Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Gateshead
Town
Greenside
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: October 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34418

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Current location

BY B6315
B6315
Greenside
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 140 620
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
THREE STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY SQUARE PLINTH AND OBELISK. WHOLE IS ENCLOSED BY A CHAIN LINK FENCE. INSCRIPTION INCISED ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH WREATH CARVED AT THE BASE OF THE SHAFT
Inscription
FRONT FACE: GREENSIDE/ PRO PATRIA/ (NAMES)/ SEE TO IT THAT THESE SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) REAR FACE: (NAMES)/ IN THANKFUL RECOGNITION OF THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR/ SERVICES, AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO/ GAVE THIER LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR./ (NAMES) LEFT SIDE: (NAMES)/ ERECTED/ BY THE INHABITANTS OF GREENSIDE/ (NAMES) RIGHT SIDE: (NAMES)/ FOR RIGHT, FOR FREEDOM, FOR PEACE/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Archer, Edward
Armstrong, N T
Bainbridge, George
Balmer, John R
Banks, Thomas
Beatty, Thomas
Beck, Peter H
Bell, Stewart
Bell, William
Blair, L
See details for all 84 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 114
    Served and returned: 57
    Died: 57
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: surname,rank,regiment
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 54
    Served and returned: 27
    Died: 27
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: surname,rank,regiment
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
  • Greenside War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • WMSG42.6

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