South Hylton

• Second World War (1939-1945)
  Total names on memorial: 23
  Served and returned: 0
  Died: 23
  Exact count: yes
  Information shown: Surname, initials
  Order of information: Alphabetical by surname, in a single column
• First World War (1914-1918)
  Total names on memorial: 44
  Served and returned: 0
  Died: 44
  Exact count: yes
  Information shown: Surname, initials
  Order of information: Roughly alphabetical by surname, in two columns

• Column
  Measurements: Undefined
  Materials: Granite
• Steps
  Measurements: Undefined
  Materials: Stone
• Fence/ Railing
  Measurements: Undefined
  Materials: Wrought Iron
• Memorial
  Measurements: depth 1370MM, height C 3905MM, width 1830MM
  Materials: Granite

• War Memorial opposite Railway Terrace
• Grade II
• This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
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• South Hylton Cenotaph
• WMO ID: 251887
• Condition: Good [last updated on 12-05-2017]
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Memorial: c £110

• www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/251887/
• www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/three-lost-soldiers-of-ww1-eventually-take-their-rightful-place-alongside-comrades-on-south-hylton-war-memorial/vi-AA1qwHXo?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=ACTS&cvid=1ab7d792d93b473c947b1b88dfd845de&ei=21#details
• Sunderland Daily Echo, Friday 18th November 1949 (page 5) reported: 'To Prevent Memorial Pilfering. TO stop further pilfering of wreaths by children from South Hylton War Memorial it was stated at Ford Parish Council meeting last night that wrought iron gates had been obtained'. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000640/19491118/074/0005
• Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - Monday 18 August 1924 (page 4) reported: WAR MEMORIAL, UNVEILING CEREMONY AT SOUTH HYLTON. GIFT OF A SITE. The unveiling of the War Memorial at South Hylton on Saturday afternoon was an historic event in the village, and it was unfortunate that rain fell rather heavily during the latter part of the proceedings, which had to be shortened on this account. There was a large and representative attendance, and the ceremony was impressively carried though. The memorial, a granite stone 14ft. high, has been erected on a site (given by Mr John William, senr.) at the east side of High Street, not fat from the railway crossing. It contains the following names of men who served in the forces, and lost their lives in the War: J. J. Allison, M. H. Anderson, G. Barker, W Barker, W. Barwick, W. W. Bell, J. B. Bentley, G. Browell, H. Burge, C. Burge, J. Carter, A. Charlton, T. W. Clarke, G. Cunningham, S. D. Davey, J. Dinsdale, W. Dinsdale, T. Donaldson, C. English, J. Ferguson, J. R. Gibbon, J. W. Gibbon, E. W. Griffin, T. Hall, M. C. Henderson, G. Irwin, J. Liddell. J. McLean, T. W. Morrison, J. T. Naisbitt, J. Railton, E. F. Renwick, W. Rundle, W. Rathbone, J. C. Scrowther, A. H. Stothard, J. Stothard, J. Stothard (Navy), A. Thompson, T. W. Wheatley, and T. W. Wild. Underneath the names are the words: "ln Abiding Remembrance.” Before the unveiling ceremony a procession marched through the main streets of the village. It was headed by the band of the 7th Battalion Durham Light. Infantry, troops of the Durham Light Infantry, under Captain and Adjutant Thomas, ex-Servicemen, clergy, relatives of the fallen, members of the Rural District Council and Parish Council, members of the Memorial Committee, members of the Oddfellows' Friendly Society, and of trade unions, and members of the general public. Recompense in Reformation. Mr G. Lawson. Chairman of the War Memorial Committee, presided over the ceremony, and among present were...' '...Major Wigham then uncovered the Jack from the memorial stone, and the bugles of the D.L.I. sounded the "Last Post.'’ He said he felt he was acting in dual capacity. He was representing his father, who was asked to perform the ceremony, but could not see his way to do so. and he felt he was representing those men of the village who served in the War. Many of the men whose names were on the roll of honour were associated with him in earlier and happier days, both the Church Lads’ Brigade and the Scout movement. The memorial served two purposes; first was that of ever keeping fresh in their memories the names of those men who made the supreme sacrifice, secondly was to remind them that there were times when all personal considerations had to take a back place for their country’s good. It had been said they were late in erecting the memorial, but it came at a time perhaps when their memories needed refreshing. The memorial would ever keep in memory the names of the fallen and would remind those who saw it that they owed a debt to the memory of these men and to their dependents. The Rural Dean then dedicated the memorial "In the faith of Jesus Christ, and in abiding memory of the men of this Parish who laid down their lives for in the Great War. whether land the sea in the. air." The Chairman spoke of the difficult of the Committee in securing site the memorial, and acknowledged Mr Wigham’s generosity in providing them with that site. He mentioned that 396 men from the village served in the forces during the War. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000289/19240818/133/0004
• Sunderland Echo, 14/9/2024, reported: 'Watch as three lost soldiers of WWI eventually take their rightful place alongside comrades on South Hylton War Memorial. A century after South Hylton War memorial was erected, three war heroes who fought during the Great War of 1914-18 have finally had their names engraved alongside their fallen comrades. The memorial was officially unveiled by Major J R Wigham on August 16, 1924 to honour those who served and perished during WW1. After WWII, an additional 23 names were added, but the names Howarth T.L, Wake J.E and Rathbone C remained absent for a further eight decades until they were eventually added yesterday (September 12) and finally took their rightful place on the granite pillar. While the circumstances surrounding the omission of the trio remains a mystery, it was the closure of the nearby St Mary’s church which led to the realisation of the mistake that had been made. The names on the plaque mirrored those on the memorial except for the additional names of Howarth, Wake and an additional Rathbone. The circumstances around how the omissions became apparent have not been revealed, but with the mistake brought to their attention, Sunderland City Council commissioned the names of the three lost soldiers to be added to the memorial, almost exactly 100 years since their comrades’ ultimate sacrifice was recognised...' '...The man charged with the task of belatedly adding privates Rathbone, Howarth and Wake to the granite memorial is artist and letter carver David Edwick. www.sunderlandecho.com/news/people/three-lost-soldiers-of-ww1-eventually-take-their-rightful-place-alongside-comrades-on-south-hylton-war-memorial-4778659
• Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - Saturday 16 August 1924 (page 6) reported: 'WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILED, FORTY-ONE MEN FROM SOUTH HYLTON The unveiling of South Hylton War Memorial - a large granite stone with the names of 41 men from the village who gave their lives in the War - took place this afternoon. Preceding the ceremony there was a procession round the village, taken part in by the band of the D.L.I., soldiers and ex-Servicemen, clergy, relatives of the fallen, local and District Councillors, members of friendly societies, and trade unions, and the general public. Major J. K. Wigham unveiled the memorial and others who took part were Mr Lawson, chairman of the Committee, who presided, Capt. Webb (Salvation Armv), Rev. Todd, who offered prayer, Mr E. Embleton, who read the lesson. Rev. W. Heady, who gave an address, and the Rural Dean, the Rev. Wynne Willson, by whom the memorial was dedicated. After the ceremony many wreaths were placed on the base of the memorial. A fuller report of the proceedings will be given in Monday's “Echo.” www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000289/19240816/194/0006
• historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1208443?section=official-list-entry
• Sunderland Echo 28/02/1921; 14/03/1921 Illustrated Chronicle 18/08/1924
• www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8624