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Remembering a Hebburn Lad

Posted by Steve Hayton on 6/11/2009, 8:34 am

Remembrance Sunday fast approaches and will have added poignancy for those families that have lost loved ones in recent days in Afghanistan.Lets also remember all those from Hebburn and surrounding areas that lost their lives in earlier conflicts. My Uncle, John William Hayton, was born in Hebburn in 1923. At the tender age of 20 and as a rear gunner on Lancasters with 100 squadron, he was sadly lost on a raid to Berlin, failing to return and being lost without trace. So there is no grave to tend just the memory of a much loved son, brother and uncle. I have pledged to keep his memory alive and remember all those young men who had barely finished being boys. Uncle John is my family hero, as they were all heroes. Honour them.
Wear your poppy with pride.

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Posted by RAY on 8/11/2009, 9:42 am, in reply to "Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

Im sure there used to be a roll of honour in jarrow town hall but was uncomplete & was taken down because it was unfair to those whos family names was not on the list

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Posted by Alex BAKER on 8/11/2009, 9:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

Ray, I'm sure you are correct, even though I found time to transcribe that Roll of Honour, my own cousin Charles GIBSON (His Mum was Jane Ann nee BAILEY)is not included. Charles (cousin Charlie) joined the Royal Navy as a Volunteer in 1939, although born in Dudley Northumberland his Mum moved back to 55 Franklin St Jarrow in the 1920's when his Dad died from WWI injuries. So that List is certainly not complete.

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Posted by stan wears on 6/11/2009, 7:48 pm, in reply to "Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

Steve, my dad was Royal Navy so I was brought up to respect the forces which I have done for 60 odd years. I agree, we should all wear a poppy with pride and honour them. Well said Steve.

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Posted by Edwin on 6/11/2009, 5:31 pm, in reply to "Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

Would a monument to those Hebburn Lads not be
more in keeping with the town rather than a
statue of Mountbatan.

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Posted by kelly mcmahon on 11/11/2009, 11:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

I would also like to remember a hebburn lad..He was my great uncle who was shot dead in the war..His name was Joseph Hardy and he was either 16 or 18..I remember my granda (who was in the navy) telling me the story of his younger brother..every time he told me his eyes would well up with tears..He said his mother never got over losing her youngest son..I don't think my granda ever got over losing his little brother! In his honour, I named my youngest Ryan Joseph..My little boy thinks it is so cool to be named after our family's hero!

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Posted by Alex BAKER on 6/11/2009, 8:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

Edwin, Around 20-28 years ago I had a fad which was that to whichever town or village I visited I'd find the local war memorial, photograph it & read the names off onto a small tape recorder to transcribe when I got home. I read quite a lot. But I was so surprised to discover my own home town didn't have a memorial with the names of the fallen recorded. I inquired at the Legion Club & got nowhere so I went to Jarrow Town Hall & asked there. No Knowledge, so I contacted S Shields town hall with the same result. In fact the only memorial with details on was at the old Palmers Jarrow Hospital & those names only included the employees of Jarrow & Hebburn Palmers. There was a framed Roll of Honour in the foyer of Jarrow Town Hall which I transcribed the names from & a memorial in Monkton Village which was surrounded by a metal fence & covered with vegetation but unreadable. fortunately it has since been restored due in no small effort to Bill Williamson. S Shields did tell me a memorial was erected in Hebburn Park but because of vandalism was moved. A year of two later that concrete lump appeared in Hebburn Park. An attempt to locate the Memorial Plague which was known to have existed in the Colliery Board School. It had 34 Casulties on it, but we were unsucessful although we did get some names. I would support a Memorial to the Town Fallen, I think more so than to Admiral Mountbatten but not in stead of.

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Posted by Lorna Lakey on 7/11/2009, 11:19 am, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

There is a roll of honour in St. Paul`s Church Jarrow for the fallen of the first world war we will never forget them.

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Posted by Alex BAKER on 7/11/2009, 3:59 pm, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

Lorna, I tried to get entry some years ago, it was said that there was a plaque in there for one of my relatives but at the time I was visiting there wasn't access to the Church. There are plaques in lots of Churches, the older Schools, Banks & even the Post office but lots have been removed also. I doubt if I'll be doing anymore along those lines in the future, but someone who is local & could do a survey of the Churches, Chapels, Banks etc. would be very useful. I bet there were remembrance plaques in Reyrolles & the other big employers, I expect they all have been thrown out now.

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Posted by Paul Cape on 6/11/2009, 10:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

I wonder if we might be able to start a memorial roll of the Hebburn Fallen on this site.

Perhaps Mike could assign a page in a way that would allow those who lost relatives to confict to record their names.

Perhaps such a memorial would not be so grand as a monument with a plaque but at least it wouldn't be vandalised.

Lest we forget.

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Paul

Posted by Mike (site ed.) on 6/11/2009, 11:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

Paul

To tell the truth I have more than enough on my plate at present. There's a big backlog of stuff to do for the website but I just don't have the time to even start on it. So I simply don't have the resources to even consider adding another element for the website.

But if you are willing to collect this information and compile it into a webpage then I'll happily link it into the website.

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Posted by Val on 6/11/2009, 11:36 pm, in reply to "Paul"

I have a Rootsweb website and am quite willing to make a page as I have plenty of time to do so now I`m retired .so if anyone here wants to start the ball rolling by sending me details of loved ones lost in wars I`ll be quite happy to make one

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Posted by Alex BAKER on 7/11/2009, 10:49 am, in reply to "Re: Paul"

Val, That is a wonderful offer & I think I have quite a lot to include. As Colin W points out below, lots of the graves in Hebburn Cemetery are no longer tended by relatives but back in the 1980/90s I read all the Headstones I could find in Hebburn Cemetery & have them on Computer. Unfortunately they are still in the old DOS Wordstar Ver 4 format & I'd have to see if I can change them to Windows WP format. I'll try but my time is so limited these days, morning afternoon & night.

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Posted by Sheila on 6/11/2009, 4:16 pm, in reply to "Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

Steve, you say Honour them. Wear your poppy with pride. I alway do and I always will.

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Posted by Roy Beckitt on 6/11/2009, 6:45 pm, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

Today we visited � The National Memorial Arboretum� at Alrewas, Staffordshire.
This must be one of the most emotional & powerful places I have ever visited.
If anyone can visit this wonderful memorial to the men & women that have died serving our country & not have a tear in their eyes they must have a real problem.
If anyone happens to visit this area this is well worth a visit

http://www.thenma.org.uk/content/Planning-Your-Visit-1062.shtml.

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Posted by Steve Hayton on 7/11/2009, 3:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

Thats a place l want to visit Roy, l have been to the memorial to lost airmen at Runnymede and that is very moving too, so peaceful and tranquil, at the top of a hill. "Reaching up and touching heaven". Unfortunately its a long, long trip for you North Eastern Folk, though that new one you mention is not exactly on your doorstep.

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Posted by Steve Hayton on 6/11/2009, 4:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

Hi Sheila, l dont for one minute doubt that those who buy a poppy understand the significance of them. My apologies if if my post sounded like an instruction.

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Posted by Sheila on 6/11/2009, 6:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

No apoligy need Steve,just wanted to say I totally agree with you. Just a memory, as a child I remember my father who was in the Royal Navy in WW1 snd WW2, sitting listening to the radio as it broadcast November 11th, with tears rolling down his face.

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Posted by Angela on 9/11/2009, 9:49 pm, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

A few years ago we were privileged to visit the war cemetery in Souda Bay on the Greek island of Crete. Never been so moved. The peace and tranquility was amazing, any one going to Crete would be well advised to pay a visit. We also visited a tiny war cemetery on another Greek island, Leros. It was beautifully and lovingly tended by an old Greekmand and his son, who was so pleased to talk to us. What amazed us was the numbers of civilians killed.

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Posted by J Banshaw on 9/11/2009, 4:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

RE Remembering a Hebburn lad.

I can remember at least 4 who never returned
to Hebburn.All being killed on active service.One
of them who I was especially close to.A nineteen
year old sailor who died in a Hong Kong hospital
after being seriously wounded when the Japanese
bombed his ship.
His name was Daniel Foster a Quay lad who was a
wonderful human being.
It was on New Years Eve 1941 when his mother
received a telegram informing her of his wounds.
Regarding this time of the year when thoughts
turn to wartime deaths.I am a member of the
British Legion based Seamen's Mess which meets
in there,and whenever our Chairman does Binyon's
euology 'they shall not grow old'etc I always
have Danny's young face in my mind.

John.

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Posted by Colin W on 7/11/2009, 9:49 am, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

I once approached the council with an idea to involve Hebburn army and sea cadets in honouring the fallen . The idea was to identify all of the military graves scattered around in the cemetary and a week before Remembrance Day the cadets would place a poppy on every grave as unfortunately a lot of these graves no longer have anyone to look after them. Too much work I was told.

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Posted by robbie canada on 12/11/2009, 2:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Remembering a Hebburn Lad"

colin i have just read your letter a bout the graves of the Hebburn lads lost at the war and iff it was to much trouble for there graves to be looked after / i bet the poor lads that went to fight did not think it was a lot of trouble for them to go and do there duty for us to be safe / i lost my gran father in the grate war and i cant go and look after his grave as he is burried at the SOMME in france Robbie Henderson

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