Photo: Geordie at War Project
In Gateshead (Saltwell) Cemetery is a family headstone which reads:
In
loving memory of
Eliza
dearly beloved wife of
Matthew Branwell
who died August 17th 1923
in her 63rd year.
Also Matthew
dearly beloved husband of the above
who died August 15th 1941
aged 78 years.
Also Matthew dearly beloved
and eldest son of the above
who died January 28th 1917
aged 28 years.
Also Mary Stobbs
beloved daughter of the above
who died August 20th 1970
aged 80 years
widow of Ralph Stobbs
who was killed in action 1917
He was the son of Matthew and Sarah Stobbs, husband of Mary Stobbs, of 63, Rodsley Avenue, Gateshead.
Ralph Stobbs is remembered at Gateshead on G39.004, G39.025, G39.029 and G39.091
