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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - South Shields (St. Stephen) Churchyard, Tyne and Wear |
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South Sields (St. Stephen) Churchyard contains 11 burials from both the First and Second World Wars. Of these, 10 burials are for the First World War and include one soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment.
The war graves plot is all that remains of the original cemetery, with the cemetery having been grassed over apart from the war graves enclosure.
We are very grateful to Bill Hartman (<hartman045@hotmail.com>) for forwarding the photos of Private Foster's headstone and the cemetery, and for allowing the use of these photos.
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Private John William Wigham Foster.
33992. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 160328 R F A. Husband of Margaret T. Foster, of 55, Palatine St., South Shields. Died 25 April 1918. Aged 35. Born North Shields, Enlisted South Shields. Photo : Bill Hartman (<hartman045@hotmail.com>) |
South
Shields (St. Stephen) Cemetery, with St. Stephen's Church in the background.
(Private Foster's headstone is in the centre)
Photo : Bill Hartman (<hartman045@hotmail.com>)
South
Shields (St. Stephen) Cemetery war graves plot.
(Private Foster's headstone is to the left of the flagpole.)
Photo : Bill Hartman (<hartman045@hotmail.com>)
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