The war memorial is situated in The Arcade shopping precinct. A WAR memorial has been installed in Upper Gornal to commemorate those from the area who lost their lives in both world wars. The project has received over £10,000 which has gone towards the new memorial wall, the engraving, lighting and an information board to detail the history of those fallen. In 2018, a memorial stone, solider statue and flagpole were erected in The Arcade shopping precinct, which is now the home of the new memorial. The monument was set up by former Upper Gornal and Woodsetton Councillor Keiran Casey and the Oval and Tudor Tenants and Residents Association (TRA).