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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Whickham (Garden House) Cemetery, Tyne-and-Wear |
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Whickham (Garden House) Cemetery is located between Dunston and Swalwell, and belongs to the Urban District Council. There are 20 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-18 war here, including that of 1 unidentified soldier. There are 17 burials of the 1939-45 war, including those of 2 unidentified sailors of the Royal Navy. There is 1 non world war service burial here.
One soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is buried in this cemetery.
However, this soldier is buried in the same grave as his brother, who served
with the DLI, and nearby is the grave of a soldier with the same surname,
thought to be a cousin. Almost adjacent to these graves is a special memorial,
to a soldier with the same surname, who was killed in Belgium.
We are extremely grateful to Norman Cummings (<norman_cummings@hotmail.co.uk>)
for providing the photographs of the headstones and of the cemetery.
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Private Thomas Edward
Finlay, 19221. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, transferred to (583273) 140th Coy. Labour Corps. Son of Edward and Margaret Finlay, of Long Rigg, Swalwell. Died 6 April 1921. Aged 39. Also buried in this grave, Private 16557 Septimus FIinlay, Durham Light Infantry. Died at home 29th October 1921, aged 24 years. Rather curiously, Private Septimus Finlay is not recorded in the Commonwealth War Graves Register, even though his burial is commemorated on a CWGC headstone. The date of his death is outside the qualifying date for a First World War burial (so he must be the "non world war service burial") mentioned. Photo by Norman Cummings (<norman_cummings@hotmail.co.uk> Select the image on the left for a larger image which opens in a new window. Close the window that opens to return to this page. |
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Private Edward Finlay,
350091 Durham Light Infantry. Son of S. Thompson (formerly Finlay), of 42, Long Rigg, Swalwell, and the late Robert Finlay. Died 6 September 1918. (A cousin of Thomas Edward Finlay?) Photo by Norman Cummings (<norman_cummings@hotmail.co.uk> Select the image on the left for a larger image which opens in a new window. Close the window that opens to return to this page. |
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View of Whickham (Garden House) Cemetery.
Private T E Finlay's Headstone is centre (white), and Edward Finlay's to
the right of it.
Photo by Norman Cummings (<norman_cummings@hotmail.co.uk>
View
of Whickham (Garden House) Cemetery.
Private T E Finlay's Headstone is left of centre (white), and Edward Finlay's
to the right of it.
The memorial to William Finlay, DCM, is in front of the chapel.
Photo by Norman Cummings (<norman_cummings@hotmail.co.uk>>
Whickham (Garden House) Cemetery, - the Memorial to Private William Finlay,
DCM
Photo by Norman Cummings (<norman_cummings@hotmail.co.uk>
Whickham (Garden House) Cemetery, - the Memorial to Private William Finlay,
DCM
Photo by Norman Cummings (<norman_cummings@hotmail.co.uk>
Norman Cummings commented regarding this memorial;-
"A Special Memorial erected by the Inhabitants of Swalwell to honour
Pte. 2586 William FINLAY, DCM, and inscribed "Who so Nobly risked his
life to save a comrade".
William Finlay was awarded the DCM for his actions of the 27 February 1916
and is cited as Volunteering to rescue a buried miner. The tunneller was
subsequently recovered dead.
William Finlay was later KIA on 2 March 1916, and is commemorated on the
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.