In Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Germany is the Commonwealth War Grave of 64736 Private Eustace Stewart Bavidge, serving with the 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers who died 20/11/1918.

In Tynemouth (Preston) Cemetery is a family headstone which reads:

In loving memory of
William Hearcy Bavidge
died 12th Oct. 1943 aged 74 years

and his beloved wife Sarah
died 11th March 1949 aged 81 years

also their son Eustace Stuart
died 20th Nov. 1918 aged 19 years
whilst a prisoner of war in Germany

The name “Stuart” is given as “Stewart” on the CWGC entry.

From an unknown source:
“Very shortly all our prisoners will have returned and we hope to arrange a special service of thanksgiving for them on the evening of Feb. 2nd.  One of our lads (Eustace Bavidge) has died in captivity.  So, unfortunately, have others. To all their relatives were tender our respectful sympathy. The rest must be very thankful to be home again, and we give them a hearty invitation to this service, that they may give expression of their thankfulness.”

Eustace Stuart Bavidge was born in North Shields.  He was the son of William H. and Sarah Bavidge, of 2, Westcott Avenue, Westoe, South Shields

He is remembered in North Shields on N34.08 and N34.77, in Tynemouth on T36.14 page 4 and in South Shields on S86.027 and S86.086