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The First World War Memorial for St. Stephen's & St. Aidan's Church, South
Shields
Photo : North
East War Memorials Project
The First World War Memorial for St. Stephen's Church, South Shields, is a metal plaque mounted on wooden boarding. The commemoratiions are incised in white enamel lettering.
The foundation stone of St. Stephens’ church was laid by Robert Ingham on December 26th, 1844. The church is a stone building in the early English style with dwarf spire. In 1980 the church became a United Benefice with St Aidan. In 1995 the Parishes of St Aidan and St Stephen became The Parish of the Lawe (St Aidan with St Stephen).
229 names of those who lost their lives in the First World War are commemorated on the memorial. There is a transcription of these name son the Imperial War Museum's War Memorial Register, as well as on the North East War Memorials Project website.
9 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on this memorial.
Private Joseph Barrow, 19099. 7th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of the late Richard John and Margaret Barrow. Killed 5 November
1916. Aged 31.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Private Henry Alderson Cummings. 18042. 10th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 2 June 1917.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
Buried H A C CEMETERY, ECOUST ST-MEIN.
Private William Davy. 14265. 8th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 5 August 1916.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Private John William Wigham Foster. 33992. 13th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 160328 R F A. Husband of Margaret T. Foster,
of 55, Palatine St., South Shields. Died 25 April 1918. Aged 35.
Born North Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
Bured SOUTH SHIELDS (ST. STEPHEN) CHURCHYARD.
Corporal John Hetherington. 201872.
1st/5th Battalion Manchester Regiment, formerly 11548 Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mrs. Hetherington, of 99, Fort St., South Shields. Died 28
March 1918. Aged 21.
Commemorated on Bay 7, ARRAS MEMORIAL.
Private Nicholas Austin Hudson. 38712. 9th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Henry Hudson, of 17, Baring St., South Shields,
and the late Elizabeth Hudson. Killed 9 October 1918. Aged 28,
Born South Shields, Enlisted Portsmouth, Resided South Shields.
Commemorated on Panel 5, VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL.
Private John Hyder Mawhood. 33991. 5th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly R/4/063027 R A S C. Son of Charles and Mary Mawhood;
husband of Septina Mawhood, of 16, Shakespeare St., South Shields. Killed
4 September 1918. Aged 30.
Born North Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
Buried POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY.
Lance Corporal William Newman. 14394. 1st Battalion
Dorsetshire Regiment, formerly 11392 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 3 October
1918.
Born South Shields (Durham), Enlisted South Shields.
Buried in SEQUEHART BRITISH CEMETERY NO 2.
Private John Slater. 16344. 7th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of John and Elizabeth Slater, of 74, Ellesmere St., South Shields.
Killed 14 February 1916. Aged 28.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
Commemorated on Panel 33 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
(Richard Roberts,<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>, commented;-
"In the 1911 Census John Slater and his family were living in Hedley
Street, and the 1901 Census shows them living in the Parish of St Stephen.
Hedley Street is only a 5 minute or so walk from St Stephen’s Church.")
St. Stephen's & St. Aidan's Church, South Shields
Photo : © Copyright John
M and licensed for reuse under this Creative
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