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Headstone Burials 1914-18 West Road Cemetery

Reference

NUT027

Place

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Original Location

West Road Cemetery. To the right of NUT062

Which war

1914-18

Memorial Description

Headstone, horizontal rather than upright, of CWG design. The dedication is carried at the centre of the stone with the names in a single column on each side. Lettering is incised using Roman capitals throughout.

Materials used

?Portland stone

Inscription

1914-1918 / These men / died in the service / of their country / and lie buried in / Westgate Hill / General Cemetery.

Names

15 names, ranks, regiments and dates of death.
See transcript.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: P. Thirkell; Tony Harding

Research acknowledgements

P. Thirkell

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Headstone Burials 1914-18 West Road Cemetery (NUT027)

 
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE      West Road Cemetery.  

    

    
Centre panel

    

    
   1914  + 1918         

    
   These men            

    
   died in the service    

    
   of their country     

    
   and lie buried in    

    
   Westgate Hill        

    
   General Cemetery.    

    
-----------------------------------------

    
Left hand panel

    

    
   Private A.H. Bailey                         

    
   Durham Light Infantry         16.8.1918     

    
   A.R. Bristow                                

    
   Australian Munition Worker    24.10.1918    

    
   Private J. Caddle                           

    
   Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)  1.11.1918     

    
   Private A.E. Campbell                       

    
   Northumberland Fusiliers      12.11.1918                         

    
   Lance Corporal W. Carr                                           

    
   Royal Engineers               17.2.1919                          

    
   Private W. Corn                                                  

    
   Northumberland Fusiliers      18.5.1919                          

    
   Able Seaman A.T. Jenkings                                        

    
   Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 24.3.1920                          

    
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Right hand panel

    

    
   Pioneer H. Johnson                                                      

    
   Royal Engineers               22.2.1919

    
   Sapper M. Kelly

    
   Royal Engineers               8.12.1918

    
   Private J. Stafford

    
   Tank Corps                    1.11.1918

    
   Lance Corporal A. Taylor                                                     

    
   Royal Marine Light Infantry   21.6.1917

    
   Lance Corporal E. Walton

    
   Military Police Corps         26.3.1920

    
   Private T. Williams

    
   Northumberland Fusiliers      20.1.1921

    
   Private G.B. Atkinson

    
   Northumberland Fusiliers      3.11.1918

    
   Private W. Schoolar

    
   West Yorkshire Regiment       18.4.1918

    
NamesNUT027                  

    

    
    

   
                    

                

            

                        

                
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