Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque J.A.T. Robertson 1915 Holy Trinity
Reference
B25.06
Place
BERWICK ON TWEED
Map ref
NT 999532
Original Location
Holy Trinity Church, The Parade. South wall of nave.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque approx. 15 inches high x 18 inches wide (381 mm x 457 mm), mounted on a wood base approx. 1˝ inches wider all round. The plaque has a stepped centre top, the shape of which is echoed by the pattress. There is a single line border which also echoes the shape. There are badges in both top left and right corners. Letters are in Roman upper and lower case.
Materials used
Brass on marble base.
Inscription
To the Beloved Memory of
John Alexander Tower Robertson
only son of Alexander Tower Robertson, D.L.
(Tweedmouth House, Berwick on Tweed)
Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers
attached to 2/3 Q.A.O. Gurkha Rifles
Lost at sea 30th December 1915
By the torpedoing of S.S. "Persia"
when on his way to rejoin his Regiment after service in France
aged 29 years
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends".
Names
See above
Present condition
Good.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
G. Wragg, Manchester.
Notes
1. The Church is now Holy Trinity and St. Mary’s.
2. Lieutenant J.A.T. Robertson has a Every Name a Story entry.
3. The Newcastle Journal 16/06/1916 reports a special meeting of the Berwick vestry for assent to the application for a faculty for erecting a brass tablet to Lieut. Robertson and mentions the plaque to his cousin Lieut. Mac Robertson been dedicated in January.
2. Lieutenant J.A.T. Robertson has a Every Name a Story entry.
3. The Newcastle Journal 16/06/1916 reports a special meeting of the Berwick vestry for assent to the application for a faculty for erecting a brass tablet to Lieut. Robertson and mentions the plaque to his cousin Lieut. Mac Robertson been dedicated in January.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown;Tony Harding; P. Thirkell
Newcastle Journal 16/06/1916 reports faculty meeting. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty Book 1, No. 530, 27/9/16, NRO 1875.
British Vessels Lost At Sea 1914-18, Patrick Stephens Ltd., ISBN 0 85059 384 0
Sources of quotations:
“Dulce et decorum est . . .” Horace, Odes Book 3, No.2, 1.13
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St.John 15 v 13
Newcastle Journal 16/06/1916 reports faculty meeting. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty Book 1, No. 530, 27/9/16, NRO 1875.
British Vessels Lost At Sea 1914-18, Patrick Stephens Ltd., ISBN 0 85059 384 0
Sources of quotations:
“Dulce et decorum est . . .” Horace, Odes Book 3, No.2, 1.13
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St.John 15 v 13
External web link
Research acknowledgements
George and Janet Brown; Phil Thirkell; Sally Bird; Tony Harding
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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