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The First World War Memorial for Boldon Colliery
Photo : Boldon Wartime
Memories
The First World War Memorial for Boldon Colliery is a carved stone tablet, commemorating 187 names of workmen from Boldon Colliery who lost their lives in the war.
The dedication on it reads "Erected by the Workmen of Boldon
Colliery in Honour of the Memory of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice in
the Great War 1914 - 19".
The memorial was orinally located in the Miners' Hall, but is now ocated in
the Boldon Colliery British Legion premises in North Road. The Miners' hall
was demolished to make way for housing.
A transcription of the names on the memorial is provided on the Boldon Wartime Memories website.
20 men who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are shown on this memorial. There may be some doubt as regards a few of these Yorkshire Regiment names, though all are associated with Boldon / East Boldon / Boldon Colliery.
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.
Private Matthew Cleghorn. 16540. 2nd Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Charles Dockwray Cleghorn, of 330, South Eldon
St., South Shields, and the late Mary Ann Cleghorn. Killed 15 June 1915. Aged
18.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields, Resided Tyne Dock.
Commemorated on Panel 12, LE TOURET MEMORIAL.
Nme spelled as "Cleghorne" on the Boldon Colliery War 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.)
Lance Corporal Robert William Codling, DCM , 13873.
8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John Henderson Codling and Elizabeth
Codling, of 13, Revesby St., Tyne Dock, South Shields. Killed 13 October 1916.
Aged 21.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields, Resided Tyne Dock (Durham).
Burued DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
(the 1911 Census shows Robert William Codling as being a Coal Miner at the
time).
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.)
Lance Corporal Christopher Hunter Jacques, 13482. 9th
Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Elizabeth Jacques; husband of
Margaret Anne Woodhouse (formerly Jacques), of 26, Forster St., Darlington.
Killed 16 October 1917. Aged 22.
Born Newcastle-on-Tyne, Enlisted Boldon Colliery, Resided Darlington.
Commemorated on Pamels 51 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT 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.
Private John Peacock. 16753. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of John and Sarah J. Peacock, of 10, Marshall Wallis Rd., South
Shields. Killed 26 September 1915. Aged 21.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
Commemorated on Panels 44 & 45, LOOS 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 John Joseph Richardson. 14955. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Thomas and Mary Richardson, of Boldon Colliery, Co. Durham.
Killed 10 October 1918. Aged 31.
Born Hedworth (Sunderland), Enlisted Bolden Colliery.
Commemorated on the SOISSONS MEMORIAL.
(Date of death in CWGC = "between 10/10/1918 and 10/01/1919"; In
SDGW = 10/01/1919.
The reason for this "variation" in the date of death is provided
by an entry on the North
East War Memoria;ls Project website.)
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
Boldon Colliery British Legion Club
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