Memorial

Roll of Honour 1914-18 Smiths Dock Pontoon Dept.

North Shields

Memorial Name: Roll of Honour 1914-18 Smiths Dock Pontoon Dept. (N34.61)

NEWMP Ref No.: N34.61

Parish: North Shields

Original Location:

Smith’s Dock. North Shields.

Present Location:

The Roll of Honour Book is located at The Word Market Place, South Shields NE33 1JF.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Printed August 1919

Inscription:

The Roll of Honour
Men of Pontoons Department, North Shields,
who made the Supreme Sacrifice

How can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods?

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour.

There is a series of photographs published in “Smith’s Dock Monthly”.

Names:

30 photos, names and regiments.

See transcript.

Sources:

Smith’s Dock Monthly,
August 1919, pages 96, 97 and 98.

Source of quotation
“How can a man die better” from Horatius first poem in Lays of Ancient Rome by Thomas B. Macaulay.

Research Acknowledgements:

James Pasby

Research In Progress:

The names on the North Shields memorials are being researched by the Northumbrian WW1 group.

Contact info@tynemouthworldwarone.org.

If you know more about this memorial, please send the details to NEWMP.

Names Documents:

NORTH SHIELDS  Smith’s Dock Pontoon Dept.

 

Page 96

  The Roll of Honour

  Men of Pontoons Department, North

  Shields, who made the Supreme Sacrifice

  —————————–

  How can a man die better

  Than facing fearful odds,

  For the ashes of his fathers

  And the temples of his Gods?

————————————————-

First Row

  E. Brown,                  

  H.M.S. “Gurkha.”           

  M. Burdon,

  R.N.D., “Hawke” Batt.

  —————————–

Second Row

  J.E. Burdon,

  E.R.A., H.M.S. “Inconstant.”  

               

  T. Burdon,

  22nd Northd. Fusiliers.   

             

  P. Case,  

  21st Northd. Fusiliers

                

  G. Campbell,

  12th Northd. Fusiliers

  —————————–

Third Row

  A. Clark,

  8th Northd. Fusiliers.

  W. Clark,

  189th Trench Mortar Battery,

  M. Connelly,

  8th Northd. Fusiliers.

  M. Halleron,

  5th Durham Light Infantry.

  —————————–

Fourth Row

  R. Henderson,

  21st N.F. (Tyneside Scottish).

  R.H. Hogg,

  15th Northd. Fusiliers.

  W.A. Howey,

  22nd N.F. (Tyneside Scottish).

  T. Huthart,

  19th West Yorkshire Regt.

————————————————

Page 97

First Row

  J. Jamieson,

  39th T.R. Battalion.

  E. Joyce,

  Royal Engineers.

  R. Hardwick,

  13th Northd. Fusiliers.

  E. Laing,

  13th Northd. Fusiliers.

  —————————–

Second Row

  R. Lumsden,

  10th Northd. Fusiliers.

  J. Mainger,

  11th Northd. Fusiliers.

  T.H. Myers,

  H.M.S. “Raglan.”

 

  R. Rackham,

  2nd Northd. Fusiliers.

  —————————–

Third Row

  A. Robson,

  [Durham Light Infantry]

  E. Shannon,

  R.A.M.C.

  A. Stevenson,

  13th Northd. Fusiliers.

  C. Stoddart,

  5th Northd. Fusiliers.

  —————————–

Fourth Row

  A.T. Svensen,

  R.N.D., “Collingwood” Batt.

  Geo. Watts,

  West Yorkshire Regt.

  F. Young,

  Northumberland Fusiliers.

  C. Rowley,

  3rd Highland Light Infantry.

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