Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Serviceman / Servicewoman
- District
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Town
- Newburn
- County
- Tyne And Wear
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- MESSRS EMLEY & SONS (Mason)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 15th July 1922
Attended by: DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 34580
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Current location
Opposite Station Road
Newburn Rd
Newburn
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE15 8JY
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 16698 65403
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Tapering column surmounted by stone figure of a Tommy standing at ease but with left hand across chest. Bronze inscription plaques each bearing a wreath at the top on three sides of column.
- Inscription
- FRONT FACE: TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN/ OF NEWBURN/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE FOR EVERMORE/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY/ DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS/ FRIENDS OTHER FACES: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, F
Amers, D
Astley, John
Baines, Joseph
Baycroft, J A
Braithwaite, W
Brodie, A
Burke, H
Burton, F
Campbell, J
See details for all 79 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 53
Served and returned: 0
Died: 53
Exact count: no
Information shown: forename
Order of information: forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Plaques
- Listing information
- 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
- Condition
- NEWBURN
- WMO ID: 89831
- Condition: Good [last updated on 09-05-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- DATE UNKNOWN: HAND AND BAYONET BROKEN OFF. NOW REPAIRED. SOME GRAFFITI. ONE NAME PLAQUE IS MISSING
- Costs
Site: £550-560
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public,other
- Reference
- WMSN13.1
- ALNWICK AND COUNTY GAZETTE by N/A 27-05-1922 Source: Media Library Published:N/A ALNWICK, NORTHUMBERLAND
- AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS by BOORMAN, DEREK 91, 92 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:SESSIONS 1988 YORK
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.
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