Yorkshire Regiment War Graves, - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (St. Andrew's and Jesmond) Cemetery

During the two world wars, the United Kingdom became an island fortress used for training troops and launching land, sea and air operations around the globe. There are more than 170,000 Commonwealth war graves in the United Kingdom, many being those of servicemen and women killed on active service, or who later succumbed to wounds. Others died in training accidents, or because of sickness or disease. The graves, many of them privately owned and marked by private memorials, will be found in more than 12,000 cemeteries and churchyards.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne (St. Andrew's and Jesmond) Cemetery contains 183 First World War burials, about half of them in a war graves plot. The 30 Second World War burials are scattered throughout the cemetery.

There are two graves of men of the Yorkshire Regiment in this cemetery. We are very grateful to Mike Berrell (<mike_berrell@ntlworld.com>) and Brian 54 of the Find a Grave website for photos of the graves and of the cemetery.

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		Private William George Johnson. 9674. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Elizabeth Excell, of Fernland Cottage, South Ascot, Berks. Native of Snodland, Kent. Died at home 5 February 1917. Aged 19. Born Snodland (Kent), Enlisted Chatham, Resided Shirebrook (Nr. Mansfield - Derby). "SAFE UPON THE SHINING SHORE PAIN AND DEATH AND SORROW O'ER" Photo : Mike Berrell (<mike_berrell@ntlworld.com>)

		CQMS Edward Hasker. 3677. 11th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Margaret Taylor (formerly Hasker), of Ballymacan, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. Died at home 16 October 1915. Aged 48. Born Sunderland, Enlisted Richmond, Resided Newcastle on Tyne. (According to Hartlepool Roll of Honour was a resident of West Hartlepool) (Shown under "Waterford County, Killea/Crooke/Faithlegge" on the Waterford, Eire, memorial) Photo : Brian 54 of the Find a Grave website

Private Johnson's headstone, -right foreground, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (St. Andrew's and Jesmond) Cemetery
Photo : Mike Berrell (<mike_berrell@ntlworld.com>)