Memorial

Street Memorial 1914-18 Morton Street

South Shields

Memorial Name: Street Memorial 1914-18 Morton Street (S86.125)

NEWMP Ref No.: S86.125

Parish: South Shields

Original Location:

Morton Street, Lawe Top (demolished).

On the frontage of one of the houses.

Present Location:

Unknown

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 24th September 1917 by Ald. David Richardson, J.P.

Inscription:

For King and Country.
Please remember in your prayers the following who are on active service.

Memorial Description:

Roll of Honour, “embellished with the flags of the allies, and in an attractive frame”

Names:

88 full names,
including 7 who were killed or died from wounds.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. Morton Street was the next street further up Baring Street from Livingstone Street.

2. “There are 89 residents of that street who are soldiers and sailors serving in H.M. Forces. Included in this list is Capt. Grey, who has risen from the ranks”.

Sources:

Shields Daily Gazette
24/09/1917 reports proposed unveiling this afternoon;
25/09/1917 reports unveiling.

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

James Hoy Archives;
Michael Mulhern:
James Pasby

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:

SOUTH SHIELDS         Morton Street

The layout of this memorial is not known.

The following has been extracted from a newspaper report

and has not been compared with the original nor a good photo.

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  For King and Country.

  Please remember in your prayers

  the following who are on active service.

  Brown, George W.        Bumfrey, Fred J.

  Ballard, Phil.          Bell Richard

  Burdis, Robert          Brown, William

  Buckett, Alfred         Baker, Fred.

  Black, Isaac            Brown, Frank

  Baker, Charles W.       Burn, T.E.

  Charlton, William       Charlton, Arthur

  Charlton, Charles       Clasper, Matt.

  Churchward, Jas.H. Sr.  Churchward, Jas. H. Jr.

  Coates, Chris.          Coverdale, John

  Downs, Edward D.        Dumma, Adam

  Dawson, Frederick W.    Elsdon, John W.

  English, James          Eglintine, J.

  Evan Edward             Fothergill, Thomas

  Gray, Edward            Galbraith, R.

  Gallagher, John J.      Griffin, Fred.

  Hadaway, Joseph         Hamilton, A.

  Heslop, Thomas          Hutchinson, John

  Henderson, David        Henry J.M.

  Heron, G.A,             Irving, Jack

  Jackson, G.W.           Knowles, John W.

  Kidd, David             Kent, Edward

  Langley, Thomas         Lloyd, William

  Lloyd, John             Lloyd, Thomas

  Murray, T.              Metcalf, Robert

  Metcalf, William        Metcalf, Albert

  Milburn, Robert         Moffat, Robert

  Mallet, George F.       McKay, Daniel S.

  McCully, Alfred         McComlie, John

  Nixon, Joseph           Nixon, Ralph

  Nixon, Sam.             Nicol, John R.

  Oldman, Leonard         Piper, John G.

  Pearce, Robert E.       Rutherford, T.

  Rees, Alfred            Ross, George T. Senior

  Ross, George Junior.    Scrafton, W.F.

  Stoker, Richard         Staff, William

  Stevenson, J.H.         Scrimiger, John W.

  Stevenson, J.G.         Steere, Albert

  Trotter, W.             Thompson, George

  Tooley, W.              Turbitt, R.

  Urwin, G.A.             Venns, Frederic C.

  Venns, Jonathan C.      Wilkinson, J.H.

  Wills, Jonathan D.      West, george

  Younghusband, Ernest    Younghusband, Robert

  Killed and died of wounds

  Clasper, Matt.          Fothergill, Thomas

  Oldman, Leonard         Ross, George Junior.

  Stevenson, J.H.         Turbitt, R.

  Younghusband, Robert.

NamesS86.125   

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