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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Town
- Heaton
- County
- Tyne And Wear
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- Workmen of the Department (Makers)
Mr J Mounsey, assistant fitter (Artist)
Mr J Raine, signalman (Printer) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 4 August 1921
Attended by: Mr H J Stephenson, Assistant Divisional Superintendent
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 34507
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Current location
Access by prior arrangement only- at the foot of the stairs facing west
Heaton Train Maintenance Depot (Northern Rail)
Benfield Road
opposite Benfield School
Heaton
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE6 2XT
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 27427 65352
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Fitting Shop
Heaton
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
England
OS Grid Ref: Outside wall
Denomination: Undefined - junction of the main line and the Tynemouth Branch
near Heaton junction signal box
Heaton
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Show More (1)
- Fitting Shop
- Description
- FRAMED AND GLAZED ROLL OF HONOUR. ILLUSTRATED WITH DRAWINGS OF A SHIP AT THE BOTTOM LEFT, A TANK TOP LEFT, AN AEROPLANE TOP RIGHT AND A SUBMARINE AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT. TITLE SET ON A RIBBON BELOW A SHIELD SUPPORTING SEVERAL FLAGS
- Inscription
- 1914 - 1919/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ THE/ GREAT/ WAR/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ OF THE/ NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY/LOCOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT/ HEATON JUNCTION./ (NAMES)/ THESE HAVE FALLEN/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, J
Anderson, W
Armstrong, H
Ballantyne, W
Balmain, C
Balmer, J
Barclay, C
Barclay, J
Bellwood, A J
Bertram, R W
See details for all 112 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 112
Served and returned: 94
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment, civilian occupation
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak - Roll of honour
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Paper
- Frame
- 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
- History
- REFRAMED BY UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE IN 1988
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7692
- North Eastern Railway Magazine 1921, page 169 has photos of the unveiling- has some differences in the names- see the above NEMWP report for full details
- Newcastle Daily Chronicle 5 March 1921 reports the unveiing
- Newcastle Daily Chronicle 5 March 1920 reports a welcome home dinner
- Northern Echo 5 August 1921
- Illustrated Chronicle 5 August 1921 has photos of the unveiling
- Shields Daily News 5 August 1921 reports the unveiling
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