Photo: Dorothy Hall
In St. Cuthbert's Churchyard Marley Hill is a family headstone which reads:-
Sacred
to the memory of
Alice Stokoe
beloved wife of
Alexander Martin
late of Andrew's House
who died 9th Aug. 1917 aged 58 years
also the above
Alexander Martin
who died 12 March 1929 aged 74 years
Also Joseph N. Martin
their only son
who fell in action on the Somme
14th July 1916 aged 35 years
At Rest
Is Joseph Martin the J. Martin at Whickham on W86.01, W86.03 and W86.05?