These details may be those of the same J E Burdon who went to Westoe Secondary School, but there is no direct evidence other than a match in the military records on a relatively common or incomplete name.

John Evans Burdon was born to boilermaker/engineer, John Evans Burdon, and his wife Margaret.

It is not known when he attended Westoe Secondary School, nor what he did when he left.

It is believd that he joined the Royal Navy, and served on board HMS Tartar as Engine room Artificer, 2nd Class.

Little is known of his war career, but he died on 18-Nov-1918 in South Shields in Newcastle "from disease", and is buried in Harton Cemetery, South Shields.