Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross Monk 1916 Cemetery
Reference
P17.06
Place
PRESTON
Map ref
NZ
Original Location
Tynemouth (Preston) Cemetery, Walton Road
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Cross, 5 feet high, on three steps standing on a stone platform. On the top step, the words “In Memory” are in an arc using Old English lettering. The rest of the dedication is carried on the fronts of the second and third steps. Lettering is in sans serif and italic capitals.
Materials used
White Marble
Inscription
Edgar J. Monk
Stoker
Killed in the Battle of Jutland
May 31st 1916
Erected by the Captain, Officers and
Ship’s Company H.M.S. Marlborough
Names
See above
Who commissioned
Ship's crew
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; T. Harding
External web link
Research acknowledgements
J. Brown; T. Harding
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Parish Notes
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