A SERVICE has been held to mark the centenary of a Zeppelin air raid during the First World War.
In 1915, a raid on Jarrow shipyard killed 16 nightshift workers and a 62-year-old woman who lived nearby. More than 70 were wounded during the attack, which also saw bombs dropped on Wallsend, Hebburn Colliery and South Shields.
The Mayor of South Tyneside, Councillor Richard Porthouse, laid a wreath at the war memorial in front of Jarrow Town Hall in memory of those who lost their lives, the youngest of whom was only 16 years old.
He said: “This was a tragic episode in the history of Jarrow and surrounding areas.
“It is important that one hundred years on we honour the memories of those who lost their lives doing jobs that were vital to the war effort.”
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