Duhallow Cemetery
Duhallow Cemetery
Angela Conroy has submitted the following:
George's parents Jacob Moon and Mary Ann Jewitt were married at St Alban's Church, Earsdon on October 27th 1883. Entry No 257 shows that Jacob was aged 25 and Mary Ann was 19 and that they were bachelor and spinster. Their fathers were both recorded as miners and named as James Moon and John Jewitt. Their witnesses were John Rankin and George Jewitt. All signed apart from Jacob who signed with his mark. The marriage was by banns.
Pauline Priano has submitted the following:-
George William Jewitt Moon, one of 5 known children was the eldest of 3 sons and had an elder and a younger sister. His parents Jacob Moon and Mary Ann Jewitt born at Earsdon, Tynemouth, Northumberland in 1859 and 1864 respectively, married in 1883 in the district of Tynemouth. Daughter Isabella Jane was born in 1884, George 1885 and John Jewitt in 1891 while the family was living at Earsdon Square, Earsdon, where Jacob was employed as a coal miner. Nine years later their family was complete with the birth of Josiah Jewitt in 1896 and Margaret in 1900. They were still living at the same address in 1901 and George (16) had joined his father at the colliery employed below ground as a putter.
George was married in 1909 in the district of Tynemouth to Elizabeth Hebron born 1889 at Harton, County Durham, they settled at Robinson’s Yard, Shiremoor, Northumberland where their son Jacob was born in 1910 and Philip in 1912, George worked as a coal miner/hewer. Unfortunately Philip died aged 2 years in 1914.
When war was declared he was one of the first to enlist at North Shields in November 1914, assigned as Private 865 to the 23rd (4th Tyneside Scottish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, joining his regiment at their barracks at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. The battalion initially trained near Newcastle before concentrating at Ripon in Yorkshire where they were attached to the 102nd Brigade, 34th Division in mid-1915 and by August had moved for final training to Salisbury Plain. The division left England for France in January 1916 concentrating at La Crosse, east of St. Omer. After undergoing a period of trench familiarisation they were moved to the Somme in preparation for the forthcoming offensive due to commence June 29th 1916, which because of bad weather did not take place until July 1st 1916. At 7.28 a.m. July 1st 1916 two huge mines were detonated in the explosive packed tunnels under the German lines, one to the north, the other to the south of the village of La Boisselle, near Albert. The 23rd Battalion was in support of the 20th/21st/22nd Battalions during the attack. In 1917 they were moved to the Arras sector and fought during the First and Second Battles of the Scarpe, April 9th-14th and April 23rd-24th 1917, at Arleux during the Arras Offensive which raged April 9th-May 16th 1917. In August they were involved in the fighting at Hargicourt and by October 1917 participated during the final phase of the Third Battle of Ypres in Belgium.
Having risen through the ranks the now Sergeant 865 George William Jewitt Moon Northumberland Fusiliers was wounded in the line of duty, exact date unknown, and succumbed October 24th 1917. Originally interred at Fusilier Cemetery, after the Armistice his remain were brought into Duhallow Advanced Dressing Station Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium for re-burial will all honour and reverence by an Army chaplain, grave II. A. 12. He was 32 years of age.
His widow Elizabeth as sole beneficiary received all monies due to him, a pension for herself and their child, also his awards of the British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to her at Earsdon, Northumberland.
Elizabeth remarried in 1919 to Charles C. Kent. Elizabeth Kent-Moon nee Hebron of 23, Delaval Road, Longbenton, Northumberland died in 1939, aged 50 years, widower Charles was employed as a colliery trammer and died in 1953 aged 65 years. Both deaths registered in the district of Northumberland South (including Longbenton).
In God’s safe keeping. Rest In Peace.
Evening Chronicle 24/10/1918 contain the following "In Memoriam" messages:
'MOON.- In loving memory of Sergt. George Moon, N.F. Punshon's Buildings, Killingworth, who died of wounds on Oct 24, 1917 Ever remembered by his loving wife and boy Jacob. Christ shall clasp the broken chain closer when we meet again.
MOON.- Sergt. George William Jewitt Moon, of Northumberland Fusiliers, died of wounds received in action, Oct. 24 1917. Deeply mourned by father, mother, brothers and only sister Margaret, also his wife and child. Son of Jacob Moon and Mary Ann Moon, of Earsdon Square.
MOON.- In loving memory of Sergeant George William Jewitt Moon, who died of wounds received in action, Oct, 24th, 1917. Ever remembered by his aunt and uncle, Isabella and Joseph Hall, White House Earsdon Square. Also his nephew, Lancelot Jewitt Moon. Could we have eased your bed of anguish, or borne your pain instead. Never shall you be for forgotten, or yet your memory fade.'
George William Jewitt Moon is remembered at Earsdon on E3.02 and E3.03 at Shiremoor on S21.01 and possibly as C. Moon at New York N53.02 and at Killingworth as G. Moon on K9.01
