War Memorial - Birtley, Tyne and Wear, England

The memorial is put up to a wall of the Methodist Church.

Erected by
Mrs. E. Pickering & Mrs. C. Bolam

In revered memory of
the brave young men associated with this church
who fell in action during the European War.
1914 - 1918

	Age	Regt.	Killed
Peter Grimshaw Fred Grimshaw Robert Grimshaw John J. Lee Joseph Barton William A. Collins William Rowntree Thomas Fenton Edward R. Dodds Jesse Walker Andrew Clifford Reuben Harland William Turnbull	27 29 31 21 18 19 22 21 19 32 35 23 20	6th E. Yorks D. L. I. D. L. I. D. L. I. D. L. I. R. F. A. 2nd E. Lancs D. L. I. K. O. Y. L. I. D. L. I. R. Fus. D. L. I. A. S.	Sept. 17th 1916 Dec. 13th 1916 June 3rd 1917 Jan. 12th 1916 April 25th 1915 July 10th 1916 Aug. 9th 1916 Sep. 29th 1916 April 25th 1918 Dec. 29th 1915 July 27th 1916 Mar. 28th 1918 Nov. 10th 1918
William Pickering, age 38, killed Oct. 8th 1918 of the R. E. & Tank Corps
"Greater love hath no man than this that he lay down his life for his friends."

This page is dedicated to the 10 million victims of World War I and 60 million victims of World War II.
We should always remember the immense grief and loss each war brought to the world.