New tribute to the ultimate sacrifice of Fulwell's Great War fallen heroes

After months of hard work and over three years of campaigning by local residents, the fallen heroes of the Great War once again have a fitting tribute to their ultimate sacrifice after the official unveiling of the new Fulwell War Memorial.

- by Neil Fatkin

Friends of Fulwell Community Group members Phil Cockton and Peter Curtis alongside the old plaque.

A memorial has been in place off Chichester Road for nearly a century after a plaque was first put in place on June 16, 1930, honouring 106 Fulwell men who perished in the First World War.

The initial plaque, paid for by residents and traders on Sea Road, was housed in a shelter where friends and family could sit and quietly reflect on their loss.

Sadly, due to acts of vandalism, the shelter was demolished in 1971.

Whilst the plaque remained, the site gradually grew into disrepair and in February 2022 the Friends of Fulwell group contacted the Echo about plans to develop the site to give the memorial a more prominent position to reflect the ultimate sacrifice made by these men.