St. Bartholomew's Churchyard
St. Bartholomew's Churchyard
In St. Bartholomew's church yard is a headstone which reads:-
Hughes
In loving memory of
Eliza Jane 1859-1931
John 1866-1943
Also the son of the above
Edward Killed in Action 1916
James 1891-1981
Margaret 1894-1963
Margaret Ann Gibb
(nee Hughes)
1920-2009
Margaret Burgess has submitted the following:-
Edward, born 8th of August 1892 in Coxhoe, Durham, was the son of John and Eliza Jane Hughes who were living at 2 Oswald Road, Newbiggin by the Sea at the time of his death.
He was a miner before he enlisted.
Edward was injured in 1915 but was transferred from Collingwood Battalion to Nelson Battalion and was serving with Nelson when he was killed in 1916.
Recipient of the 1915 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
An earlier photo on file shows a much older headstone of which only the lower portion is legible :-
Also L.S. Edward Hughes Nelson Battalion
Son of the above Killed in Action on the
Somme France Nov. 13th 1916.
Edward Hughes is remembered at Newbiggin by the Sea on N10.03, N10.06 and N10.14
