 24th 1991 at the age of 71 years.

Source: Morning Star 6th June 1991