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On Ocean Road in South Shields town centre. This represents John Simpson Kirkpatrick, a native of the town who was living in Australia just before the first world war and joined the army there. He was part of the Anzac force which went to Gallipoli in 1915. He was a stretcher bearer and found a local donkey which he used to carry the wounded. Eventually on May 19th 1915 he was killed by machine gun fire. Commemorated as a hero in Australia, he was however refused a gallantry award by the British authorities. The statue is by local artist Bob Olley and was erected in 1988.