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War
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The
Reredos in the Church of St. Michael and All Angels
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Photo : Terry Ford of the North
East War Memorials Project website.
The War Memorial in St. Michael and All Angels Church, Westoe
Road, South Shields is a Reredos and wooden panelling around the Sanctuary
inside the church.
The names for 1914-18 are on the East wall; those from 1939-45 are on the
north and south walls. The dedication is on two brass plaques each 1 foot
high x 1 foot 2 inches wide (305mm x 360mm) affixed to the bottom of the screen.
An additional plate on the remains of the screen bears the information, the
lettering in gilded Roman capitals throughout.
There was a fire in 1987, another in 1992, which damaged the
memorial. The screen remains were taken to the back of the church after the
fires.
The North
East War Memorials Project website, however, has photographs of some of
the panels and a transcription of all the names on the memorial.
329 names of those who lost their lives in the First World War are commemorated on the memorial.
17 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on this memorial.
Private Ralph William Errington. 26910. 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), formerly 13483 the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mrs. Sarah Ann Errington, of 175, Osborne Avenue, South Shields.
Killed 26 August 1918. Aged 25.
Born Whitburn (Sunderland), Enlisted South Shields (Durham), Resided Westow
(Yorks).
Commemorated on Panel 6, VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL.
Sapper Andrew Telford Giles. 155725. 182nd Tunnelling
Coy. Royal Engineers, formerly 14338 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Caroline
Price (formerly Giles) and the late Thomas Giles; husband of Lily Giles, of
118, Livingstone St., South Shields. Killed 18 May 1917. Aged 23.
Born South Shields (Co. Durham), Enlisted South Shields (Co. Durham).
Buried LA TARGETTE BRIUTISH CEMETERY, NEUVILLE-ST. VAST.
Private Thomas Glenwright. 46853. 9th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 5/88252 6th T R Battn. Killed 6 October 1918.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
Buried BEAUREVOIR COMMUNAL CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION.
Private William Frederick Gunn. 16456. 2nd Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 October 1915.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
Commemorated on Panels 44 and 45, LOOS MEMORIAL.
Private James Hannard, 18126. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Husband of Hannah Hannard, of 52, Percy St., South Shields. Killed
26 September 1915. Aged 37.
Born Scarborough, Enlisted South Shields.
Commemorated on Panels 44 and 45, LOOS MEMORIAL
Private William Newton Harker, 50836.
2nd/9th Battalion Manchester Regiment, formerly 45095 the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of William and Annie Harker, of South Shields; husband of Mrs. A. Stephenson
(formerly Harker), of 155, Victoria Rd., South Shields. Killed 9 October 1917.
Aged 21.
Enlisted South Shields (Durham).
Buried TYNE COT CEMETERY.
Private James Johnson. 13472. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of James and Mary Johnson, of Jarrow. Killed 1 December 1915.
Aged 38.
Born Jarrow, Enlisted South Shields, Resided Jarrow.
Buried HILL 10 CEMETERY.
Private John William Laverick. 21462. 5th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Died 27 May 1918.
Born Stockton-on-Tees, Enlisted Stockton.
Commemorated on the SOISSONS MEMORIAL.
(In the 1911 Census, John William Laverick was one of the crew of a tug boat
in South Shields. The memorial in the church appears to commemorate a "J
H Laverick", but there is no comparable matching name.
It is also of interest that the Dedicatory Plaque for the WW1 Memorial includes
not only worshippers from inside the Parish as well as those from outside
the Parish.)
Private Anthony Mason. 15936. 6th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 22 August 1915.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
(SDGW gives Regimental No. as 15930)
Commemorated on Panels 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
Private John Gray Oakes. 15814. 8th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 6 July 1916.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Corporal John Riddle. 14648. 7th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment (formerly 10th Battalion). Son of James and Clara Riddle, of go (sic
CWGC), Brodrick St. Upper, South Shields. Killed 12 July 1916. Aged 23.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Private John Richard Short. 38975. 9th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Cheyne, of 97, Marlborough St., South Shields;
husband of Mary Woodhouse (formerly Short), of 8, Milner St., South Shields.
Killed 7 June 1917. Aged 29.
Born South Shields, Enlisted Gateshead.
Commmeorated on Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
Private William Henry Smith. 15509. 10th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas Smith and the late Hannah Smith. Killed
26 September 1915. Aged 21.
Born South Shields, Enlisted Chester-le-Street, Resided Old Pelton.
Commemorated on Panels 44 and 45, LOOS MEMORIAL.
Private John Frederick Tapken, 205397. 5th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Isabella Tapken, of Oak Grove, Wallsend-on-Tyne,
and the late Charles Tapken; husband of Mary Ann Waugh Tapken, of 8, Elizabeth
St., South Shields.
Killed 27 May 1918. Aged 39.
Born Willington Quay (Northumberland), Enlisted South Shields.
Commemorated on the SOISSONS MEMORIAL.
Private George Taylor. 3516.
6th Cyclist Battalion Army Cyclist Corps, formerly 12527 the Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 23 July 1916.
Born South Shields (Durham), Enlisted South Shields.
Buried HABARCQ COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Private James Murray Tyrie. 38904. 9th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 16 October 1917.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
Commemorated on Panels 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Private Harry Humberstone Wright. 204894.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Henry and Ruth Ann Wright; husband
of Harriet Wright, of 62, Leighton St., Westoe, South Shields. Killed 18 June
1918. Aged 31.
Born Hull, Enlisted South Shields.
Buried PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE.
WW1 Names "J" - "S" on the Reredos in the Church of St.
Michael and All Angels
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Photo : Terry Ford of the North
East War Memorials Project website.
The Dedicatory Plaque in the Church of St. Michael and All Angels
Photo : Terry Ford of the North
East War Memorials Project website.
St.
Michael and All Angels Church, Westoe Road, South Shields
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