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Street Memorial 1914-18 Hedley Street

Reference

S86.106

Place

SOUTH SHIELDS

Map ref

NZ 365677

Original Location

Hedley Street, NE33. Erected on the wall of the house of Mrs. John Atkinson.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 10th December 1917 by Ald. David Richardson

Memorial Description

Roll of honour set in a wood frame.

Materials used

Wood frame

Inscription

(Dedicated to those who lived in the street before the war, who are serving or have served)

Names

90 names, ranks and regiments,
including 16 who have been killed, drowned, or missing
See transcript.

Notes

1. The idea for the Roll of Honour came from Mrs. John Atkinson, wife of a private at the front, who originated the idea and carried it through.

2. Hedley Street lay between Morton and Fort streets on Lawe Top.

3. The name Gudgeon has the wrong initial showing. It should read R. not a W. See Every Name a Story

4. Gunner Smith had been awarded the Military Medal.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Illustrated Chronicle 11/12/1917 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 15/12/1917 reports unveiling.

South Shields Gazette 11/12/1917 reports unveiling.

Shields Daily News 11/12/1917 reported note 4 above.

External web link

Durham at War
South Tyneside Remembers

Links to Source Material :

Illustrated Chronicle 1917 12 11 Tue

Research acknowledgements

Dorothy Hall; James Hoy Archives; James Pasby; Michael Mulhern

Research In Progress

The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy. Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk

Street Memorial 1914-18 Hedley Street (S86.106)

 
SOUTH SHIELDS	Hedley Street.  
     
The layout of this memorial is not known.
The following has been extracted for a newspaper
report and has not been compared with the original
nor with a good photograph.
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   2nd Lt. W.S. Watts R.E.           Geo. A. Souter, Mine 

    
   Staff-Sergt. Q.M. Young,            sweeper

    
      A.S.C.                        Pte. W. Souter, N.F.

    
   Sergt. Wm. Randle, R.N.          St. W. Ferguson, R.N.

    
   Corporal A. Hendry, N.           Private T. Clapham,

    
      Cyclists                         K.O.S.B.

    
   Corpl. T. King, A.S.C.           W. Clapham, Royal N.

    
   Corpl. F.  Odham,  R.D.C.        Pte. D. Clapham, D.L.I.

    
   Corpl. A. Byers  D.L.I.          St. A. Anderson, R.N.

    
   J. Atkinson, Art. R.N.           Pte. J. Goundry, T.S.S.

    
   William Miller, Third            Pte. J.W. Farrow, D.L.I.    

    
      Officer Transport             Pte. Edward Lee, N.F.

    
   Wm. Hepple, Mine Sw’r.           Gunner J. Dixon, R.F.A.

    
   Dr. And. Hepple, R.F.A.          Pte. F. Patterson, N.F.

    
   Pte. G. Nightingale, D.L.I.      Pte. W.G. Patterson, N.F,

    
   G.W.T. Brown, R.F.A.                A.S.C.    

    
   Pte. William Templeman           Pte. R.K.L. Brown

    
      D.L.I.                           R.F.A.

    
   Pte. Ernest Brown, D.L.I.        Pte. J.F. Brown, D.L.I.

    
   Gr. T.C. Brown,  R.F.A.          Sap. F. Patterson, R.E.

    
   Pte. J. Smith, Border R.         Pte. E. Grenyer

    
   Pte. John Smith, Royal              R.A.M.C.

    
      Marines                       Pte. Enrico Giranchi

    
   Pte. E. Smith, Transport            Regt. Fantaria

    
      Section                       Jo. Beattie, Sen.  M.S.

    
   Pte. G.W. Atkinson, A.S.C.       J. Beattie, Jun., R.N.

    
   Pte. C.J. Henry, D.L.I.          Pte. W. Jordan,  D.L.I.

    
   Pte. R. Nelson, N.F.             Pte. R. Henderson

    
   T.H. Forrest, R.N.                  Coldstream Guards  

    
   Sapper N. Young, R.E.            T. Tyler, Mine Sweeper

    
   Pte. J. Black, N.F.              John W. Ransome

    
   Pte. E. Ascought, A.S.C.            Artificer, R.N. 

    
   Gunner H. Forster, R.N.          Pte. A. Gentleman, N.F.

    
   Pte. W. Gudgeon, N.F.            T. Gentleman, Me. Swr.

    
   James Foyle, R.N.                Pte. R. Hinchan, N.F.

    
   Pte. A. Pickering, R.A.M.C.      Pte. A. Hall, M.T.C.

    
   Pte. C.C. Pickering              Gun. W. Smith, R.F.A.

    
      Welsh Regiment                W.S. Gordon, M. Sw’r.

    
   Pte. H.D. Young, D.L.I.          Stoker J. Hudson, R.N.

    
   Pte. G. Young, N.F.              Pte. G. Roll, D.L.I.

    
   Sap. W.A. Urwin, R.E.            G.G. Urwin, R.N.

    
   Pte. J. Randle N.F.              A. Wilson, Eng. T’port

    
   Pte. T. Preston, R.A.M.C.        Gun. J. Robinson, R.F.A.

    
   Gunner R. Lawson, R.F.A.         Pte. J. Cramer, N.F.

    
   Gunner F. Johnson, R.F.A.        Pte. R. Crow, A.S.C.

    
   Pte. F. Trotter, Lab. Bat.

    
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   The following men are either 

    
   killed  or missing.

    

    
   Sergt. James Hepple (Coldstream Guards (killed)

    
   Piper Robert Davidson, N.F. (killed)

    
   Sapper E. Balme, R.E. (killed)

    
   Pte. G. Smith, K.O.Y.L.I. (killed)

    
   John Forrest, R.N.R. (drowned)

    
   Stoker John Gibson, R.N.R. (drowned)

    
   Sapper W.E. Emed, D.L.I. (missing)

    
   R.H. Culling, Mine Sweeper (drowned)

    
   Arthur A. Culling, R.N. (drowned)

    
   C.W. Warden, Mine Sweeper (drowned)

    
   Pte. F. Henderson, N.K. (killed)

    
   Henry Fusseu, Mine Sweeper (killed)

    
   Stoker Thomas Burn, M.N. (drowned)

    
   Pte. John R. Short, West Yorks. (killed)

    
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