Memorial Details
Memorial
Display boards School 1914-18 Roadside
Reference
B56.06
Place
BRANXTON
Map ref
NT 895376
Original Location
In a small cul-de-sac on the main street through the village.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Two sloping display boards with rough wood stands and glass tops, approx.. 3 feet 6 inches high, each standing in a separate bed of gravel.
The left hand display contains the names of the people who attended the school and served in the Great War. The names are in three columns, All lettering is in sans serif capitals.
The right hand frame gives brief details of each of those who were killed, plus brief details of certain actions and cemeteries where the men fell.
The left hand display contains the names of the people who attended the school and served in the Great War. The names are in three columns, All lettering is in sans serif capitals.
The right hand frame gives brief details of each of those who were killed, plus brief details of certain actions and cemeteries where the men fell.
Materials used
Wood frame with glazed tops.
Inscription
Branxton School / 1914-1919 /Old scholars who served in the Great War.
Names
Who commissioned
Branxton Parish Council
How money was raised
Branxton Parish Council
Ownership and maintenance
Branxton Parish Council
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Modern photos: J. Brown
Research acknowledgements
J. Brown
Research In Progress
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Display boards School 1914-18 Roadside (B56.06)
Branxton School
-- 1914 – 1919 –
Old Scholars who served in the Great War
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Killed Gallon Richard Rankin George
Ainsley John Harmiston Andrew Rankin William
Ewart John Moffatt Robert Rankin Andrew
Gallon James Moffatt Thomas Rankin David
Jamieson John Moffatt Thomas Rankin John
Nesbitt William Mole John Rankin Thomas
Patterson Joseph Mole Alexander Rankin Frank
Pringle Percy Moscrop Edward Rankin Robert
Wood Thomas Patterson William Smith Robert
Patterson Thomas Swan Robert
Patterson James Scott James
Patterson Charles Scott Samuel
Ainsley Robert Patterson George Scott John
Ainsley George Patterson Henry Taylor William
Bayliff Edgar A Patterson Thomas Tait Andrew
Collins William Patterson James Tait Thomas
Fairnington James Patterson William White Robert
Fairnington Robert E. Patterson Stephen Younger Adam
Fairnington Andrew Pringle Richard Younger Joseph
These names appeared on a plaque in Branxton School which closed in 1965.
NamesB56.06
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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