The Yorkshire Regiment War Graves

Boldon Cemetery, South Tyneside, contains 28 burials from both the First and Second World Wars.

One soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is buried in this cemetery.

We are extremely grateful to Norman Cummings (<norman_cummings@hotmail.co.uk>) for providing the photograph of the headstone and of the cemetery.

Serjeant James Walker Murrell, 13817.
7th Batallion the Yorkshire Rgiment.
Died at home 6 April 1917. Aged 27.

Very curiously, the Commonwealth War Graves record shows the date of death as 6 April 1917, but the headstone records the date of death as 26 March 1917.

Serjeant James Walker Murrell's Service Record survives.
From this we can see that;
1 He was attested on 31 August 1914.
2 He was recorded as being severely wounded and admitted to King George's Hospital, Stanford Bridge, on 14 March 1916.
3 He was discharged as being unfit for duty 2 months later.

James Walker Murrell's Service Record does not provide his date of death.

Serjeant Walker's Memorial Inscription on the Headstone in Boldon Cemetery Serjeant Murrell's Memorial Inscription on the Headstone in Boldon Cemetery
(Norman Cummings (<norman_cummings@hotmail.co.uk>)

The Walker Family Headstone in Boldon Cemetery The Murrell Family Headstone in Boldon Cemetery
(Norman Cummings (<norman_cummings@hotmail.co.uk>)