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The North East War Memorials Project (Registered Charity No. 1120080) was formed in 2004 with the aim of recording all War Memorials between the River Tweed and Tees.

2023 marked the thirty fifth anniversary of systematic recording of the North East’s War Memorials. This early venture developed into the North East War Memorials Project. So far, over 5,000 War Memorials have been listed.

We cover all wars, from Otterburn and Flodden, Crimea, South Africa, the Great War and World War II to the conflicts of the present day, Iraq and Afghanistan. Everything we can find on the memorials themselves and other information which has a relevance, is to be found on the website.

Our “Every Name a Story” section,  for each place, is where we tell the individual stories of those whose names are remembered in our local communities. We also include the stories of those who are not listed, for whatever reason, on the memorials.

The 70th Infantry Brigade pages give details of a local TA unit, raised entirely in County Durham in 1939.

The NEWMP website is unique in the country because of the size of the area we cover and the details we provide about our War Memorials. The website is respected and well used not only by people in our local communities but across the world by people with North East roots.

However, we need to raise funds to keep the website going. If you are interested in the local history of the North East and would like to support the Project, you can become a Friend of NEWMP by giving an annual donation.

We request that this donation be a minimum of £15.00, and we are grateful for any donations above that amount that you choose to send.

One off donations are also welcomed.