{"id":1460,"date":"2013-06-23T15:42:21","date_gmt":"2013-06-23T15:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/?page_id=1460"},"modified":"2025-01-17T13:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T13:43:42","slug":"james-blackwood-hay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/james-blackwood-hay\/","title":{"rendered":"James Blackwood Hay"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1460\" data-postid=\"1460\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1460 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bts6042 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_pwce070 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_673v049   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2><strong>Key Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>James Blackwood Hay<br><strong>DoB: <\/strong>October 18 1887<br><strong>Regt: <\/strong>Second Lieutenant.York and Lancaster Regiment<strong><br><\/strong><strong>DoD: <\/strong>October 29 1918<strong><br><\/strong><strong>Academic Career<\/strong>: CGS 1900-1906. \u00a0Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1906-9<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_8ixn053 last\">\n                    <!-- module gallery -->\n<div  class=\"module gallery module-gallery tb_1f1v767 layout-slider  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                <div class=\"themify_builder_slider_vertical tf_rel\">\n                <div class=\"tf_swiper-container tf_carousel themify_builder_slider tf_rel tf_overflow\"\n              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tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_nn4l111 first\">\n                    <!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_lgxr904 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-lgxr904-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-lgxr904-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Family Background                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-lgxr904-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-lgxr904-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_n34d904\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_w5ik904 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5s9q904   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>James was the only son of James and Jane Hay (nee McPherson). He had a younger sister Elizabeth born when he was eight years old. His father was a gardener and by 1901 was head gardener at Houghton Hall, Houghton. His younger sister died unmarried in Houghton village in 1965. Both his parents came from Scotland. James married Catherine Sutton at Jesmond Wesleyan Church, \u00a0Newcastle-upon-Tyne in early 1917. When he died he left an estate of \u00a3247.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-lgxr904-1\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-lgxr904-1-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Academic Record                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-lgxr904-1-content\" data-id=\"acc-lgxr904-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_njdm904\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_01w5904 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_aeiw904   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>James went to the Grammar School in 1900, and became a George Moore Exhibitioner in 1902. He was head of school in his final year, 1906. He then went to Armstrong College Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which is now part of Newcastle University but at that time degrees were awarded by Durham University. He graduated in 1909 with a B.Litt. He was awarded a masters degree in 1916.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-lgxr904-2\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-lgxr904-2-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Other                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-lgxr904-2-content\" data-id=\"acc-lgxr904-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_o76t904\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_zy65904 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_u9sc904   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>After leaving Armstrong College he taught at four schools. Firstly as assistant master at Montrose Academy, secondly at Wem Grammar School, Salop, then at Woodhouse Secondary School, Sheffield, and finally at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Ashbourne, Derbyshire.<\/p><p>His family had his gravestone inscribed with the phrase &#8220;<em>until the morning break<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-lgxr904-3\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-lgxr904-3-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Battalion                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-lgxr904-3-content\" data-id=\"acc-lgxr904-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_bh83904\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_1jlv904 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fb0x904   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The 8th Service Battalion was formed in Sept 1914 and \u00a0moved to Italy in November 1917 as part of the 23rd Division.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-lgxr904-4\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-lgxr904-4-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            War Service                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-lgxr904-4-content\" data-id=\"acc-lgxr904-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_5fw4904\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_fhpk904 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tf59904   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>James enlisted in Carlisle in June 1916, and was called up four months later in October. He was a private in the Liverpool Regiment\u00a0and\u00a0applied for a commission within weeks of enlistment. He served in France for two weeks in February 1917, and was then recalled to England to attend cadet school. On receiving his commission in August\u00a01917 he was promoted to second lieutenant and joined the 4th Battalion Territorial Force attached to the 8th Service Battalion of the York and Lancaster Regiment. He went to Italy in Dec 1917 and died of influenza and broncho-pneumonia\u00a0in hospital on October 29 1918. He is buried at Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-lgxr904-5\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-lgxr904-5-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Sources                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-lgxr904-5-content\" data-id=\"acc-lgxr904-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_s992904\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_nxi1904 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5amk904   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>a) Census RG14\/16197\/0527; RG14\/31342\/0123; RG13\/4870;RG12\/4292<\/p><p>b) National Probate Calendar on www.Ancestry.co.uk<\/p><p>c)Commonwealth War Graves Commission<\/p><p>d) London Gazette 25th Sept 1917<\/p><p>e) Cumberland News 9\/11\/1918<\/p><p>f) York and Lancs Regt War Diary WO95\/4240<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Key Information Name: James Blackwood HayDoB: October 18 1887Regt: Second Lieutenant.York and Lancaster RegimentDoD: October 29 1918Academic Career: CGS 1900-1906. \u00a0Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1906-9 Family Background James was the only son of James and Jane Hay (nee McPherson). 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