Memorial

Street Memorial 1914-18 Johnson Street

South Shields

Memorial Name: Street Memorial 1914-18 Johnson Street (S86.029)

NEWMP Ref No.: S86.029

Parish: South Shields

Original Location:

Johnson Street

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 19th September 1918 by Ald. R.H. Pettler

Materials Used:

Oak cabinet

Present Condition: Missing, Destroyed.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

S. Beacon

Inscription:

Johnson Street
Roll
of
Honour
(Names)
Their glory
shall not be blotted out.

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour (“a pretty shrine”) in glass-fronted oak cabinet with pedimented top which contains the title.

The names are listed in two columns.

The names of those who died are at the bottom of the right hand column.

Names:

32 names, ranks and regiments of those who served,
plus 6 names, ranks and regiments of those who died
See transcript.

Sources:

South Shields Gazette
20/09/1918 reports unveiling;
21/09/1918 carries an advertisement giving thanks to all who took part.

South Shields Library,
Local Studies Dept.; photograph, drawing and transcript

Source of quotation:
 “Their glory shall not be blotted out” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44.13

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Ms. D. Johnson, Local Studies Dept. of South Shields Library;
Ralph W. Gould;
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
James Hoy Archives;
Michael Mulhern

Research In Progress:

The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy.

Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk

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Names Documents:

 

  Johnson Street

  Roll

  of

  Honour

 

  Name              Rank, Service     Name             Rating  Service.

 

  ……..F.W.      Pte.  R.D.G.      Anderson, I.G.F. Seaman, R.(N?)

  (C)ollege, R.     Pte. N & D.       Betts, R.        Stkr.   R.N. (R?)

  (C)onnolly,       L.Cpl. N.F.       Coxon, T.G.      Seaman, R.N.(R?)

  (C)oxon, T.J.     Pte. D.L.I.       Coxon, R.        A.B.    R.N.(R?)

  (E)glintine, R.   Pte. R.H.F.       Pitt, R.         Stoker? R.N.(R)

  (E)glintine, R.   Pte. K.O.Y.L.I.   Urwin, O.R.      A.B.    R.N.V.(R)

  (E)rrington, E.R. Pte. C.G.

  (F)leetham, W.T.  Pte. R.A.M.C.

  (F)leetham, H.J.  Pte. W.Y.

  (F)leetham, I.W.  Pte. W.Y.            Mercantile Marine

  (G)allagher, H.R. Sgt. R.E.         Boad, E.T.      Engineer

  (G)ray, H.J.      Cpl. N.F.         Cornell, T.     Seaman.

  (?H)ealy, J.      ?Serg. N.F.       Long, S.        Seaman.

  (Le)adbitter, J.  Pte. E.Y.

  …lsen, C.       L.Cpl. K.O.Y.L.I.

  .utt, H.J.        Enr. R.F.A.

  .cott, C.J.       Pte. D.L.I.

  .pence, H.        Pte. A.S.C.

  .pence, H.        Pte. D.L.I.

  .rwin, J.         Pte. A.S.C.

  .rwin, G.         Ser. D.L.I.

  .cott, T.         Pte. N.F.

  Pte. Adams, A.V.  2nd D.L.I.

 

  Killed or drowned.

  Boad, E.T.        Pte.   N(?g)D

  Coxon, O.         Pte.   N.F.

  Coxon, N.J.       Pte.   D.L.I.

  Eglintine, P.H.   Pte.   N.F.

  Fleetham, H.J.    Pte,   W.Y.

  Johnson, J.       Seaman.

 

  Their glory

  shall not be blotted out.

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South Shields Gazette 20/9/1918 gives the following:

  Killed:

  Pte. A.P. Eglantine (19)

  Pte. G. Coxon, (20)

  Pte. J.H. Fleetham (26)

  Pte. T.E. Boad (20)

  Pte. J. Coxon (29)

  Drowned:

  John Johnson

  Serving:

  Corpl. J. Connolly

  Pte. J. Urwin

  Leading Seaman R. Urwin

  Sergt. G. Urwin

  Pte. T.J. Coxon

  Seaman R.T. Coxon

  Seaman G.T. Coxon

  T.W. Fleetham

  W. Fleetham

  C. Fleetham

  Pte. R. Eglantyne Sen.

  Pte. R. Eglantyne, jun.

  Pte. H. Spence, sen.

  Pte. H. Spence, jun.

  Pte. J. Leadbitter

  Pte. R.H. Gallagher

  Seaman E. Cornell

  Pte. A. College

  Sergt. R. Healy

  Lance-Corpl. A. Olsen

  Pte. John Scott

  Stoker R. Pitt

  Pte. J. Pitt

  Pte. W.E. Camfield

  Stoker R. Betts

  Corpl. J.H. Grey

  Seaman Anderson

  T.E. Boad

  Pte. A.E. ?Erlington

  Seaman S. Long.

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