Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Town
- Swalwell
- County
- Tyne And Wear
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 23rd October 1921
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 60669
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Current location
Garden House Cemetery
Market Lane
Swalwell
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE16
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 213 616
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Pedestal surmounted by a fluted column and flame. On three sides of the pedestal are painted scenes depicting 'The First Parting', 'Night Raid from the Trenches' and 'The Awakening from Life to Death'. Below the scenes are lists of names of the men of Dunston. On the fourth side is the dedication to the three grandsons of John and Elizabeth Gosling who died in the First World War.
- Inscription
- JOHN GOSLING/ DIED JANUARY 7TH 1913/ AGED 90 YEARS/ AND HIS BELOVED WIFE/ ELIZABETH GOSLING/ DIED FEBRUARY (...) 1919/ AGED 90 YEARS/ AND THEIR GRANDSONS/ PTE JOHN SURTEES/ KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/ (...) AGED 22 YEARS/ SGT JOHN COWANS/ KILLED AT HIS POST OF DUTY/ (...)/ (...) AGED 24 YEARS/ PTE JOHN W GALLON/ DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT HIS/ POST OF DUTY IN PALESTINE/ NOV. 3RD 1917 AGED 22 YEARS/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 84
Served and returned: 0
Died: 84
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Pedestal
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined - Painting
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined - Column
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined - Sculpture
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Pedestal
- 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
- Gallon War Memorial
- WMO ID: 205570
- Condition: Poor [last updated on 13-08-2015]
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- History
- 2010: Painted panels and stone weathered and in need of conservation/ restoration. Some lettering is unreadable.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- North East War Memorials Project newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8918#listlink
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