Jarrow Palmers Shipbuilding And Iron Works

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 06th October 1921
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

34488

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Current location

Jarrow
South Tyneside
Tyne And Wear
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 340 650
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

BASE SURMOUNTED BY PLINTH AND CENOTAPH. INSCRIPTION CARVED ON PANELS ON THE SIDES WREATH IN RLEIEF AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE FRONT FACE

Inscription

FRONT FACE: DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FROM JARROW/ 1914 - 1918 1939 - 1945/ ERECTED BY/ THE DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF/ PALMERS SHIPBUILDING & IRON COMPANY LIMITED/ TO RECORD THEIR APPRECIATION/ OF THE PATRIOTISM OF 1543 MEN/ FROM THEIR JARROW AND HEBBURN WORKS/ IN JOINING HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES FOR SERVICE/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 AND IN GRATEFUL AND HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE/FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND WHOSE NAMES/ ARE INSCRIBED ON THE MONUMENT./ SO THEY GAVE THEIR BODIES TO THE/ COMMONWEALTH AND RECEIVED EACH/ FOR HIS MEMORY PRAISE THAT WILL/ NEVER DIE AND WITH IT THE NOBLEST/ SEPULCHRE - NOT THE SPOT WHERE/ THIER BONES ARE LAID, BUT A PLACE/ IN THE MINDS OF MEN OTHER FACES: (NAMES) BASE, REAR SIDE: NAMES ADDED AFTER COMPLETION OF CENOTAPH/ (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adams, James
Allison, William
Ambler, George
Arkle, Leslie
Arthur, Walter D
Atkinson, Frederick
Beck, Thomas
Bell, Robert W
Bentham, Thomas
Berry, John
See details for all 185 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1728
Served and returned: 1543
Died: 185
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename,occupation
Order of information: occupation,surname,forename

Components

Cenotaph
Measurements: height C 20FT
Materials: Stone - Local

Listing information

CENOTAPH NORTH EAST OF CHRIST CHURCH RECTORY
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

Condition

Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Works
WMO ID: 245198
Condition: Good [last updated on 11-05-2017]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Corporate

Reference

SHIELDS DAILY NEWS by N/A 30 SEP 21 Source: Media Library Published:N/A NORTHUMBERLAND
WMSJ2.5

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