Memorial

Shiremoor Serviceman

Shiremoor inscription

Source: Copyright Callum Keener

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Current Location

Between Lesbury Road and the railway bridge, Earsdon Rd, Shiremoor, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, NE27 0NE, England

OS Grid Reference

NZ 31217 71329

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 17779
Description: Three-stepped base surmounted by a plinth, pedestal and statue of soldier resting on arms reversed. inscription on three sides of pedestal in black lettering.
Inscription: 6 O'CLOCK FACE: 1914 1918 / GREATER LOVE HATH / NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS / LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS / (Names) / IN MEMORY OF / OUR GLORIOUS DEAD / OF SHIREMOOR AND DISTRICT / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 3 AND 9 O'CLOCK FACES: (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 98
Died: 98
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of names: surname,rank,regiment

War: Aden Emergency (1963-1967)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank,year died

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: rank,year died,forename,age of death
Order of names: year died,rank,forename,age of death

History

Maker(s): MESSRS W H ENDEAN AND SON, Mason
J R MCMILLEN, Designer
Sponsor Type: public

Ceremonies

Unveiled

31st May 1924

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Dedicated

31st May 1924

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

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Shiremoor Serviceman

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Shiremoor Serviceman

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Memorial Details

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History

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