Memorial Details
Memorial
Shields 1939-45 Riverside wall
Reference
T31.06
Place
TWEEDMOUTH
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Dedicated by Rev. Matthew Knox
Memorial Description
Five plaques mounted on the riverside wall beside the memorial statue. The first which bears the dedication is rectangular with the corners removed. The other four are shaped like shields, and carry the names in a single column on three and in four columns on the last. Each carries a badge of the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy or the British Army, the fourth is dedicated to civilians.
Materials used
Metal
Inscription
The youth / of today / Remember / The youth of yesterday
These shields were requested / by the children of the area / In memory of / The fallen.
We do not forget.
These shields were requested / by the children of the area / In memory of / The fallen.
We do not forget.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Made by David Milburn, Tweedmouth.
Notes
1. The names are those of people who are not listed on the war memorial.
2. The initiative came from children who were tidying the area around the main memorial and expressed disappointment that names had been omitted.
2. The initiative came from children who were tidying the area around the main memorial and expressed disappointment that names had been omitted.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Tony Brown
Berwick Advertiser (undated) reports on the dedication
Berwick Advertiser (undated) reports on the dedication
Research acknowledgements
Tony Brown
Research In Progress
Research on names for 1939-45 is being carried out by
Tony Brown.
Contact: tonybrown901@btinternet.com
Contact: tonybrown901@btinternet.com
Shields 1939-45 Riverside wall (T31.06)
First plaque
The youth
of today
Remember
The youth of yesterday
----
These shields were requested
by the children of the area
In memory of
the fallen.
We do not forget.
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Plaque 2
Civilian Personnel
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Gladys Younger
Tweedmouth 1942
William Younger
Tweedmouth 1942
George Gordon
Died of wounds 1941
Charles Edward Ogilvie Waite
Enemy action Glasgow 1941
Gladys Wallace
Enemy action Tweedmouth 1942
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Plaque 3
Royal Air Force
----
Henry Knowles
Royal Air Force 1940
Bower James
Holliday
Royal Air Force 1947
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Plaque 4
Royal Navy
----
John Oswald Harold Derry
HMS Royal Oak 1939
Thomas Dunlop McCall
Died at Sea 1942
Thomas Wood
HMS Grenville 1941
Thomas Henderson
HMS Strathborne 1941
Paul A Henry G.M.
2Eng Officer REA Sir Galahad 1982
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Plaque 5
British Army
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Robert Bell George Short
Arnhem 1944 Tunis 1943
Edward Waugh Peter Foster
Burma 1945 On active service 1942
James Andrew Peace Thomas Binnie
France 1944 Grenadier Guards 1944
John Brown Peter Steel
LSE Havre 1944 On service 1943
Robert Mitchell Robina Wait
Hungary 1944 Munitions Mark 1943
Thomas John Bryson
Arnhem 1944
Names T31.06
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Parish Notes
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