Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1939-45 Council Offices
Reference
B25.47
Place
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
Original Location
Council Offices, Wallace Green
Present Location
Museum, K.O.S.B. Barracks
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled April 1947 by Mr. J.D. Buglass, Brance President, and dedicated by Rev. W.B. Hicks, Vicar of Berwick Parish Church.
Memorial Description
Plaque 11 inches high x 20 inches wide (28mc x 51 cm). There is an outer border formed by “pecking” at the marble. The centre panel has a low pedimented top. At center top is a cross inside a circle with red background and the dates on each side in red. The names and the quotation are in black. All lettering is incised using Times Roman upper case.
Materials used
Marble
Inscription
1939-1945
We remember them
We remember them
Names
Who commissioned
Berwick N.A.L.G.O.
How money was raised
Berwick N.A.L.G.O.
Notes
1. This was found when the Council Offices were closed and the contents cleared. It was in an "inaccessible place on the stairs".
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Anne Moore
Berwick Advertiser 10/4/1947 reports unveiling.
Berwick Advertiser 10/4/1947 reports unveiling.
Research acknowledgements
Linda Bankier; Anne Moore; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1939-45 Council Offices (B25.47)
1939 + 1945
John Forster R.N.F.
James M. Tait R.A.F.
We remember them.
NamesB25.47
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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