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The War Memorial for South Hetton, County Durham.
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)
The War Memorial for South Hetton, Co. Durham, is a stone cross. This has been recently erected and replaces an earlier, - smaller, cross. The base of the cross is inscribed
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
FIELD OF REMEMBRANCE
TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD
ERECTED BY THE SOUTH HETTON TOWN COUNCIL
No names are recorded on this memorial. The names of the men
from South Hetton who died in the First World War are commemorated on a plaque
inside Holy Trinity Church, and a windown in the church is dedicated to them.
The names on the plaque are shown on the North
East War Memorials Project page for South Hetton.
44 names are recorded, 7 of whom served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
Details of these men are shown below.
Private James Atchison. 205000. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 4 February 1918.
Born Ryhope (Co Durham), Enlisted Houghton-le-Spring, Resided South Hetton
(Durham).
Buried LES BARAQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, SANGATTE.
Private William Burn. 16571. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of the late Joseph and Sarah Burn (nee Richardson), of 20, Forster
St., South Hetton, Co. Durham. Killed 15 June 1915. Aged
18.
Born Wingate (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided South Hetton.
Commemorated on Panel 12, LE TOURET MEMORIAL.
Private Richard Cathrine, 16533. 8th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 7 June 1917.
Born South Hetton, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided South Hetton.
Commemorated on Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
Private Robert Kennedy. 16316. 11th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Michael and Margaret Kennedy, of South Hetton, Co. Durham.
Died 2 May 1916. Aged 29.
Commemorated on the UNITED KINGDOM BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE.
(The Service Record of Robert Kennedy exists. He was a miner and suffered
from pulmonary Tubercolosis. He was discharged to Pension on 16 March 1916.)
Private Isaac Rodgers. 241786. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly 143078 R F A. Son of Mr. W. Rodgers, of 17, Forster St.,
South Hetton, Sunderland. Killed 20 September 1917.
Enlisted Sunderland, Resided South Hetton.
Buried HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY.
Private Henry Rogerson. 16632. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mary Ann Rogerson, of South Hetton, and the late William
Rogerson; husband of Edith Anne Patton (formerly Rogerson) of 35 James St.,
South Hetton. Died at home 13 July 1916. Aged 26.
Born South Hetton (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided South Hetton.
Buried SOUTH
HETTON (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD.
Private John Young. 16574. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of James and Margaret Young, of 4, Clarence St., South Hetton,
Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 23.
Born South Hetton, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided South Hetton.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Holy Trinity Church, South Hetton.
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)
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