At present no image of this war memorial is available for online display. If you have a photograph of this war memorial, please upload it via our image upload form for inclusion on the Register. The image will be credited to yourself and free for reuse for non-commercial purposes by others under the IWM Non Commercial Licence.
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Gateshead
- Town
- Pelaw
- County
- Tyne And Wear
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 25th February 1921
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 42132
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
C W S CABINET WORKS
Pelaw
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 280 620
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- CO OP WHOLESALE SOCIETY LTD
Pelaw
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- CO OP WHOLESALE SOCIETY LTD
- Description
- LARGE FRAMED ROLL OF HONOUR CLASSICAL COLUMN WITH DOUBLE PILLARS TO THE LEFT AND SINGLE PILLAR TO THE RIGHT. BRITANNIA DSTANDS ON THE LEFT WITH HER HAND RESTING ON A SWORD, THE UNION FLAG AT HER FEET. SHE LOOKS TOWARDS THE NAMES
- Inscription
- TOP LEFT CORNER: 4TH AUGUST 1914/ TO/ 31ST DECEMBER 1916. TOP: CO-OPERATIVE WHOLESALE LIMITED/ EMPLOYEES' ROLL OF HONOUR MAIN PART: (NAMES) BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER: NUMBER OF ENLISTMENTS TO/ DECEMBER 1916/ 4,690 BASE: AWARDS FOR SPECIAL SERVICES/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ackerley, G
Aldred, C
Allen, G W
Allen, H
Allen, S T
Alston, D
Amos, P A
Ashton, W
Aspin, R
Atkinson, H
See details for all 326 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 600
Served and returned: 300
Died: 300
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,manner of death,additional,decorations
Order of information: surname,rank,additional,manner of death,regiment
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Roll of honour
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Paper - Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Roll of honour
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Reference
- SHIELDS DAILY NEWS by N/A 26 FEB 21 Source: Media Library Published:N/A NORTHUMBERLAND
- CDP24.01
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-42132
For queries, please contact [email protected].