ⓘWhat do the D1–D5 confidence tiers mean?›
- D1A single attributed public source (museum, council, Historic England, CWGC, mapping data).
- D2Two or more independent public sources corroborate the same facts.
- D3A named coordinator or local reviewer has confirmed the public-source account.
- D4A named observer has personally visited and documented the site — photographs, inscriptions, condition.
- D5An archive or institution has provided written documentation supporting the entry.
A higher tier means more corroborating evidence, not automatic historical certainty. The Discovery layer does not replace archival verification.
Newcastle upon Tyne (West Road) Cemetery holds the graves of Commonwealth servicemen and women of the Second World War, with further names recorded on a cremation memorial — nearly 200 are commemorated here in all. Among them are airmen, sailors and soldiers connected to the North East, a region whose shipyards and ports made it a target of the wartime bombing.
This page is maintained within the coordinator network. Confirming and upholding the accuracy of its content is the coordinator’s responsibility.
What this page does not claim
- These are general Commonwealth war graves of all services, not Soviet graves or a convoy-specific memorial.
- Names of individuals commemorated belong on archival surfaces, not this discovery record.
- Endorsement by any named institution; the source is cited for documentary research only.
Sources
- ACommonwealth War Graves Commission — CWGC record for Newcastle upon Tyne (West Road) Cemetery (Commonwealth Second World War war graves; nearly 200 commemorated).
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