Photo: Geordie at War Project
In Gateshead (Saltwell) Cemetery is a family headstone which reads:
In loving memory of
John Henry
The beloved son of Thomas & Mary Jane Soakell
who died 23rd Oct. 1923 aged 37 years.
Also their son Norman Wilson 44068 L.Cpl. 1/6 D.L.I.
killed in action 27th May 1918 aged 20 years
Also the above Thomas Soakell
died 1st February 194- aged 7? years
Also the above Mary Jane Soakell
died 20th November 1943 aged 78 years
Norman Wilson Soakell is remembered in Benwell on B134.07 and B134.08 and in the D.L.I. Book of Remembrance page 137, where his initials are given as "W.N."
