Yorkshire Regiment War Graves, - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Byker and Heaton) Cemetery

Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Byker and Heaton) Cemetery contains 158 scattered First World War burials, mostly of local men who had died in Newcastle's military hospitals, including the 1st Northern General, posted in Armstrong College. In the early months of the Second World War, ground was set aside in the centre of the cemetery for service war burials but this was comparatively little used and there are only 25 graves here. The rest of the 113 Second World War burials are scattered throughout the cemetery.

There are three graves of men of the Yorkshire Regiment in this cemetery, - one of them of a 15-year old soldier of the 2nd/5th Battalion. We are very grateful to Mike Berrell (<mike_berrell@ntlworld.com>) for photos of two of the graves and of the cemetery; the photo of the third grave, and one of the cemetery, is by Edward Nicholl.

Select the image above for an enlarged photo which opens in a new window.		Private Robert Bagnall Long, 65455. 18th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 105926 D L I. Husband of Margaret Ann Long, of 8, Ayton St., Newcastle-on-Tyne. Died at home 13 September 1918. Aged 43. Born Byker (Newcastle), Enlisted Newcastle. "THY WILL BE DONE" Photo : Mike Berrell (<mike_berrell@ntlworld.com>)

Select the image above for an enlarged photo which opens in a new window.		Private George Frederick Sanderson, 3261. 2nd/5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John George Sanderson, of 38, Dodds St., Darlington. Died at home 21 June 1915. Aged 15. (!!) Enlisted Darlington. "SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS" Photo : Edward Nicholl

Select the image above for an enlarged photo which opens in a new window.		Corporal Thomas Lightfoot Twizell, 31188. 16th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, transferred to (Serjt 13210) Labour Corps. Son of Mary Ellen Turnbull, of 10, Norfolk Rd., Byker, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Died at home 13 November 1919. Aged 32. "THY WILL BE DONE" Photo : Mike Berrell (<mike_berrell@ntlworld.com>)

Private Long's headstone, - left foreground, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Byker and Heaton) Cemetery
Photo : Mike Berrell (<mike_berrell@ntlworld.com>)