John Taylor and Ann Norman have submitted the following:
John Edwin Jennings was born in Felling, in about 1884, the son of Robert and Catherine Jennings. His father was employed as a coal miner and he had two elder brothers. In 1891 the family were living at Wrekenton Row. His eldest brother, James was also now working as a miner. In 1901 John was employed as a coal putter and boarding with the Parks family also in Wrekenton Row. In 1911 he was employed as a cartman and lived at 98 St. Cuthbert's Road, Gateshead with his wife, Agnes, and their five year old son, Thomas.
He served as a Private with 26th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Irish), regimental number 26/360. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 11th May 1916. He is also remembered in Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914-1918.
