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The War Memorial in St. Nicholas' Church, Boldon Colliery (Hedworth Lane)
Photo : Peter Hoy of the North
East War Memorials Project website
The War Memorial Wall in St. Nicholas' Church, Boldon Colliery
consists of panelling in three parts. The centre panel is 206 cm high x 121cm
wide raised slightly higher. The centre panel has a crucifixion raised in
half relief in a sunken panel with the letters “INRI” above, below
which is the dedication in raised capitals.
The panels on either side commemorate those who died in the Second World War
and are 98cm high x 31cm wide and bear the names in two columns on each. Below
these is a ledge 6 inches wide.
Below these are three further sunken panels commemorating those who died in
the Second World War, two of which are 29cm high x 19cm wide and the third
29cm high x 21cm wide. These carry the names for 1939-45 in a single column
on each. The names are in Roman capitals
A transcription of the names on the memorial is provided on the North East War Memorials Project website.
130 names are commemorated as having lost their lives in the First World war, and 30 in the Second World War.
16 men who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are shown on this memorial.
Private James Llewyn Adamson, 58413. 2nd/4th Battalion
York & Lancaster Regiment, formerly 48337 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 4
November 1918. Aged 19.
Born East Boldon (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland.
Buried FRASNOY COMMUNAL CMETERY.
(in the 1911 Census, James Llewyn Adamson was born in East Boldon and his
family was living in nearby Whitburn.)
Private Isaac Brannon, 13484. 10th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of James and Jane Brannon. Died of wounds 1 October 1915. Aged
23.
Born Ryhope, Enlisted Boldon Colliery, Resided Ryhope.
Buried ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private John Robert Clark. 14863. 8th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 8 October 1916.
Born Harton, Enlisted Boldon.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Company Serjeant Major Albert Clemens. 8470. 6th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 21 August 1915.
Born Hackney, Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Boldon Colliery.
Commemorated on Panels 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
(Shown as"A Clements" on the Boldon Colliery War Memorial.)
Private Alexander Cook. 14477. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Samuel and Isabella Cook, of 3, Brickyard Cottages, Boldon
Colliery, Co. Durham. Killed 17 March 1918. Aged 22.
Born West Stanley, Enlisted Boldon Colliery, Resided Boldon.
Buried PHILOSPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE.
Serjeant William Cowling, MM & Bar. 23127.
69th Coy Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly 14462 the Yorkshire Regiment.
Husband of Mary Jane Cowling of 1 Albert Edward Terrace, Boldon Colliery,
Co Durham. Killed 27 September 1917.
Born West Boldon (Durham), Enlisted Boldon Colliery (Durham).
Commemorated on Panel 154 to 159 and 163A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
William Cowling is also commemorated on the War
Memorial in St. Nicholas' Church, Hedworth Lane, Boldon.
Private William Groombridge. 14652. 8th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. Groombridge, of 172, Charles St., Boldon
Colliery, Co. Durham. Killed 22 July 1916.
Born South Shields, Enlisted Boldon Colliery, Resided Boldon Colliery.
Buried WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
Serjeant Thomas William Hartley, 16240. 9th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Died 20 September 1917.
Born Bearpond, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Boldon Colliery.
Commemorated on Pamels 51 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
(Shown as "T Hartley" on the Boldon Colliery War Memorial.)
Private Frederick Henry Hepple, 14204. 10th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 26 September 1915.
Born Bishop Wearmouth (Sunderland), Enlisted Boldon Colliery, Resided Roker
(Sunderland).
Commemorated on Panels 44 & 45, LOOS MEMORIAL.
(Shown as "F Hepple" on the Boldon Colliery War Memorial.)
Private John Edward Keers. 14342. 8th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 10 July 1916.
Born Wallsend, Enlisted Boldon Colliery (Boldon).
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Serjeant Thomas W Mallett. 13464. 10th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Elizabeth Mallett, of 19, Stone Buildings, Boldon
Colliery, Co. Durham. Killed 10 November 1916. Aged 28.
Born Washington, Enlisted Boldon Colliery.
Buried ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN.
Serjeant James Walker Murrell, 13817. 7th Batallion
the Yorkshire Rgiment.
Died at home 6 April 1917. Aged 27.
Buried BOLDON CEMETERY.
(The Commonwealth War Graves record shows the date of death as 6 April 1917,
but the headstone in Boldon Cemetery records the date of death as 26 March
1917.
Serjeant James Walker Murrell's Service Record survives. From this we can
see that;
1 He was attested on 31 August 1914.
2 He was recorded as being severely wounded and admitted to King George's
Hospital, Stanford Bridge, on 14 March 1916.
3 He was discharged as being unfit for duty 2 months later.)
Private William Parkin. 14656. 6th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 7 August 1915.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Boldon Colliery.
Commemorated on Panels 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
Lance Corporal John Ramsey. 14124. 10th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George Ramsey, of 41, Davison St., Boldon Colliery,
Co. Durham. Killed 28 October 1915. Aged 19.
Born Hedworth (Sunderland), Enlisted Bolden Colliery.
Buried BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD.
Private Lancelot Riley. 45105. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Rebecca Riley, of 45, Beech St., Jarrow-on-Tyne, and the
late Thomas Riley. Killed 7 November 1917. Aged 23.
Born Jarrow, Enlisted Jarrow.
Buried MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private Thomas Hornby Wall. 50875.
2nd/10th Battalion Manchester Regiment, formerly 45081 the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of John and Elizabeth Wall, of 7, Aged Miners Cottages, Boldon
Colliery; husband of Dorothy Ann Mouter, (formerly Wall), of Council Houses,
40, John St., Boldon Colliery, Co. Durham. Killed 9 October 1917. Aged 29.
Enlisted South Shields (Durham), Resided Boldon Colliery (Durham).
Commemorated Panel 120 to 124 and 162 to 162A and 163A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
(Shown as "T Wall" on the Boldon Colliery War Memorial.)
Private James West. 16333. 9th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 20 September 1916.
Born Bolden Colliery, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Bolden Colliery.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
The
War Memorial in St. Nicholas' Church, Boldon Colliery (Hedworth Lane)
Photo : Peter Hoy of the North
East War Memorials Project website
St.
Nicholas' Church, Boldon Colliery (Hedworth Lane)
Photo : Google Earth
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