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Silksworth (Sunderland)
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The War Memorial for Silksworth
The War Memorial for Silksworth
Photo : Sunderland in the First World War and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

The War Memorial for Silksworth is located in Silksworth Park, off MIller Terrace in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

The memorial is a sculpture of a soldier holding a rifle, standing on a square granite pedestal.
189 names are commemorated as having lost their lives in the First World War, and 55 in the Second World War (including 9 civilians).

A transcription of the names on the memorial is provided on the North East War Memorials Project website.
The names commemorated on the panels have been photographed by the Lost Ancestors website.

10 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on the memorial.

Private Matthew Briggs. 50813. 2nd/8th Battalion Manchester Regiment, formerly 45116 Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Matthew and Annie Briggs. Killed 10 October 1917. Aged 34.
Born Waterhouses (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Silksworth (Durham).
Commemorated on Panel 120 to 124 and 162 to 162A and 163A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL

Private Thomas Chapman. 15997. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, of New Sillsworth, Co. Durham. Killed 26 September 1915. Aged 19.
Born Silksworth (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Silksworth.
Commemorated on Panel 44 and 45, LOOS MEMORIAL.

Private John Albert Dick. 7517. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 15 November 1916.
Born West Pelton (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided New Silksworth.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.

Private William Ellemor. 17747. 9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James and the late Isabella Ellemor; husband of Selina Ellemor, of 1, Robinson Terrace, New Silksworth, Sunderland. Killed 14 May 1916. Aged 25.
Born Silksworth (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Silksworth.
Buried TRANCHEE DE MECKNES CEMETERY.
(Name shows as "Ellemore" on the Silksworth War Memorial).

Private Edward Longstaffe. 50840. 2nd/9th Battalion Manchester Regiment, formerly 45108 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 9 October 1917.
Enlisted Sunderland (Durham), Resided Silksworth (Sunderland).
Commemorated Panel 120 to 124 and 162 to 162A and 163A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
(Name shows as "Longstaff" on the Silksworth War Memorial).

Private William Noble. 14150. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Silksworth (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Silksworth.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.

Private John William Norman. 50851. 2nd/9th Battalion Manchester Regiment, formerly 45111 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 9 October 1917.
Born Walker-on-Tyne (Northumberland), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided New Silksworth (Sunderland).
Commemorated Panel 120 to 124 and 162 to 162A and 163A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
(Name shows as "T W Norman" on the Silksworth War Memorial).

Private Thomas Parks. 19792. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mary Ainscough (formerly Parks), of 17, Wilson Terrace, New Silksworth, Sunderland, and the late Thomas Parks. Killed 30 September 1917.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided New Silksworth.
Buried LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY.

Private Ambrose Rontree, 16049. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed on 8 November 1915.
Born Silksworth, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Silksworth.
Commemorated on Panels 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
(SDGW has Regimental No as 16649).

Private Albert Spence. 30073. 1st Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 28763 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 10 September 1918.
Born New Brancepeth (Co. Durham), Enlisted Elswick, Resided Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Buried GOUZEAUCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY.
(From a surviving Attestation Record, Albert Spence was a 24 year old (17 August 1917) Craneman living at 62 Somerset Cottages, New Silksworth. His wife was Letitia and son Ronald (born 28 July 1917). His Pension record referes to his wife as "Lilian" and son, Ronald. There is no record of him being a Serjeant, as shown on the memorial.)

The First World War Commemorations on the Silksworth War Memorial.
The First World War Commemorations on the Silksworth War Memorial.
 
The First World War Commemorations on the Silksworth War Memorial.
The First World War Commemorations on the Silksworth War Memorial.

The First World War Commemorations on the Silksworth War Memorial.
Photos : Lost Ancestors website.

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