The Yorkshire Regiment, Local War Memorials

War Memorials Elsewhere, -
Byker (Newcastle on Tyne),
- St. Lawrence's Church

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The First World War Memorial for Byker
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The First World War Memorial for Byker was originally located in St. Lawrence's Churchyard, Byker, and was unveiled on 23 July 1922. It commemorates 236 servicemen from the district who died during the First World War. The church and church hall were later demolished and the war memorial was moved to St Silas’s Church, Clifford Street in 1995. These surroundings have also been re-developed and the memorial now stands in front of Brian Roycroft Court, accommodated in a small landscaped garden and facing the south wall of the Grade II-listed Church of St. Silas.

The memorial is a calvary cross on an octagonal plinth on four stepped base. The commemorations are on the sides of the plinth.

7 soldiers who served in the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on the memorial.

Private William Downey, 29141. 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 46378 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 26 September 1917.
Born Byker (Northumberland), Enlisted Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Commemorated on Panel 47 to 48 and 163A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.

Private Arthur Draper. 203129. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. A. I. Draper, of 138, Harbottle St., Byker, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Killed 23 April 1917. Aged 19.
Born Newcastle, Enlisted Newcastle, Resided Byker.
Commemorated on Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.

Private William Hearne. 204146. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 43909 Northumberland Fusiliers.
Son of William and Sarah Hearne, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Killed 29 October 1918. Aged 32.
Born Lambeth (Middx), Enlisted Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Buried TEZZE BRITISH CEMETERY.
(Richard Roberts, <richard.nsw@googlemail.com>, commented that William Hearne's Pension Record Card showed that his widow, Ada, lived in Byker.)

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.
Buried NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE (BYKER AND HEATON) CEMETERY.

Private Thomas Scott. 28582. 12th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James Scott, of 177, Kirk St., Newcastle-on-Tyne. Died of wounds 21 April 1918.
Born Bishop Auckland, Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees, Resided Byker (Newcastle-on-Tyne).
Buried ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY.

Private William Mars Stanger. 245305. 10th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, formerly 204340 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 22 August 1917.
Born Byker (Northumberland), Enlisted Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Buried PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL).

Private John William Walker. 204735. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 4 October 1917. Son of the late William and Elizabeth Walker, (nee Morrison), of Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; husband of Mary Walker, of 26 Hawick Crescent, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided North Ormesby.
Commemorated Panels 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.

The Names of Privates Downey and Draper on the Byker War Memorial The Names of Privates Downey and Draper on the Byker War Memorial
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The Name of Private Long on the Byker War Memorial The Name of Private Long on the Byker War Memorial
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The Names of Privates Scott and Stanger on the Byker War Memorial The Names of Privates Scott and Stanger on the Byker War Memorial
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The Location of the Byker War Memorial, - in the Courtyard between St. Silas' Church and Brian Roycroft Court The Location of the Byker War Memorial, - in the Courtyard between St. Silas' Church and Brian Roycroft Court
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